Religions and mission in the Arab world
SEPTEMBER 2008: Vivienne Stacey

This issue of our magazine is fully focused on Ms Vivienne Stacey, a lifelong missionary in the Muslim World. You will find her major writings in this issue on our frontpage. If you click the button Vivienne Stacey you find many other articles by her hand; we will continue to upload new articles there, so keep coming back!

This week we received the news that our sister Shirley Madany has passed away; her husband, Rev. Bassam Madany, regularly contributes to our magazine. We wish him comfort of God in the certainty that his beloved wife is now with our Lord. Let us pray for Bassam.

We have also made dozens of articles by Bassam and Shirley Madany available in the past weeks. Under the button Madany's you find them.

Please let us know how we can improve St Francis Magazine so that it serves your needs in mission in the Arab World!

Rev Dr John Stringer
 

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JUNE 2008: New mission book

With a carefully suppressed modicum of pride I can present the first book with articles that have first appeared here on our webzine. The book is titled Doing Mission in the Arab World. It is the first in the Grassroots series of Interserve.

You are used to reading our articles online, but in case you like something on the bookshelves as well (like I do, to the dismay of my family members...) contact your nearest Interserve office; their addresses can be found HERE.

In this new edition of StFrancisMagazine we have a variety of articles, so that there is a fair chance that there will be something really useful for you:

What does the Qur’an teach about Jihad? (Barry Peters)
How did the Qur’an actually come about historically? (Phil Bourne)
What is that Arabic language of the Qur’an? (Jos M. Strengholt)
Mission cannot do without sacraments and creeds (Abu Daoud)
We must dialogue with Muslims (Colin Chapman)
The Sign of Jonah as a challenge to the Arab Church (Duane A. Miller)
Christian theological libraries in the Arab World (John Stringer)

Enjoy the reading, and let us know what you think.

Rev Dr John Stringer
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Interpersonal Conflict Management Styles of Jordanian Managers

Kamil Kozan wrote this very useful paper on interpersonal conflict management among Jordanian managers. This gives useful insight in Arab society, Download this article HERE.
 
Guidelines for Funding Ministries in the Muslim World

Earlier this year, a paper was created about best practice in the funding of indigenous ministry by Western missions in the Muslim World. It was produced by the Muslim World Forum (MWF) of Global Connections (GC). GC is a UK network of mission agencies, churches, colleges and service agencies with a passion for the world for missions. Download the paper here.
 
Changing Family Values in the Arab World

I came across an interesting paper about changing patterns in marriage in the Arab World. This is good reading for getting a better grasp of social life in the Arab World. You find the paper HERE.