This is a large article. You can also download the PDF here. Please leave your thoughts and comments. The last four decades have witnessed a major shift in missionary thought and practice. The Lausanne Movement, launched in 1974 at the world congress in Switzerland, sparked a worldwide revolution of innovative approaches to missions. Driven by [...]
Mar 302010
Please leave comments to this article, also feel free to download the PDF here. Bridging Concept A bridge is a link that connects two opposite sides of a gap. The purpose of a bridge is to transport people or vehicles from one side to the other. “Building bridges” has been used extensively as a missionary [...]
Mar 202010
Please comment on this post below. Do you have a heart for Muslims Most people going to the mission field choose an easy-access country. Few are attracted to Muslim countries. Even in the west, Christian workers prefer to minister to responsive people like the Chinese. Some who at one time worked with Muslims have now [...]
In order to make this site more interactive, please leave your thoughts in comments! C.S. Lewis once wrote in a letter: “Odd, the way the less the Bible is read the more it is translated.” Despite a declining interest in scripture distribution, new contextualist ‘translations’, have become quite in vogue. Much of what they call translation, [...]
The following is a guest article written by: Ibrahim Hoxha. His Bio proceeds the article. Having a Muslim background, it was quite impressive to me first time I encountered with the Common Ground approach. It was so attractive, very different from the usual ‘Christian’ perspective on reaching the Muslims. I felt like I really had [...]
Jan 122010
This article is rather long, but good. The downloadable PDF is located here. As always, please comment on these articles through the comment link at the bottom of the article. During the second half of the 20th century, Evangelicals spent a great deal of time and energy on the subject of contextualization, especially regarding missions [...]
Jan 102010
Insider-Outsider, what do these words really mean? Everyone is an insider. The Insider Movement naively views Islam as culturally monolithic. There are numerous subcultures in the 56 Muslim nations. Shites do not mix well with Sunnis and mosques are segregated. Kurds and Arabs may have some common cultural customs but they also have their own [...]
Note: To make a comment please click below on the word (comment). I would love to hear from you. Among the many approaches in ministry to Muslims the most disturbing is what has been called the Insider Movement. Those who promote this approach believe that missionaries and evangelist should not attempt to remove a convert [...]
Enhance your understanding of Islam and Muslims, Learn the various approaches and strategies in ministry to Muslims, Learn how to make disciples and plant churches in Muslim lands. Experienced workers including former Muslims will take you inside Islam and how to impact Muslims with the gospel. Visit http://www.engagingislam.org
A distinction needs to be made between culture and the message. While it maybe OK to contextualizing into certain cultural practices, it is not OK to change the message to suit the culture.
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