Discipling Muslim Insiders: A Working Framework

The Christian church struggles with the discipleship of believers in Christ from a Muslim background. Muslims, who turn to Jesus Christ as their Savior, also find it hard to become part of a church community. In spite of these challenges, the command to disciple people of all nations and cultures is still valid. This paper focuses on the Insider Discipleship of Muslims practiced within the evangelical mission enterprise. The practice of discipling Muslims within their own cultural contexts elicits mixed reactions from theologians and missiologists. However, regardless of how this debate plays out, the Holy Spirit is working in the Muslim community, moving the hearts of men and women to Christ. Therefore, the spiritual nurture and discipleship of Muslims that come to faith in Jesus is a work that urgently needs to be done. This article argues that discipling Insiders is a valid part of ministry to Muslims today. The author will present case studies of real situations and draw questions from these incidents to guide my thinking in this paper.