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St Francis Magazine Vol 8, No 4 | August 2012 over the years And how did we get to where we are now He proposes some key issues which call for further discussion. Mina Fouad of Alexandria School of Theology has contributed an article defending the historical continuity of the New Testament Church with that of Nicea. It has become common nowadays to hear that the Apostolic Church and the 4 th Century Church have little to do with each other, and that the 4 th Century Church had bought into Greek patterns of thought that represented a fundamental move away from the Bible. Mr. Fouad argues that this is false. Also included is an interview with Mr. C**** M*****, a veteran missionary in India. In this interview he answers my questions about his experience in helping local MBB’s engage in church planting in the villages around his city of residence, Lucknow. Finally, Azar Ajaj of Nazareth Evangelical Theological Seminary has written a timely review of Emir Rishawi’s apologetic A Struggle that Led to Conversion. Rishawi, an Egyptian Christian and ex-Muslim, took on the political thought of the Muslim Brotherhood in his book (available in both Arabic and English). Egypt’s new president was formerly a leader of the Brotherhood, so this is an opportune time to revisit Rishawi’s critique of Islamism and his defense of the Christian faith. Peace be with you, Duane Alexander Miller Nazareth Evangelical Theological Seminary Duanemiller.wordpress.com St Francis Magazine is a publication of Interserve and Arab Vision 396
St Francis Magazine Vol 8, No 4 | August 2012 BMB DISCIPLESHIP: AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE FACTORS LEADING TO DISHARMONY WITHIN THE IRANIAN CHURCHES IN THE DIASPORA Roy Oksnevad 1 1 Introduction Iranians may well be the largest ethnic group coming out of an Islamic background that has responded to the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the last thirty years. Spellman’s research indicates that there are at least “forty-five (above ground) Iranian churches that have developed around the world since the 1979 revolution” (Spellman 2004, 169). Iranian Christians International (ICI) reports that “by 2002, ICI estimated the number of Iranian Christians worldwide to be over 60,000, half being Muslim converts and the other half from various religious minorities”. 2 Operation World indicates, From only 500 Muslim-background believers in 1979, conservative estimates now suggest over 100,000 MBBs in Iran, a number rapidly increasing. Some, more optimistic, place this number as high as a million. Never since the 7th Century has the Church in Persia grown so fast as post-1979, and the most recent years are the most fruitful (Mandryk 2010, 465). Mohabat News 3 , an Iranian Christian News Agency reported, 1 Roy Oksnevad is a missionary with ReachGlobal of the Evangelical Free Church of America. He has worked with Iranians in Brussels, Belgium from 1985-1994 where he started an Iranian fellowship. He is currently Director of the Muslim Ministry Program at Wheaton College through the Billy Graham Center. Roy is writing his PhD dissertation on this topic. 2 http://www.iranchristians.org/whoarethey2.shtml (accessed April 6, 2012 112:45 AM) Iranian Christians International, Inc. 3 Mohabat New Agency, the news agency of Iranian Christians, is not affiliated with any Christian or non-Christian organizations. Mohabat News acts as a cultural and social bridge between the world community and the peoples of Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan and to better inform the worldwide Church of Jesus Christ and Christian ministries around the world about the life and the welfare of Christian minorities in these Farsi-speaking countries. St Francis Magazine is a publication of Interserve and Arab Vision 397
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