Religions and mission in the Arab world
FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK

Dear friends

As Christians, we believe in one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. When talking about the Trinity with other Christians, I have regularly detected a certain fatigue about the issue - as if it is problematic!

Well, maybe it is problematic, but could that be our own fault? The idea that we might have to think and study in order to comprehend even a fraction of who God is, seems hard to many Christians. In our cultures, we want everything easy, and we want it preferably now. Why would we expect truth about the very being of God to be easy to know and comprehend?

The articles in this issue 6:3 (June 2010) of St Francis Magazine have renewed my enthusiasm for our great God! Most of the articles are related to Trinitarian matters. You will enjoy reading them, I believe. And they might help you communicate this great Gospel to your Muslim friends.

I have often heard and read that we should avoid talking about the Trinity with Muslims as long as possible – as if we have to avoid the most beautiful part of our Christian faith! And as if Muslims do not know we believe in a Trinity.

The next issue, the one of August 2010, will focus on concepts related to community and mission in the Arab World. If you like to submit your article on issues like koinonia and ummah and how they relate to our mission work, please contact me as soon as possible! May our one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, be with us all.

John Stringer
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2009
Strengths and weaknesses of the Brazilian mission movement Delnia Bastos
An Australian perspective on problems of recruitment for the Arab World David Wright
The rationale for Business-as-Mission in the Arab World Peter Shaukat
Recruitment and placement of tentmakers in the Arabian Peninsula Taylor Smythe
View on security of mission personnel in the Muslim World Taylor Smythe et alia
CMS on problems of recruiting people for the Arab World Tanas al-Qassis
Kevin Higgins defends the Insider Movement against criticism of Bill Nikides and Phil Kevin Higgins
Rick Brown responds to criticism of Bible translations aimed at Muslim audiences Rick Brown et alia
Is the Allah of Islam the same as God in the Bible? John Span
John Span responds to Abdul Asad: No to C5 John Span
Measuring the spiritual health of congregations of MBBs Timothy Herald
Chris discusses rules for contextualization Chris
Jacob DuPlooy argues the case for not being focused on the visa, but on the command of Christ Jacob DuPlooy
Book Review of Phyllis Tickle, The Great Emergence: How Christianity is Changing and Why Phil Bourne
Comments on the Insider Movement Mazhar Mallouhi
A response to Jay Smith's Criticisms of Common Ground and of 'True Meaning' Al Kalima
Observations and Reactions to Christians involved in a new Approach to Mission Revd. Edward Ayub
Jesus the Ultimate Insider? John Span
The new Christians of North Africa and the Insider Movement Revd. Bassam M.Madany
Summary of the Contextualization Debate Phil Bourne
The Conversion Narrative Of Samira: From Shi'a Islam to Mary Duane Miller
Observations on Abuna Zakaria Botros (and a Book Review) Abu Daoud
Complete Issue of St Francis Magazine 5:5 (October 2009) Revd. Dr. John Stringer
Moving on from the C1-C6 Spectrum Roger L. Dixon
An Assessment of the Insider Movement Principle Paradigms Jay Smith
Report on the Common Ground Consultants Meeting John and Anne Span
Inside What? Church, Culture, Religion and Insider Movements in Biblical Perspective Kevin Higgins
Bill Nikides Responds to Inside What? of Kevin Higgins Bill Nikides
Phil Responds to Inisde What? of Kevin Higgins Phil
The Insider Movement as a strategy for evangelizing Muslims William Steele
Rethinking the Insider Movement Debate: Global Historical Insights Abdul Asad
A Few Thoughts made while Crossing a Minefield Basil Grafas
Book review by Callum Johnson of From Seed to Fruit (Dudley Woodberry) Callum Johnson
Complete St Francis Magazine 5:4 (August 2009) Editor John Stringer
Reappropriation: an accomodationist hermeneutic of Islamic Christianity Duane Miller
Take up and read: Kenneth Cragg's call for Muslims to engage the Biblical Christ J Scott Bridger
Reflections on the concept of creation in Muhyi' ad-Din ibn al-'Arabi Phil Bourne
Butrus al-Bustani and the American missionaries Joey Shaw
The Qur'anic view of patterns in history John Stringer
Cracks in the foundation of Islam? Duane Miller
The complete St Francis Magazine 5:3 (June 2009) Rev Dr John Stringer (editor)
Discipling and Training Muslims Background Believers (MBBs): Part 2 Edward Evans
Case Studies in Discipleship of Believers with a Muslim Background (MBBs). Four authors
Discipling Arab Women Sarang Kim
Discipling Middle Eastern Believers Dr Ray Register
Discipling Nations: Imitating Jesus' Goal and Methods Abdul Asad
Discipleship in the Eyes of the Coptic-Orthodox Church Coptic patriarch Shenouda III
Mission and Sacrament III Abu Daoud
Magic and Redemption Brent Neely
Reconciliation among the Bedouin Sarang Kim
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