Dia-Logos Podcast - Episode 20 - Peacemaking in the War Zone with Dina Katanacho
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What does it mean to be a follower of Jesus in the very land where the gospel began, while navigating the complex intersections of faith, identity, war, and a patriarchal culture?
In this episode of the Dia-Logos Podcast, host Brad Kirsten connects with Dina Katanacho, General Secretary and Director of the Arab-Israeli Bible Society (AIBS) in Nazareth. Serving around 1.8 million Arab citizens of Israel, Dina brings an eye-opening perspective as a female Christian leader living in a region impacted by decades of conflict.
In this episode, Dina shares:
✅ Unpacking Complex Identity: What it truly means to be a Palestinian, Arab, Israeli, Christian woman, and why her ultimate identity is found as a "pro-Christ" peacemaker.
✅ Ministry in a War Zone: How the Bible Society responds to trauma and war by teaching kingdom ethics, biblical forgiveness, and healing over political division.
✅ Combatting School Bullying: The tragic story of Jonathan that inspired a groundbreaking anti-bullying program now reaching thousands of students across 15 schools in Israel.
✅ The H-O-P-E Framework: How Scripture offers Healing, calls us to be Our neighbor's lovers, raises Peacemakers, and drives Evangelism.
✅ A Historic Translation: The creation of the first-ever Galilean Arabic New Testament, bringing the spoken dialect of Jesus’ home region directly to modern youth and seekers across the Middle East.
Tune in to discover how light, love, and the Word of God are actively transforming lives in the heart of the Holy Land!
You can connect with Dina at Dinakatanacho@yahoo.com
In this episode of the Dia-Logos Podcast, host Brad Kirsten connects with Dina Katanacho, General Secretary and Director of the Arab-Israeli Bible Society (AIBS) in Nazareth. Serving around 1.8 million Arab citizens of Israel, Dina brings an eye-opening perspective as a female Christian leader living in a region impacted by decades of conflict.
In this episode, Dina shares:
✅ Unpacking Complex Identity: What it truly means to be a Palestinian, Arab, Israeli, Christian woman, and why her ultimate identity is found as a "pro-Christ" peacemaker.
✅ Ministry in a War Zone: How the Bible Society responds to trauma and war by teaching kingdom ethics, biblical forgiveness, and healing over political division.
✅ Combatting School Bullying: The tragic story of Jonathan that inspired a groundbreaking anti-bullying program now reaching thousands of students across 15 schools in Israel.
✅ The H-O-P-E Framework: How Scripture offers Healing, calls us to be Our neighbor's lovers, raises Peacemakers, and drives Evangelism.
✅ A Historic Translation: The creation of the first-ever Galilean Arabic New Testament, bringing the spoken dialect of Jesus’ home region directly to modern youth and seekers across the Middle East.
Tune in to discover how light, love, and the Word of God are actively transforming lives in the heart of the Holy Land!
You can connect with Dina at Dinakatanacho@yahoo.com
