C1 - C6 Contextulization

Through my study of Islam, one of my biggest questions has been 'How can we get more Muslims to come and follow Jesus?' I have come to the realization that while there is plenty we can do to plant seeds, only God can make them grow. What I find interesting is the plant that grows after the seed has been planted.

Below is a table from
Evangelical Missions Quarterly showing a different kind of disciples that what is normally thought as traditional. Some might argue that C5-6 are syncronistic, but I find the variation on 'traditional' Christianity not only acceptable, but exciting and challenging.

I love hearing stories about how Muslims are coming to know Isa (Jesus) through reading the Qur'an, or through traditional Islamic beliefs and practices.

The brothers and sisters in the C5-6 catagories are modeling what Paul says in 1 Corinthians 9.22:

To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some.

By staying in their Islamic communities, and continuing to practice the cultural norms, they open many doors that would otherwise be closed if they allowed themselves to undergo 'Christianiazation', they would not only be percieved at heretical, but as Western sycophants.

Anyway, just thought I would share some thoughts... Keep praying for more workers in the Muslim harvest field, and that God would continue His great work in the Islamic world.