{"id":4773,"date":"2025-09-20T09:06:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T09:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.copticad.institute\/?page_id=4773"},"modified":"2025-11-19T13:41:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T13:41:33","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/new.copticad.institute\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, which has impacted all church activities, the Institute has continued its training activities and advisory services to a number of dioceses and churches.<\/p>

A series of specialized training programs (delivered remotely) has been launched since mid-September 2020. These programs include:<\/p>

“The Church and Institutional Development,” “The Church and Change Management,” “The Church and Strategic Management,” “The Church and Digital Communication,” “The Church and Community Development,” “The Church and Crisis Management,” “Service System Management,” and “The Church and Human Resources.”<\/p>

These programs have included priests, monks, and service leaders from churches inside and outside Egypt.<\/p>

The Institute also continued offering the basic training course (both in person and remotely) for priests in Port Said under the supervision of His Grace Bishop Tadros, Bishop of Port Said. The same course has also been delivered to a number of churches in Cairo, Alexandria, Aswan, and northern and southern Upper Egypt.<\/p>

Commissioned by His Holiness Pope Tawadros II and the venerable bishops, members of the Holy Synod, the Institute prepared the Holy Synod’s eighth seminar on “Ecclesiastical Management and Development.” The seminar, titled “The View from Above,” was attended by 98 metropolitans and bishops from November 16-19, 2021.<\/p>

At the kind invitation of His Grace Bishop Julius, Bishop General of Public and Social Services, the Institute conducted the “Interim Evaluation of the Comprehensive and Integrated Community Development Program,” which has been managed by the Bishopric of Services since 2018 in a number of rural and informal communities in Egypt. The Institute also conducted the “Final Evaluation” of the program in 2023.<\/p>

By God’s grace, in 2024, specialized training programs and the basic training course continued (in person and remotely). Practical technical support programs were also implemented for some churches and dioceses as part of institutional development. The Institute’s strategic plan (2025-2030) was also prepared. The Institute participated with research papers in the International Conference on Christian Leadership in Budapest (September 4-6, 2024), and the Conference of the Committee of Priests and Pastors organized by the Council of Churches of Egypt (October 14-16, 2024).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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