Radical Conversations

According to a 2009 study conducted by the Pew Research Center, about one in four people on the planet is Muslim. It’s time we learn to share the most important aspect of our lives — our faith — with one another in a way that is honoring, loving, and fruitful.

This video is a recording of Sura Al-Fatiha 1:1-7 from the Qur’an, in which the single and central prayer request is “God, guide us to the straight path.” These are some of the most well-known and oft-recited verses in the Qur’an, and we believe it’s time to come together and radically transform the conversation about God’s Straight Path.

 

Jesus and the Qur’an

Does the idea of having a conversation about Jesus with your Muslim neighbor make you nervous? How do we get past the unnecessary stumbling blocks and misconceptions we might have and focus the conversation on Jesus?

Jesus and the Qur’an will invite you, through an examination on the teachings of Jesus, to reconsider the message of Good News. It will challenge you, through interactive exercises and training, to enhance your understanding of a Muslim perspective on the world. And, it will encourage you, through stories of lessons learned from personal experiences, to begin respectful, engaging dialog with your Muslim neighbors — next door, across town, or overseas.

 

Muslim Followers of Christ

This video contains the fascinating testimony of two Muslims who follow Jesus. 

For more information, check out the Christianity Today International and the Lausanne Movement jointly published special series called ‘The Global Conversation’

 

What a Difference a Paradigm Shift Makes

 

How Can We Talk about the Mystery of God’s Nature?

Books

It is a good rule after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between.

C.S. Lewis

  • Speaking of Jesus by Carl Medearis

    • ISBN 1434702103

    • Reminder of the heart of the matter: Jesus

  • The Unshakable Kingdom and the Unchanging Person by E. Stanley Jones

    • ISBN 0-9645858-4-7

    • Understanding the Kingdom of God as Jesus preached it

  • Miraculous Movements by Jerry Trousdale

    • ISBN 141854728X

    • True stories of amazing changes taking place everywhere

  • A Muslim Heart by Ed Hoskins

    • ISBN 0-9672480-6-X

    • Hints for ministering to the Muslim heart

  • Building Bridges by Fouad Elias Accad

    • ISBN 0-89109-795-3

    • Building bridges for sharing Christ with Muslims

  • Muslims, Christians, and Jesus by Carl Medearis

    • ISBN 978-0-7642-0567-5

    • Intro to Islam and how to reach out in love to Muslims

  • Honor and Shame by Roland Muller

    • ISBN 0738843164

    • Introduces honor, shame, and fear-based cultures

  • The Many Faces of Islam by Nabeel Jabbour

    • ISBN 1-58926-058-9

    • An overview of Islam

  • The Crescent through the Eyes of the Cross by Nabeel Jabbour

    • ISBN 978-1-60006-195-0

    • Toward understanding the mindset of Muslims

  • Arabs in the Shadow of Ishmael by Tony Maalouf

    • ISBN 0-8254-3184-0

    • Biblical promises for Ishmael

  • Whose Promised Land? by Colin Chapman

    • ISBN 0-85648-956-5

    • Biblical and modern treatment of the Palestine-Israel issue

  • The Koran (translated by N.J. Dawood)

    • Penguin, ISBN 0-14-044-052-6

  • The Holy Injil (Matthew) by International Bible Society

    • A translation comprehensible to Muslims

  • Miniskirts, Mothers, and Muslims by Christine Mallouhi

    • ISBN 1854246623

    • Hints for women ministering to Muslim women

  • A Deadly Misunderstanding by Mark Siljander

    • ISBN 0997625309

    • Jesus as the key to building bridges with Muslims

  • Waging Peace on Islam by Christine Mallouhi

    • ISBN 0830823042

    • Hints for peacefully ministering to Muslims

  • 30 Days Prayer Focus (yearly) available through WorldChristian.com

    • 1-800-WCN-NEWS

    • Useful for personal or church prayer focus

  • Understanding the Koran by Mateen Elass

    • ISBN 0-310-24812-4

    • A basic primer

  • Blessed Feast by Suleyman Romain

    • ISBN 793573710765

    • Good News for Muslims in a way that can be understood

  • The Gospel of the Kingdom by George Eldon Ladd

    • ISBN 0-8028-1280-5

    • Practical study of the Kingdom, based on key Bible passages

  • Pilgrims of Christ on the M’s Road by Paul-Gordon Chandler

    • ISBN 074256603X

    • Examples of sharing the Good News from life of a Syrian novelist