His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II arrived to the location of the SYGG16 (Suryoyo Youth Global Gathering 2016), in Pagedal in the Netherlands on Tuesday July 19, 2016.
His Holiness was accompanied by Very Rev. Raban Joseph Bali, Patriarchal Secretary and Media Office Director, and Very Rev. Raban Jack Yacoub, Director of the Youth Department.
Upon his arrival, His Holiness was met by the Organizing committee and some of the participants who had arrived.
His Holiness then attended the opening of the Leadership Program in SYGG16, and spoke about the importance of leadership in the church and how to be leaders in youth groups and in the community.
Very Rev. Raban Youhanna Habil gave a lecture on the meaning of leadership entitled: “Towards a new understanding of leadership from a Syriac viewpoint”. The lecture was followed by questions on the subject and a prayer meditation.
On the second day of the Leadership Program, Prof. Kees de Biessen gave a lecture entitled: Sources of Christian Leadership – Reflections on Past, Present and Future”. The lecture focused on the lessons learned from the Forefathers in leadership and the challenges that currently face the Syriac Orthodox Community as well as the ways to overcome these challenges and continue to hold a leading role as individuals and community.
Mr. Andy Pettman delivered another lecture entitled: “Being a servant – the Biblical Perspective” in which he spoke about the elements of leadership according to the Holy Bible as well as how leadership really means to become a servant to others.
The lectures initiated a series of questions to which Prof. de Biessen and Mr. Pettman answered.
At the end of the Leadership Program, the participants of SYGG16 shared their ideas in a forum. They were previously distributed on discussion groups and reflected on the themes discussed in the different lectures in the program. After the discussion time, they shared some of the results and thoughts that the groups were able to reach.
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