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Judging a Book by Its Cover
Overcoming Barriers to Bible Access in Muslim Contexts
Tags: bible translation, muslim
On my first visit to the Muslim people group with whom I work, a mullah, or an Islamic religious leader, suddenly grabbed me and pulled me around the side of a house. He clenched both of my arms...
Why Not Simple?
Tags: church planting movements, muslim
Why Not Simple?
Before I moved to a Muslim-majority country (over two decades ago), I was on pastoral staff at a church in rural upstate New York. I knew a few families who did what they...
Nómadas: Ayudándoles a Hacer Frente a los Desafíos Crecientes
Tags: development, muslim, nomadic, nomads, pastoralists
Crecí como pastor nómada en el Cuerno de África. Hoy trabajo entre mi pueblo, catalizando la formación de la iglesia y abordando los diversos retos de cambio entre la gente. Estos retos son a...
Remaining Faithful in the Midst of the Growing Darkness
From the Editor
Tags: isis, islam, middle east, muslim
Can you feel it? Can you see it spreading across the globe like a deadly plague? The hatred for and intolerance of Jesus followers and their biblical beliefs and values is growing. The barbarians...
Would St. Francis Willingly Be Captured by ISIS?
Tags: crusade, isis, muslim, st. francis
THIS ARTICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED at Zwemercenter.com and is used by permission.
During the 5th Crusade St. Francis undertook what most considered a senseless and foolhardy mission: convert...
Baptism in Muslim Ministry
Time for Change
Tags: baptism, disciple-making movement, mbb, muslim
I was recently conducting my two-day training on Church Planting Essentials in a North African country among workers from a variety of agencies. While we were discussing “How to disciple...
Gospel Restores Honor to the Dishonored
Tags: defilement, dishonor, honor, muslim, unclean
[Editorial note: This article is based on the 1994 EMQ article "The Gospel for Shame Cultures" by Bruce “Thomas” Sidebotham and has been revised on Bruce’s own site in this 2002 revision.]
...The Psalms
Let All Nations Praise the Lord
Tags: benin, music, muslim, praise, psalms, singing
The biblical psalms have been the 3000-year songbook of devotion for God’s people for thousands of years. They have also been used in frontier missions among Unreached People Groups (UPGs).
I’ve...
The Story-Teller, the Dhow and the Fishers of Men:
Orality in Relation to Muslim Communities Coming to Faith
Tags: africa, dhow, east africa, fisheman, muslim, story
“Can I tell you a story about Isa al Massih1 and some fishermen?” I asked my Muslim friends as we set a lee-ward sail in a handcrafted dhow2 off the coast of East Africa. The sun sent prisms of...
Something is Happening
Tags: church planting movements, islam, movements, muslim
The following is the entire 1st chapter from from David Garrison's forthcoming book A Wind in the House of Islam and is posted with permission of WIGTake Resources. For more information about the...