The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL)

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1 The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jrdan and the Hly Land (ELCJHL) Bishp Dr. Munib A. Yunan Bishp Emeritus Frmer President f The Lutheran Wrld Federatin Appintments within the ELCJHL Bishp (Cnsecrated January 5 th 1998) Chair Bard f Trustees Al Diyar Cnsrtium in Bethlehem Chair Baptismal Site Cmmittee Chair Bard f Trustees Severance and Pensin Fund Chair Abraham s Herberge in Beit Jala Chair Crdinatin Cmmittee fr Cperatin between the ELCJHL and Overseas Partners Chair Evangelical Lutheran Schl Bard (ELSB), ELCJHL President Synd f the ELCJHL Pastr Evangelical Lutheran Church f Hpe in Ramallah Pastr Evangelical Lutheran Church f the Refrmatin in Beit Jala Assciate Pastr Evangelical Lutheran Church f the Redeemer in Jerusalem Yuth Pastr Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jrdan and the Hly Land Teacher & Crdinatr f Christian Educatin ELCJHL Schls

2 Educatin Study & Research 1988 The Lutheran Schl f Thelgy at Chicag (LSTC) Chicag, Illinis Master in Thelgy Dissertatin: Electin in Deuter Isaiah University f Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland Study f Deacnry Luther Opist Cllege Järvenpää, Finland Tawjihi High Schl Certificate 1968 Al-Ahlia Cllege in Ramallah Evangelical Lutheran Schl in Beit Jala Martin Luther Evangelical Lutheran Schl in Jerusalem Family Bishp Yunan was brn n 18 September 1950 in Jerusalem t Andria Yunan, riginally frm Beersheba, and Alice Qandalaft, riginally frm West Jerusalem. Bth Andria Yunan and Alice Qandalaft were 1948 refugees. Bishp Yunan still hlds Refugee status with the United Natins Relief and Wrks Agency (UNRWA). On August 24 th 1980 Bishp Yunan married Suad Yacub (brn 23 Octber 1959), wh was residing in Haifa, riginally frm Kfar Bir im. Mrs. Yunan is an educatr and Frmer Directr f the Helen Keller Schl in Jerusalem. Bishp Yunan and Suad Yunan have three children and five grandchildren: Annaliza (brn 1982) is emplyed by the U.S. Cnsulate in Jerusalem. In June f 2007 Annaliza married Nazih Khury. They have three daughters, Katarina, brn in 2009, and twin girls brn 2013, Celina and Maria. Andria Yunan (brn 1984) earned a Bachelr degree in Electrical and Cmputer Engineer frm Valparais University, U.S. He graduated with a Master in Bimedical Engineering frm the Technin in Haifa and is emplyed by ULife in Kfar Saba. In August f 2010 Andria married Natalie (née El-Far) Yunan, an educatr frm Haifa. Andria and Natalie reside in Haifa with their daughters, Lur brn in 2012 and Lili brn Martha Yunan (brn 1991) graduated with a Bachelr degree in Physical Therapy frm Bethlehem University. She als earned a Master degree in strke therapy medicine frm the University Cllege Lndn. She is currently a registered ccupatinal therapist. In June 2018, Martha married Shadi Bajjali wh wrks with Amnesty Internatinal. Other Appintments The Lutheran Wrld Federatin (LWF) President July

3 Chair July May 2017 Executive Cmmittee & the Bard f Trustees, The Lutheran Wrld Federatin Vice President/ f Cuncil The Lutheran Wrld Federatin Executive Cmmittee & the Bard f Trustees. The Lutheran Wrld Federatin July 2003-July2010 July 2003-July2010 f Bard Vcatinal Training Center (VTC) in Beit Hanina Chair Asian Reginal Church Leaders Cnference (ARCC) Cmmittee fr the Department fr Missin and Develpment (DMD) Vice Chair Prgram Cmmittee fr Missin Develpment Vice Chair Bard f Trustees Institute fr Ecumenical Research Strasburg, France Vting Cuncil f The Lutheran Wrld Federatin Advisr Cuncil f The Lutheran Wrld Federatin Yuth Cmmittee f the Lutheran Wrld Federatin Middle East Cuncil f Churches (MECC) Hnrary President The Middle East Cuncil f Churches 2016 Present President Middle East Cuncil f Churches Evangelical Family Executive Cmmittee f the Middle East Cuncil f Churches 1995-Present Department f Service t Palestinian Refugees (DSPR)

