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What is Missional Leadership? With Camille Melki

What is Missional Leadership? With Camille Melki

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Summary

 In this episode of Journey of Hope, host Elio Constantine sits down with Heart for Lebanon’s founder and CEO, Camille Melki, for an inspiring and insightful conversation on the ministry’s Mission and Leadership program—an initiative focused on raising up grassroots leaders to make disciples in their own communities.

What began as a natural outgrowth of Heart for Lebanon’s ministry has become a powerful movement of equipping men and women who, after encountering the Gospel, are eager to share it with others. Rather than creating a traditional leadership track, the program was born from real questions being asked on the ground: How can I follow Christ faithfully? How can I disciple others? Where do I begin?

Camille shares how the program is uniquely built from context to content—shaped by the realities of ministry in Lebanon and the surrounding region. Participants are not just trained in theory but are actively engaged in disciple-making throughout the process. Many are already leading home-based Bible studies, reaching their families, neighbors, and communities—even as they themselves are being discipled. With an initial cohort of 70 participants across southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley, the program follows a three-year cycle focused on biblical formation, character development, and life skills training. Today, that impact is multiplying, with dozens of home groups forming and leaders being sent out across Lebanon, the Middle East, and even globally.

As Heart for Lebanon approaches its 20th anniversary, this episode also looks ahead to 2026—a milestone year marked by vision for expansion, deeper church partnerships, and increased discipleship efforts. The ministry is already working alongside 50 local churches, strengthening their ability to make disciples and sustain healthy, growing communities of faith. But the work is not without cost. Many of these emerging leaders come from Muslim backgrounds and face significant challenges, including persecution and rejection.

This episode is a call to stand with them in prayer—for strength, protection, perseverance, and continued boldness in their faith. Ultimately, this conversation highlights a powerful truth: when people are equipped, empowered, and sent, the Gospel spreads far beyond the walls of any one ministry.

Show Notes:
  • The Vision Behind Mission and Leadership Born organically from the ministry’s disciple-making efforts
  • Responding to individuals eager to share their faith
  • Focused on raising leaders within their own communities
  • A Unique Approach to Training Built from context to content, not theory alone Three-year cycle: biblical formation, character, and life skills
  • Emphasis on active, ongoing disciple-making
  • Multiplying Impact Started with 70 participants across two regions
  • Dozens of home-based Bible studies now active
  • Leaders reaching communities locally and globally
Looking Ahead to 2026
  • Celebrating 20 years of ministry
  • Expanding partnerships with 50+ local churches
  • Launching new programs and increasing discipleship efforts
Challenges and Prayer Needs
  • Many leaders face persecution and social rejection
  • Need for spiritual growth, resilience, and protection
  • Ongoing support through prayer and engagement
Key Takeaways
  • Disciple-making is most powerful when it happens locally
  • Leadership grows through both training and action
  • The Gospel continues to spread through faithful, equipped individuals





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