Good Neighbors and Effective Inviters

 

Tim Keller:

How do Christians relate to Muslims when we live side by side in the same society? How can Christians be at the very same time a) good neighbors, seeking their good whether they convert or not, and still b) attractively and effectively invite Muslims to consider the gospel?

These are the two questions behind the project I'm developing for April called "The Neighboring Faiths Interviews."  And these two questions aren't just in relation to Muslims but also in relation to Jews, Hindus, and Buddhists who are our neighbors and coworkers. We want to be (a) good neighbors and (b) attractive and effective  at inviting them to consider the gospel.

Find out more about the Neighboring Faiths Interviews here.

By the way, Tim Keller's question about relating to Muslims comes from his blog post, "The Big Issues Facing the Western Church." He outlines five "big issues"--

1. The opportunity for extensive culture-making in the U.S.

2. The rise of Islam.

3. The new non-western Global Christianity.

4. The growing cultural remoteness of the gospel.

5. The end of prosperity?

It would be worth your while to review his brief post.