4 Life and Service Cmmittee Educatin Cmmittee Fellwship f the Middle East Evangelical Churches (FMEEC) Executive Cmmittee 2010-Present President Fellwship f the Middle East Evangelical Churches Initiatr 2010 Led the FMEEC General Assembly t accept the rdinatin f wmen Executive Cmmittee Thelgical Cmmittee Wrld Cuncil f Churches (WCC) Wrld Cuncil f Churches Orthdx Study Grup Ecumenical Accmpaniment Prgramme fr Palestine and Israel (EAPPI) Chair Lcal Reference Grup, and Funding f riginal church initiative 2002-Present Internatinal Christian Cmmittee (ICC), Jerusalem President Bard f Managers Lutheran Wrld Service, Jerusalem Chair The Bard Augusta Victria Hspital Near East Schl f Thelgy (NEST), Beirut Bard f Managers 2003-Present Vice-President Bard f Managers Swedish Thelgical Institute, Jerusalem Bard 2007-Present Svereign Military Order f the Temple f Jerusalem (OSMTH) Internatinal Grand Chaplain Internatinal Grand Priry Priry f Finland 2004-Present 2001-Present

5 Other Organizatins Chairpersn The Swedish Gd Shepherd Schl in Beit Jala Present Bard member Yasser Arafat Fundatin 2016-Present Internatinal Bard 2018 The Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Missin (FELM) Awards The Building Bridges f Understanding Award 2018 Gergetwn University, USA The Niwan Peace Prize 2017 Japan Jerusalem Glden Award 2016 Al Quds University, Palestine Hnrary Dctrate 2014 Westfälische Wilhelms-Universtät Münster, Germany Civis Mundi Award 2014 Waterl Seminary and Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada Al-Hussein Decratin fr Distinguished Service 2013 First Class Given by His Majesty Abdullah Al-Hussein, Jrdan 6 th Recipient f The Mikael Agricla Medallin 2008 Frm the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Finland Templar Peace Prize 2007 The OSMTH Bethlehem Star Award 2005 Frm Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas Hlyland Christian Ecumenical Fundatin (HCEF) Prize 2004 Washingtn, D.C. Bethanien (Bethany) Prize 2004 Methdist Church Osl, Nrway Human Rights Award 2001 United Natins Assciatin, Washingtn, D.C. Hnrary Dctrate f Divinity (D.D.) 2001 Wartburg Cllege Iwa, U.S.A. The Finnish Peace Prize 2001 Finnish Christian Peace Mvement Initiatives Interfaith Dialgue Chair 2018

6 Al-Liqa Center fr Religius Studies Jerusalem Patrn 2017 Bethany Cmmunity Center fr Wmen Religius Leader Cmmissin C-1 Wrld Dialgue Fundatin Funding Cuncil fr Religius Institutins in the Hly Land (CRIHL) 2010-Present 2006-Present Judge 2010 The Wrld Interfaith Harmny Week Prize Bard Jrdanian Interfaith Cexistence Research Center Amman, Jrdan 2000-Present Initiatr The Jnah Grup A number f infrmal lng-running dialgue grups, serving as frums fr jint reflectin f lcal Christians and Jews. The Jerusalem Pst called this quiet ecumenism (Jerusalem Pst, Octber 2000) Present Participant 1984 Jewish-Christian Dialgue Sympsium Wrld Cuncil f Churches Sigtuna, Sweden Ecumenical Dialgue With His Hliness, Ppe Francis, and the Lutheran Wrld Federatin General Secretary Rev.Martin Junge, and myself signed a Jint Statement cmmemrating the Lutheran Refrmatin and Histrical Recnciliatin between the Lutheran and Rman Cathlic Churches. A c-hsted service and the first f its kind in 500 years. Oct Jined glbal religius leaders with the initiative f the LWF President in signing the histric Welcming the Stranger: Affirmatins fr Faith Leaders develped by the United Natins High Cmmissiner fr Refugees (UNHCR) with an LWFled initiative Anglican-Lutheran Dialgue Lutheran Patrn Anglican Lutheran Sciety 2010-Present Cntributing Writer Wrship Resurces 2011 Week f Prayer fr Christian Unity 2011 Instrumental in the Amman Agreement A mutual recgnitin agreement amng Middle East Evangelical Churches Fellwship f Middle East Evangelical Churches (FMEEC), which is between the

