Seven Themes of Fruitfulness

February 13, 2014 Laurie 0

Adams, Eric, Don Allen, and Bob Fish. “Seven Themes of Fruitfulness.” International Journal of Frontier Missiology 26, no. 2 (2009):75-81. How do we cooperate with the Father in the process of establishing communities of Jesus’ followers in the Muslim world? […]

Meeting the Saviour through the Quran

February 13, 2014 Laurie 0

Soon after arriving in the Middle East, an English teacher invites his students to holy book studies – with dramatic results. Just six weeks after he left his Western homeland to move to the Middle East, Abu Roo found himself […]

Not a Foreign Message

February 12, 2014 Laurie 0

Does it matter what language you use? Nabil reclined on a mattress on the floor with his mother and his six-year-old nephew, Ahmed. Nabil was trying to make funny faces to lighten their mood, to counteract the gloom that spilled […]

Introducing Fruitful Practice and Reflective Practice

February 12, 2014 Laurie 0

This talk by Eric Adams introduces fruitful practices and reflective practices. It is a companion to the more detailed talks on fruitful practices and on reflecting together. Together, these describe the work of the Fruitful Practice Research team. This talk […]

Desperate Enough to Pray

February 12, 2014 Laurie 0

What can you do when nothing happens? “Father, move on Abu Yusuf! Grant him a sign to confrm who Jesus is.” On the roof of the house where he lived with a local family, Owen Campbell called out all night […]

Uncle, Is It True?

February 12, 2014 Laurie 0

A young man visits his uncle in the city to find out whether he can believe the stories he’s heard about Jesus the Messiah. The young man walked down the dusty street of the market, looking self-conscious dressed in robes […]