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INSIDER MOVEMENTS: A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT III, 2011 Atlanta, GA

By On October 3, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Contextualization, Insider Movement, Missiological Criticism

We are now giving live updates to this article from the Conference below: INSIDER MOVEMENTS: A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT III, 2011 Atlanta, Ga

Theme: IM and How it Affects the Church (with focus on Bangladesh)

When: NOW

Time: Oct 7, Fri 6pm-9pm and Oct. 8 Saturday 9am-4pm

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PodCast – Episode 02 – What’s in a Name?

By On September 19, 2011 · 2 Comments · In Christian Muslim Background, Contextualization, Cultural Issues, Insider Movement, Missiological Criticism, PodCasts

Welcome to the second Biblical Missiology PodCast.

In this episode a panel talks about the terminology of the word “Christian” and it’s use by believers, how muslims see it, and whether or not we should be using the term.

Episode: 02

Title: What’s in a Name

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Is the Iranian Revival an “Insider Movement?”

By On September 12, 2011 · 1 Comment · In Christian Muslim Background, Contextualization, Insider Movement, Missiological Criticism

Is the Iranian Revival an “Insider Movement?”

Nothing could be further from the truth.  The blood of Iranian martyrs for Christ is crying to me from the ground, so I must offer this reflection in their memory.

I write specifically in response to a post on the BiblicalMissiology email forum. In that post, “Larry V” [...]

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Muslim Follower of Jesus, is this possible?

By On August 8, 2011 · 23 Comments · In Biblical Missiology, Christian Muslim Background, Contextualization, Cultural Issues, Hermeneutics, Insider Movement, Missiological Criticism, Unity

In the last twenty years or so, the phrase “Muslim follower of Jesus” has been used to identify those who allegedly accept Christ in their hearts, acknowledge him in their mind, yet still retain their Muslim identity. My big question is: “Can you call yourself a follower of Christ, and by the same breath deny [...]

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Indigenous Believers Speak Out Against C5/Insider Movements

By On August 1, 2011 · 18 Comments · In Missiological Criticism, Translation Issues

 

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Pastor Takes a Stand Against False Doctrine and Teaching

By On July 25, 2011 · 19 Comments · In Contextualization, Cultural Issues, Insider Movement, Missiological Criticism

*This article has been updated with information below.*

Biblical Missiology has taken a clear stance that the Insider Movement and C5 contextualization are syncretistic, serious deviances from the Christian faith as taught in the Bible, and therefore false doctrine and teaching. Harsh words that we take seriously as being necessary and [...]

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Assessment of the Bridging the Divide Consultation Houghton College, NY. June 20-23

By On July 13, 2011 · 4 Comments · In Contextualization, Cultural Issues, Insider Movement, Missiological Criticism

Introduction: Houghton College hosted a consultation to bring together mission leaders to address the controversy pertaining to the Insider Movement. The organizing committee invited almost 100 people to attend. Fifty people on both sides of the argument attended.

Many of those invited were not able to attend. But those who did constituted a [...]

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The “Insider Movement”: A Brief Overview and Analysis

By On March 20, 2011 · 18 Comments · In Contextualization, Cultural Issues, Insider Movement, Missiological Criticism, Translation Issues

By Khalil Ullah

Khalil Ullah (pseudonym) first began witnessing to Muslims in North America in 1988. He primarily ministers to Arabic-speaking Muslims and their descendants in the U.S. He has studied Arabic overseas, is involved in church-planting, teaching English, training, and providing printed and digital resources for those interested in evangelizing Muslims [...]

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Critique of the Christianity Today’s article entitled: ‘The Son and the Crescent’

By On March 9, 2011 · 3 Comments · In Contextualization, Cultural Issues, Insider Movement, Missiological Criticism, Reviews

Editor’s Intro:

The cover article in Christianity Today, February 2011, focused on the issue of translating the phrase “Son of God” into languages of Muslim people such as Arabic. It has been suggested by Rick Brown and others within Wycliffe International (SIL & Wycliffe Bible Translators are under their umbrella) and without, that Bible translations [...]

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Insider Movements and the Historical Approach

By On February 8, 2011 · 11 Comments · In Insider Movement, Missiological Criticism

A Call for Clarity from Jeff Morton with Responses from Kevin Higgins

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Every missionary effort is comprised of at least two essential areas for consideration: the praxis of mission and the theology that undergirds and informs it. My own assumptions are pretty obvious in that statement: theology informs and shapes [...]

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