# What is Missional Leadership? With Camille Melki

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Published: 2026-04-25T09:00:22+00:00
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## Resource

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 sust…

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