Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Ministering to Muslims



Ministry to cultures other than our own can sometimes seem a bit daunting. A resource from the UK has recently become available to help churches and individuals to minister more effectively to the Muslim community.

Friendship First is a six-week DVD course produced by Interserve, a Christian missionary organisation.

The Rev John Bales, senior minister at Greenacre, has years of experience working with Muslims in Pakistan and understands the complexities.

“Islam has been in opposition to Christianity since the beginning,” he said. “There are lots of things we agree on but it is the important things we disagree on. We can sometimes have a fear of Muslims… but we can’t be afraid of them. We need to get over that hurdle to share the gospel with them.” Read more

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