Effective Discipling in Muslim Communities – Scripture, History and Seasoned Practices

Don Little (DMin, Gordon-Conwell) serves as Islamic missiologist for Pioneers. He is also the co-founder of the Lilias Trotter Center, which was launched in 2014 to enable thoughtful Christian engagement with Muslims. He teaches the Christian study of Islam and missiology to students at Houghton College and to practitioners living and working among Muslims globally. Little is also the editor of Pioneers' missiological journal SEEDBED: Practitioners in Conversation.

Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Quest for Deeper Understanding of Discipleship and the Need for Seasoned Discipling Practices



Part I: Biblical, Historical and Missiological Foundations for Discipling Believers from Muslim Backgrounds (BMBs)


1. Genuine Conversion to Christ forms the Basis for Lifelong Discipleship

2. Paul?s Understanding of Discipleship and Spiritual Growth

3. Discipleship from Christ to the Early Church in Luke-Acts

4. Contemporary Western Evangelical Approaches to Discipleship

5. Historical Understandings of Spiritual Formation in the Church

6. Contextualization and Discipleship Within Muslim Communities

7. The Goals, Processes, Roles and Stages in Discipling BMBs

8. The Living Pyramid of Relational Communal Discipling of BMBs



Part II: Seasoned Practices in Discipling BMBs


9. The Biggest Obstacles to Effective BMB Discipleship

10. Negotiating a New Identity in Christ Within Muslim Communities

11. Discipling BMBs in and Through Persecution

12. Discipling in the Face of Demonic Oppression and Attack

13. Understanding and Handling Money Well in Discipling BMBs

14. Discipling Believing Families in Muslim Communities

15. Suitable Roles for Expatriate Disciplers

Conclusion: Helping Believers and Churches Thrive in Muslim Communities



Appendix A: The Demographics and Design of the Research Conducted in 2007 in the Arab World on BMB Discipleship

Appendix B: Questions Asked During the Interviews

Appendix C: Supplementary Tables Giving Further Information

Appendix D: Navigating Between Two Identities

Appendix E: What About Witnessing Among the Sioux?

Works Cited

Author Index

Subject Index

Scripture Index