Local Bible Studies
Today, Sabeel supports over 30 contextual Bible study groups spread out in the country. The groups are formed of youth, young adults, and women. Most of the groups meet on a weekly basis, while others meet on either biweekly or on a monthly basis to read the Bible and explore how we can be faithful to Christ as we live in the land of our Holy One today.
Online Worship Services
In addition to many local bible study groups, Sabeel holds a weekly online service. This online service is open to the community and friends and is conducted in English. The services are a time when the community joins together to discuss how the weekly scripture readings apply to our lives today, especially in Palestine & Israel, and to pray for the specific needs of this region through the Sabeel wave of prayer. These services are led by Sabeel’s co-founder Rev. Naim Ateek and many of our friends, clergy and laypeople. The Thursday online services are modeled after the Sabeel Thursday noon services that many of our friends have taken part in over the past years.
Ecumenical Activities
We believe that ecumenicism makes our community stronger and increases our capacity to face challenges together. Sabeel organizes a number of ecumenical services and projects throughout the year, including ecumenical prayer services and Contemporary Wave of the Cross.
Wave of Prayer
The Wave of Prayer is an ecumenical prayer which is written weekly, with relevant news from Palestine and related prayers. The Wave of Prayer is sent by email every Monday and aims to send a “wave” of prayer from Palestine around the world as groups and individuals pray with Sabeel at 12pm on the following Thursday. The Wave of Prayer is currently translated into 11 languages: Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish.
Publications
As an indigenous Christian center, we believe not only in countering theologies of violence and exclusivity, but also producing knowledge of liberation theologies that empower and promote justice and peace. Since our founding, we have been committed to producing work that highlights indigenous Christian voices and perspectives through our many publications and international conferences.
To view an archive of our journal publication The Cornerstone, booklets, conferences, statements, and other publications, visit our library of resources.
The Library will be launched soon to our website.