Effective Discipling in Muslim Communities
Effective Discipling in Muslim Communities

Effective Discipling in Muslim Communities

Scripture, History and Seasoned Practices

 
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Muslims who come to Christ face momentous spiritual, psychological and social obstacles that drive many to abandon their faith. Often conversion and discipleship are framed by individualistic Western models that do not acknowledge the communal cultural forces that constrain and shape new believers. Effective discipleship requires a more relational, holistic process of Christian identity development and spiritual formation in community. In this comprehensive resource, missiologist Don Little engages the toughest theoretical and practical challenges involved in discipling believers from Muslim backgrounds. He draws on New Testament principles, historical practices and interviews with seasoned disciplers ministering in a dozen countries across the Muslim world. Addressed here are key challenges that believers from Muslim backgrounds face, from suffering and persecution to spiritual warfare and oppression. Also included are implications for the role of disciplers in church planting among Muslims.
ISBN: 9780830898527
Producer: InterVarsity Press
Weight: 0.001kg
Binding: Digital delivered electronically
File size: 2.5MB
Release Date: 14.08.2015
Language: English

Book contents

Acknowledgments Introduction: The Quest for Deeper Understanding of Discipleship and the Need for Seasoned Discipling Practices 1. Genuine Conversion to Christ forms the Basis for Lifelong Discipleship 2. Paul’s Understanding of Discipleship and Spiritual Growth 3. Discipleship from Christ to the Early Church in Luke-Acts 4. Contemporary Western Evangelical Approaches to Discipleship 5. Historical Understandings of Spiritual Formation in the Church 6. Contextualization and Discipleship Within Muslim Communities 7. The Goals, Processes, Roles and Stages in Discipling BMBs 8. The Living Pyramid of Relational Communal Discipling of BMBs 9. The Biggest Obstacles to Effective BMB Discipleship 10. Negotiating a New Identity in Christ Within Muslim Communities 11. Discipling BMBs in and Through Persecution 12. Discipling in the Face of Demonic Oppression and Attack 13. Understanding and Handling Money Well in Discipling BMBs 14. Discipling Believing Families in Muslim Communities 15. Suitable Roles for Expatriate Disciplers Conclusion: Helping Believers and Churches Thrive in Muslim Communities Appendix A: The Demographics and Design of the Research Conducted in 2007 in the Arab World on BMB Discipleship Appendix B: Questions Asked During the Interviews Appendix C: Supplementary Tables Giving Further Information Appendix D: Navigating Between Two Identities Appendix E: What About Witnessing Among the Sioux? Works Cited Author Index Subject Index Scripture Index

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Don Little
Don Little (DMin, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary) serves as an Islamic missiologist for Pioneers. He has over thirty years of experience as a writer, editor, consultant and trainer and he has traveled widely in the Muslim world, including ten years in North Africa. He is also the co-founder of the Lilias Trotter Center, which was launched in 2014 to enable thoughtful Christian engagement with Muslims. He teaches the Christian study of Islam and missiology to students at Houghton College and to practitioners living and working among Muslims globally. Don is also the editor of the missiological journal from Pioneers,