Botrus Mansour is the Secretary General of the World Evangelical Alliance. After he graduated from Nazareth Baptist School, Botrus completed a law degree in the Hebrew University in Jerusalem (1991) and was then admitted to the Israeli Bar Association (1993) and practiced Law in Haifa and Nazareth. In 2009 Botrus completed an MBA (specializing in non-profit organizations) from Haifa University. In 2004 he was invited to lead Nazareth Baptist School as the General Director—a position he is still holding. Botrus co-founded the Local Baptist Church in Nazareth in 1996 and was ordained as an elder in 2001. Botrus has served in various leadership positions including: the Chairman of The Convention of Evangelical Churches in Israel; Secretary and Chairman of the Alliance of Evangelical Conventions in Jordan and the Holy land; Member of the Executive Committee for Christian Schools in Israel; Deputy Chairman of “Nazareth Village” board; Member of Global Council of Advocates International; Co-Chairman of the Lausanne Initiative for Reconciliation Israel-Palestine. Botrus and his wife, A’bir, have three grown up children and a grandson. They live in Nazareth, Israel.
War broke out in the Middle East during the Movement Day Evangelical Church conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The world changed and the conversation shifted. From his lock-down, Secretary General of the World Evangelical Alliance, an Arab Israeli from Nazareth, Rev. Botrus Mansour reflected on what remains important for followers of Jesus.
