New study guide brings bold Palestinian Christian document to congregations
New free digital resource invites congregations into a sacred dialogue with Kairos Palestine II —a confession born from the heart of Palestinian Christian suffering.
A Moment of Truth: Faith in a Time of Genocide (released Nov. 2025) describes itself as a renewed “word of faith, hope, and love” and a “moment of truth” for the whole church. This new study guide is offered as a tool for congregations to listen carefully to that word and to discern how God is calling the church in the United States (and beyond) to respond.
To study Kairos Palestine II during Lent, that ancient season of preparation and renewal, is to walk the path of baptism once more: to rediscover what it means to pledge our faith in Christ and to boldly renounce the sin and evil alive in our world today.
Developed by The Palestine Justice Network (PJN) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), United Methodists for Kairos Response(UMKR), and Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA), the study guide is a free digital download, now available for use as a 2026 Lenten Study and through the year.
A Palestinian Christian Lens
Throughout the guide, questions are framed to engage the wide spectrum of opinions present in church pews and leadership, from deep concern for Jewish–Christian relations to long-standing commitments to Palestinian human rights. Each session invites participants to ask, “How might this issue look when viewed through the eyes of Palestinian Christians who confess Christ in a time of genocide?” Further, how might we as Christians let that perspective challenge and deepen our own discipleship?
The study sessions ground the confession in current realities in Gaza, the West Bank, and within the wider Palestinian diaspora, where church leaders describe an ongoing time of genocide, ethnic cleansing, and forced displacement. The guide situates the new Kairos Palestine text within the long arc of ecumenical concern for Palesti