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Spiritual And Theological Foundations For A Contextual Ministry For Muslims, Andrews Mondal Jan 2025

Spiritual And Theological Foundations For A Contextual Ministry For Muslims, Andrews Mondal

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

This article explored a contextual ministry’s spiritual and theological foundation by referencing Old and New Testament passages. It emphasized the importance of faith, obedience, forgiveness, inclusivity, and spreading God’s love universally. The article discussed influential figures such as Paul, Peter, and Ellen White and their contributions to sharing the gospel and incorporating faith into everyday life. It also touched on the importance of interacting with Muslims, the transformative impact of encountering Jesus and the significance of medical ministry work in demonstrating Christ’s love.


Contextual Theology Oct 2024

Contextual Theology

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

This issue of the Journal of Adventist Mission Studies focuses on the importance of doing contextual theology.


Editorial, Bruce L. Bauer Jan 2024

Editorial, Bruce L. Bauer

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

Doing theology is really a very simple process that involves prayerful reflection as one searches for biblical principles to guide in deciding how to approach and handle everyday issues.


House Churches (Full Issue) Oct 2023

House Churches (Full Issue)

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

No abstract provided.


House Churches In The New Testament: Contextual, Theological, And Missiological Perspectives, Boubakar Sanou Oct 2023

House Churches In The New Testament: Contextual, Theological, And Missiological Perspectives, Boubakar Sanou

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

For most of the first century, private dwellings shaped the Christians’ community life. Evidence to this phenomenon is found in the Acts of the Apostles and the letters of Paul. According to Acts 2:41, the Early Church numbered more than three thousand members after Pentecost. When the synagogues became off limits to them, meeting in private homes became a practical necessity for worship, fellowship, service, and mission (Acts 2:46; 5:42). In four of Paul’s epistles, he explicitly references private homes as the gathering places for early Christians (1 Cor 16:19; Rom 16:3-5; Col 4:15; Phil 2). The epistles are better …


Ancestor Worship, Dreams, And Visions: A Problem Of Contextual Theology Among The Chewa People Of Eastern Zambia, Christopher Kabwe Mukuka Oct 2022

Ancestor Worship, Dreams, And Visions: A Problem Of Contextual Theology Among The Chewa People Of Eastern Zambia, Christopher Kabwe Mukuka

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

No abstract provided.


God Given Dreams And Visions Oct 2022

God Given Dreams And Visions

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

No abstract provided.


History Of Contextualization, Youssry Guirguis May 2020

History Of Contextualization, Youssry Guirguis

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

No abstract provided.


Insider Movements Among Muslims: Reflections On Their History, Identity, And Theology, Richard Doss Jan 2018

Insider Movements Among Muslims: Reflections On Their History, Identity, And Theology, Richard Doss

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

"The enormity of the task still facing Christian missions is almost incomprehensible. Nearly 4.1 billion people are still in need of the gospel (Johnstone 2014:65). In some ways, the task of reaching the unreached is most difficult among Muslims. With nearly 1.3 billion adherents, Islam represents a significant challenge to the spread of the gospel. Or does it? Given the complex nature of the relationship between Christianity and Islam, could it be that the inability of Christian missionaries to shed the social, cultural, and political trappings of the West and Christendom have limited the effectiveness of the gospel? Might the …


Common Denominators In Presenting The Gospel In Asia, Abner P. Dizon Jan 2014

Common Denominators In Presenting The Gospel In Asia, Abner P. Dizon

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

No abstract provided.


The Gospel And Australian Culture (Part 2), Peter Roennfeldt Jan 2011

The Gospel And Australian Culture (Part 2), Peter Roennfeldt

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

No abstract provided.


The Gospel And Australian Culture, Part 1, Peter Roennfeldt Jan 2010

The Gospel And Australian Culture, Part 1, Peter Roennfeldt

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

No abstract provided.


God Speaks In The Heart Language, Gideon Petersen Jan 2009

God Speaks In The Heart Language, Gideon Petersen

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

No abstract provided.


A Call To Walk A Different Path, V. S. C. Jan 2008

A Call To Walk A Different Path, V. S. C.

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

No abstract provided.


The Peripheral Church Of Postmodernity, Jim Park Jan 2006

The Peripheral Church Of Postmodernity, Jim Park

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

No abstract provided.