Date First Published:
2018
Resource Type:
Article
Topics / Themes:
Conversion, Discipleship
Overview:
The article briefly touches on dreams and visions in the disciple-making process.
Content:
In 2007, Dudley Woodberry and others published a study that recounted interviews with 750
former Muslims who had converted to evangelical Christianity. Many of the reasons they gave
for their conversion would be expected—the love of God, a changing view of the Bible, and an
attraction to Christians who loved others. But one reason might come as a surprise: the
experience of a dream they believed to be from God. These study results aren’t isolated. Mission Frontiers magazine has reported that out of 600 Muslim converts, 25 percent experienced a dream that led to their conversion. The great missionary Lillias Trotter also reported dreams that drove Muslims to Christ. But what should we say about the role of dreams and visions in hearing and believing the gospel?
Academic Discipline
Missiology
Academic Framework
Research Method
Qualitative Approach (General)