7 ELCJHL and all f the refrmed churches in the Middle East Cntinuing wrk fr the deepening f cmmunin relatinships with churches, synds, and dicese arund the wrld 1998-Present Active in lcal Church-t-Church relatinships 1997-Present Evaluatr Palestinian curricula Participant 1997-Present 1984-Present Anglican-Lutheran Dialgue Jerusalem Develper Palestinian Christian Instructin Curriculum Recgnized by the Palestinian Ministry f Educatin fr use in Palestinian schls. Authr The Christian Dimensin f the Palestinian Curriculum adpted in 1998 by the Church Leaders in Jerusalem as the main dcument fr negtiatins with the Ministry f Educatin 1998 Translatr Arabic translatin f the Augsburg Cnfessin with study guide 1993 A high-prfile lecturer and speaker recgnized bth lcally and internatinally, Bishp Yunan is sught after fr speaking engagements n tpics f Just Peace frm a Palestinian Christian perspective, grunded in the teachings and dctrine f the Christian church. Selected Publicatins Bks Our Shared Witness: A Vice fr Justice and Peace. Lutheran University Press, Minneaplis, Witnessing fr Peace: In Jerusalem and the Wrld. Augsburg Frtress, Minneaplis, The Augsburg Cnfessin in Arabic. Emerezian Est., Jerusalem, Chapters Frward by Bishp Yunan. Diaknia and Deacns in the New Testament and the Early Church, Mhr Siebeck, Germany, Beynd Luther: Prphetic Interfaith Dialgue fr Life, in The Glbal Luther: A Thelgian fr Mdern Times. Frtress Press, The Future f the Lutheran Refrmatin Traditin: Frm the Perspective f Palestinian Christians, in The Future f Lutheranism in a Glbal Cntext. Augsburg Frtress, Minneaplis, The Rle f the Church in Peacemaking: Raising a Prphetic Vice, in The Frgtten Faithful. Sabeel Ecumenical Liberatin Thelgy Center, Jerusalem, Thelgical Reflectin and Thelgy, in Thelgical Reflectin n Accmpaniment. Wrld Cuncil f Churches, 2005.

8 Articles, Lectures & Presentatins The Rle f Religin in Bridge Building. Palestine, 2018 Re-reading the Refrmatin Internatinal Sympsium; Flrence, Italy Can religin slve cnflicts in the Middle East? aka Bring religin back t the frnt lines f peace. The Washingtn Pst: On Faith, Cmmn Grund News Give us tday ur daily bread: A hly call t justice, Asia Pre-Assembly Cnsultatin and Asia Church Leadership Cnference Signs f Hpe, 12 th Biennial Cnventin, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC), Vancuver, British Clumbia, Canada Rle f religius leaders in enhancing cmmitment t respect and the value f peple f diverse faiths. Cnsultatin n Interfaith Diapraxis, Bangladesh Fifty Years f Living Witness and Creative Diaknia. Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jrdan and the Hly Land 50 th Anniversary wrship service, Jerusalem The Nakba: Memry, Reality and Beynd. Keynte address, Sabeel Seventh Internatinal Cnference, Jerusalem The future f Palestinian Christianity and prspects fr justice, peace, and recnciliatin Currents in Thelgy and Missin The Healing Prgram f Jesus. Sermn, Landsdale, Pennsylvania, U.S.A Religin and Plitics, Wrld Cuncil f Churches Assembly, Brazil The Thelgy f Accmpaniment, Geneva, Switzerland Recnciliatin in the Middle East, Sweden Cultural Diversity, Address t the UNDP, Osl, Nrway.2004 The Future f the Refrmatin Traditin, Mrhead, Minnesta The Witness f the Palestinian Lutherans in the Middle East Das Ökumenische Leben in Jerusalem (The Ecumenical Life in Jerusalem) fr Jerusalem: Stadt der Freidens, EMW Annual 2000, Hamburg, Germany The Significance f Jerusalem t the Christian Churches in Jerusalem, Lutheran Office fr Gvernmental Affairs (LOGA), Capitl Hill, Washingtn, D.C Challenges f a Palestinian Church, in Festschrift t Bishp Christian Krause. Braunschweig, Germany Let the Church Be the Church: A prgrammatic lecture n the ccasin f cnsecratin as Bishp, 5 January 1998, Jerusalem Prayer and Recnciliatin in a Shared Land, in Tward the Third Millennium Trialgue in Jerusalem: Jews, Christians and Muslims. ICCI-Jerusalem. 1998