BMB Discipleship: An Investigation into the Factors Leading to Disharmony within the Iranian Churches in the Diaspora

The purpose of this paper is to initially investigate, describe and explore the nature of these conflicts and examine the factors that lead to tensions within the nascent Iranian Christian churches. The research question which will be investigated is: What promotes disharmony in Iranian churches or fellowships living in the Diaspora? Cultural characteristics and values found in Iran and Islamic societies make up part of the context into which the new faith is
birthed. Power structures, interpersonal communication, trust, and conflict resolution will be areas of cultural context that will be examined. But first, a summary of my methodology will be presented, and then some historical and political background without which Iranian Christianity cannot be understood.