Shagerd (Disciple)

Description

Pars’ magazine, Shagerd or Disciple, launched in March 2015 aims at:

• Providing quality devotional reading that would meet the spiritual needs of Persian-speaking Christian leaders and help them grow in their relationship with God, their colleagues, and those they serve
• Addressing specific problems, challenges, and pitfalls that Christian leaders face in their leadership work
• Applying a Biblical worldview to issues that Persian-speaking Christian leaders face in their sphere of influence
• Addressing today’s ethical, social and political issues which affect the Iranian society from the standpoint of a Christian worldview
• Engaging thinking Persian-speakers by addressing ethical, philosophical, socio-political and religious issues they are grappling with in today’s Iran and the Iranian Diaspora

The magazine is planned to contain the following sections:

• A devotional
• An article on leadership issues
• A book review
• An article on a biblical or theological topic/theme/problem
• An article addressing an ethical, social or political issue affecting Iranians inside the country or in the Diaspora
• A piece of writing from a young/emerging leader