Born in Nazareth in 1965, Botrus Mansour lived as a child in Jerusalem, Oxford, and Nazareth. He came to know the Lord during his high school years.
After he graduated from Nazareth Baptist School, he completed a law degree in the Hebrew University in Jerusalem (1991) and was then admitted to the Israeli Bar Association (1993) and practiced Law in Haifa and Nazareth. In 2009 Botrus completed an MBA (specializing in non-profit organizations) from Haifa University. In 2004 he was invited to lead Nazareth Baptist School as the General Director – a position he is still holding. Botrus co-founded the Local Baptist Church in Nazareth in 1996 and was ordained as an elder in 2001.
Botrus has served in leadership positions in church and parachurch organizations and held various positions including: the Chairman of The Convention of Evangelical Churches in Israel; Secretary and Chairman of the Alliance of Evangelical Conventions in Jordan and the Holy land; Member of the Executive Committee for Christian Schools in Israel; Deputy Chairman of “Nazareth Village” board; Member of Global Council of Advocates International; Co-Chairman of the Lausanne Initiative for Reconciliation Israel-Palestine.
Botrus has also been involved in giving lectures in churches, universities, and conferences all around the world in matters of faith and life in the Middle East. He has also written extensively in Arabic, Hebrew, and English and published in Christianity Today, Haaretz, and others. He is also a published author including “When Your Neighbor is the Savior” (Hope Publishing house 2011) and “Looking from the Precipice” (Paraclete Press 2021) as well as a few books in Arabic.
Botrus and his wife, A’bir, have three grown up children and a grandson. They live in Nazareth, Israel.
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