It is becoming increasingly common to hear Evangelical Christian missionaries suggest that “Allah” is the name we should be using for “God” in Islamic contexts and many bible translation organizations are now frequently using “Allah” in the translations they produce...
Muslims and the gospel — a key question in considering how to share the gospel with Muslims is how the Quran and the Bible describe differently who Jesus is. This article, originally published by Biblical Missiology in 2017 will help you understand exactly that — who...
Insider Movement (IM) advocates arrive at their conviction by a variety of different ways. For example, the behavioral sciences are viewed as furnishing a hermeneutical key that unlocks both the Bible and the door into other religions. Other advocates of IM are bare...
Note: Originally published in 2011 on Biblical Missiology, this article offers an excellent overview of the Insider Movement and a biblical response. Introduction An astounding phenomenon, though not exclusive to ministry to Muslims, is overtaking much missionary work...
This FAQ deals with a missionary methodology popular in the evangelical world called “insider movements.” It is also known as C5 contextualization among other terms. This response to it was compiled by national church leaders, including those from Muslim backgrounds...
We will begin this final article with a review. So far we have looked briefly at six of ten characteristics of the Insider Movement methodology promoted among some missions groups today. This movement exists with intent to reach Muslims and other unreached people...
In this series' study of the Insider Movement (IM), I highlight ten characteristics of this methodological missions movement. Insider methodology is focused on being an effective way to reach Muslims with the good news of Jesus. However, the problems with the movement...
In the first installment in this series on the Insider Movement (IM), I discussed the definitions of terms (Insider and Contextualization) used to help describe what the Insider Movement is about. In this article we will look at the first three of ten characteristics...
In this series of articles we will look at a methodological approach being used in some areas of the world to reach Muslims and other unreached people groups with the good news of Christ. In missions circles, this methodology is commonly referred to as the “Insider...
On the surface the story of Cain and Abel is about murder, jealousy, anger, and family feud. And indeed it is; for the book of Genesis was all about the beginning of all things. It was the first murder story. It demonstrated the horrible effects of the entrance of sin...
By Basil Grafas There and Then The Book of Revelation, unfortunately shrouded in mystery and confusion, is perhaps the most practical book in the Bible. It is the text God used to launch forth an army of martyr witnesses that neither Imperial Rome nor intransigent...
A LACK OR ABSENCE OF A BIBLICAL-THEOLOGICAL EMPHASIS: MUSLIM IDIOM BIBLE TRANSLATIONS (MIBT) This article is posted as a 5-part series. You can find the other parts here: Introduction (11/5/18) A Critical Evaluation of Three Contextualization Proposals I. The Insider...
A LACK OR ABSENCE OF A BIBLICAL-THEOLOGICAL EMPHASIS: THE INSIDER MOVEMENT This article is posted as a 5-part series. You can find the other parts here: Introduction (11/5/18) A Critical Evaluation of Three Contextualization Proposals I. The Insider Movement...
The following is a guest article written by Ibrahim Hoxha, originally published by Biblical Missiology in 2010. You can read Ibrahim's full testimony here. Having a Muslim background, it was quite impressive to me first time I encountered with the Common Ground...
Introduction In September 2016, the Rev. Adam Simnowitz was banned from attending the Evangelical Missiological Society (EMS) annual conference in Dallas, TX. The reason given by Dr. Priest who was the president of EMS was that Simnowitz had violated widely shared...
Muslims need the Gospel! Distributing Scripture to them is one of the most relied upon ways to expose them to this glorious message of salvation from sin by faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. Unfortunately, increasing numbers of what is termed Scripture or...
Mike Tisdell, Joshua Lingel, Fred Farrokh and David Harriman have a discussion on what is the Insider Movement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuFKkrg7HSk&feature=youtu.be
Mike Tisdell, Mark Durie, Georges Houssney, Adam Simnowitz and David Harriman have a discussion on Muslim idiom translations of the Bible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpfLX_lgVLI
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