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- Understanding Islam
- Through History, Theology and Daily Practice
- 2nd Edition, 2012
While there are many new books on Islam appearing in the marketplace,
this book is unique in several ways. The author is well acquainted
with Islam, both from an academic as well as first hand experience,
and he writes with an evangelical audience in mind. From the
beginning, this book was designed as a comprehensive textbook
for an introductory course to the study of Islam.
Understanding Islam contains twenty lesson and sixty seven
thought provoking questions for discussion. This book seeks to
explain Islam in three distinct ways: First through its early
history, second through Islamic theology, and last, through the
daily life and worldview of Muslims everywhere. This book is
currently in use in several different schools and and languages
around the world.
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- The Messenger, The Message &
the Community
- Three Critical Issues for the Cross-Cultural Church-Planter
2nd Edition, 2010
Roland Muller's first edition quickly sold out as Christian
workers around the world snapped up copies. This book includes
large parts of the out-of-print books Honor & Shame and
also Tools for Muslim Evangelism, plus much more. Muller
begins by looking at what it takes to be accepted as a 'messenger'
with something of value to say. He then moves on to look at the
gospel message that we share, and ends up examining the community
of believers that we want to gather. This book includes a frank
look at shame- based cultures, and also the importance of building
a sense of community into a new group of believers. Several chapters
have been totally re-edited in this new edition. There are over
300 study questions for thought and discussion. This book is
required reading for a number of college courses as well as many
missionary agencies.
320 pages, 15.2 x 22.8 x 2.2 cm (approx 9
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Missionary Leadership
by Motivation and Communication
by Roland Muller
223 pages
- Published 2004
- Available as an e-book
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How does one go about leading a team
of missionary volunteers, drawn from a variety of cultures and
denominations? In his new book, Roland Muller examines the differences
between secular and biblical leadership, focusing in on the two
main aspects of leading multi-cultural volunteer teams: motivation
and communication. This book includes a wealth of resources,
worksheets, and more. It is illustrated with cartoons drawn by
Jon Clime. A must for every missionary leader. |
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Missions:
The Next Generation
by Roland Muller
94 pages
- Published 2003
- Available as an e-book
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What will the missionary movement look
like in the near future? Muller takes a look at the kind of organization
that the next generations are looking for. Are evangelical missionary
organizations ready for the next generation? Is it possible to
pour new wine into old wineskins? Roland Muller surveys the younger
generations and takes a look at some of the new and radical organizations
that are emerging. Will these be the patterns for new missionary
organizations, serving a new generation of young people? This
book promises you probing questions and challenging answers. |
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- Honor and Shame,
Unlocking the Door
by Roland Muller
- 121 pages
- Published 2001
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The original book is out of print. This
is a copy of the 2010 second edition. Roland Muller introduces
the concepts of guilt, fear and shame based cultures, showing
their development over the years, and their influence on our
understanding of the gospel message. Muller examines the way
we traditionally present the gospel, and the difficulties this
poses for those from a shame/honor background. A case study based
on the Muslim cultures of the Middle East follows, where he examines
Islam in the light of shame and honor. In conclusion Roland Muller
presents us with the three-fold message of the gospel which is
understandable in whatever cultural setting we may work in. This
book is included in Muller's later book: MMC. |
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- Tools for Muslim Evangelism
by Roland Muller
- 216 pages
Published 2000
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This is a copy of the original 1999 version,
and is included here for reference. Most of this material is
included in MMC above. Just as every craftsman has his toolbox,
evangelists should also have a box of tools ready for use when
trying to explain the gospel to Muslims. Roland Muller introduces
us to some of the tools and techniques used by successful evangelists
in the Middle East. He also introduces us to the concept of 'teacher
based evangelism' and demonstrates how it can be used in conjunction
with or in place of friendship evangelism. This book is rich
in resources and practical wisdom drawn from many sources. The
appendices include the Discover Lessons by Abdalla H., Literary
and Audio-Visual Resources for Christians Sharing with Muslims
by Ernest Hahn, excerpts from the digital resource 'Ministry
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BELOW: OTHER
BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY ROLAND MULLER
- KEYS
- Unlocking the Gospel for Muslims
- By Colin Bearup, 2009
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- A teach yourself guide to unlocking the gospel
for Muslims. This is a very practical teach-yourself guide to
opening up the Gospel for Muslims. It is about giving our Muslim
friends exposure to Jesus rather than defeating them in argument.
