How should Christians think about evangelism among Muslims? This episode explores faithful gospel witness, contextualization, discipleship, and the hope of Christ in hard places.

Topics Discussed

01:03 – Sharing Christ with Muslim Neighbors
Why spiritual conversations can come easily—and why communicating the need for a Savior can be difficult.

03:03 – Talking About the Trinity and the Deity of Christ
How to engage Muslim objections without avoiding difficult doctrines or getting trapped in endless debates.

06:12 – Where Gospel Conversations Happen
Banks, cafés, parks, homes, and ordinary life as natural on-ramps for conversations about Christ.

08:00 – Common Muslim Objections to Christianity
The Trinity, the reliability of Scripture, the deity of Christ, and learning to distinguish genuine questions from rehearsed objections.

11:00 – Contextualization Without Compromise
Why faithful contextualization should make the biblical message clearer rather than changing the message itself.

12:08 – Muslim Idiom Translations
Concerns about removing or altering biblical language—particularly references to God as Father and Jesus as Son—in an effort to reduce Muslim offense.

14:47 – Counting the Cost of Following Christ
What discipleship looks like when conversion may mean losing family, employment, security, or even facing threats to one’s life.

18:21 – Clinging to the Promises of Scripture
How the promises of God sustain converts—and those discipling them—when following Christ comes at tremendous cost.

19:10 – Biblical Theology for Muslim Evangelism
Why a biblical understanding of sin, sacrifice, atonement, and God’s holiness is essential, and how Hebrews can help explain the necessity of Christ’s work.

22:00 – Planting Churches Among Muslim-Background Believers
Considering security, visibility, existing churches, and the reconciling power of bringing believers from different backgrounds together in one body.

24:00 – Persecution, Visibility, and Christian Courage
Why missionaries and local believers should pursue wisdom without allowing fear to determine their ecclesiology or witness.

26:12 – Giving New Believers a New Family
The importance of quickly connecting converts with brothers and sisters in Christ rather than leaving them isolated.

27:30 – What Faithful Muslim Evangelism Looks Like
Opening the Bible, welcoming people into the life of a healthy church, proclaiming Christ clearly, and refusing to let security concerns silence the gospel.

32:13 – Younger Muslims and New Gospel Opportunities
How discontentment with Islam, life at home, and idealized images of the West may create opportunities for conversations about deeper longings.

35:11 – Persevering When the Work Is Slow
Planting, watering, praying, and patiently trusting God to produce growth rather than measuring faithfulness by visible results.

39:15 – Recommended Resources
Books and tools for Christians who want to understand Islam and become better equipped to share the gospel with Muslim friends.

Recommended Resources

40 Questions About Islam by Matthew Bennett
Reaching Your Muslim Neighbor with the Gospel by A. S. Ibrahim
The Quran with Christian Commentary by Gordon Nickel
Islam and the Bible: Questioning Muslim Idiom Translations edited by Ayman S. Ibrahim and Ant Greenham
Engaging with Islam by Samuel Green