Drawing on over 25 years of experience, Colin Bearup looks at
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- * Handling questions and objections
* Telling and applying stories
* Reading scripture together
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- Using studies in Matthew's Gospel as an example,
KEYS enables you to go beyond a few favorite passages and use
scripture effectively.
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learn more.
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Recommended by Roland
Muller
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- Kerygma : The Missionary Game
- A Print and Play Game
This game simulates the life of an evangelical cross-cultural
missionary. You will receive a call to the mission field, join
a mission agency, and start on deputation. Once you have sufficient
resources, you can proceed to the field and start language school.
You decide how much language study you need before you move on
and help your team with evangelism and church planting. Players
race against other players. The goal of the game is to build
five believer groups, five national churches, a denominational
structure, and finally, for the new denomination to start sending
their own missionaries. The first player/team to place a marker
on their Mission Advance square wins the game.
This game was developed by Roland Muller and friends as a
teaching tool. It is effective for both teaching new missionaries,
as well as introducing church-members to the complexities of
the missionary life. If you are a missionary, invite the missions
committee over to your home for a meal and a board game. Be sure
to provide plenty of time for the game, as it usually takes several
hours for the uninitiated to play the first time.
This is also a great game for new MKs, to introduce them to
the complexities of the missionary situation their parents face.
Suitable for ages 12 and up. Requires movers, and dice. Download
the color PDF file now for only $5, print it out on your
computer' printer, and start to play. If you really like the
game, you can either glue the paper to card-stock, or print on
a laser printer directly onto card-stock.
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- Qur'anic Geography
By Dan Gibson
ISBN: 978-0-9733642-8-6
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- Qur'anic Geography
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New exciting finds demonstrate that Islam's
original holy city was in northern Arabia at the city of Petra!
Gibson claims that the prophet Muhammad and the four "rightly
guided chaliphs" that followed him never visited the present
day city of Mecca. He claims that during the second Islamic civil
war (66 AH) the Ka'ba was destroyed and the Black Rock was moved
into Arabia for safe keeping. You will be amazed at the archeological,
historical and literary evidence that support this theory. But
there is much more to this book, as it examines all of the geographical
references in the Qur'an including the people of 'Ad, Thamud,
and Midian. Easy to read, fully referenced, and filled with illustrations.
This is a must for anyone interested in Islamic history. Visit Search for Mecca.com
to learn more.
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Chrislam: How Missionaries
Are Promoting an Islamized Gospel
Edited by Joshua Lingel, Jeff Morton and Bill Nikides
$25.00
Are there missionaries who promote converts from Islam remaining
in Islam? Is Islam the primary identity for a new believer and
how does this identity interface with one's deliverance from
a false religion? Which rituals and phenomena of Islam may be
given new meaning by converts? Is the Gospel of Jesus being Islamized
by Western missionaries? This anthology of twenty-five essays
approaches the various questions of the "insider movements"
that are being raised within the mission community. Offering
not only a critique of the problematic issues of IM and it's
proponents, Chrislam also provides a necessary corrective in
the areas of theology, exegesis, translation, missiology and
a theology of religions. The authors include converts from Islam,
practicing missionaries, pastors, missiologists, Bible translators,
professors of Islamic studies, biblical studies, and systematic
theology. This multi-faceted approach to a serious problem in
missions is a much needed manual for the church as she thinks
through the ramifications of supporting "insiders"
and the proponents of IM. Click
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- Master Plan
- Biblical Foundations for Christian
Living
- By Brian Woodford
- Recommended by Roland
Muller
- Copyright 2007, Published by Eastwest College of
Intercultural Studies,
- 234 pages 15 cm x 22.5 cm. (6 x 9 ")
Master Plan
has been written to provide a comprehensive working agenda for
anyone seeking to lay biblical foundations for the church. Using
over 100 New Testament images, the author describes the nature
and function of the church in terms of 24 universal principles.
Although written primarily as a resource for cross-cultural church
planters, the biblical teaching also provides the curriculum
needed to bring believers in any culture to spiritual maturity.
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| Roland Muller
is known for his practical seminars on cross-cultural church-planting.
Utilizing more than 30 years of missionary experience he speaks
to his audience as a practitioner to practitioners. His writings
on shame-base cultures have pioneered new thinking and strategies
that are being used across the 10/40 Window. Reviews of his books
have appeared in several places, including the Evangelical Missions
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