Nik Ripken, Muslim Background Believers, and the West: “Intentionally Engaging Muslims with Gospel Purpose” (Part Four of Six)
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Nik Ripken, Muslim Background Believers, and the West: “Intentionally Engaging Muslims with Gospel Purpose” (Part Four of Six)

“Assalamu Alaykum” means “Peace be upon you,” and “Walaikum Salaam” means “And unto you peace.” This exchange is the common Arabic greeting and response throughout the Muslim world. It’s an easy way for western Christians to begin building rapport with Muslims. When author and missionary Nik Ripken is in a Muslim country for the first…

Join Us in Praying for the Mandinka of New York City
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Join Us in Praying for the Mandinka of New York City

The Mandinka come from West Africa. Most are from the Gambia, but they also have a significant population in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Benin, Ghana, Great Britain, and the United States. According to the UPG Priority Matrix, there’s about 5,000 Mandinka Muslims in NYC without any believers or relevant churches among them. So as a starting point…

Nik Ripken, Muslim Background Believers, and the West: “Do Not Fear” (Part Three of Six)
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Nik Ripken, Muslim Background Believers, and the West: “Do Not Fear” (Part Three of Six)

Fear can be a liar. It can deceive us when we don’t guard our hearts with vigilance (Pr. 4:23) and cast our cares on the One who cares for us (1 Pt. 5:7). Satan, the father of lies (Jn. 8:44), preys on fear. But God’s Word says perfect love casts out fear (1 Jn. 4:18)….

Nik Ripken, Muslim Background Believers, and the West: “The Pearl of Great Price or a Bucket of Pearls?” (Part Two of Six)
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Nik Ripken, Muslim Background Believers, and the West: “The Pearl of Great Price or a Bucket of Pearls?” (Part Two of Six)

As we learned from Nik Ripken, Muslim Background Believers, and the West: “Should Christians Pray for Persecution to Stop?” (Part One of Six), Christians in the western world are often praying for persecution around the globe to end without asking for God’s will to be done. Ripken, an author and missionary, also warned that Satan…

Join Us in Prayer for Persian Jews
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Join Us in Prayer for Persian Jews

There are two main Jewish groups from Iran: Mashadi and Tehrani Persian Jews. Some of the largest populations of them in the world are in New York and Los Angeles, respectively. Mashadi Jews faced harsh persecution in the last 150 years of Iranian history. Forced to “convert” to Islam, they privately practiced their Judaism in…

Nik Ripken, Muslim Background Believers, and the West: “Should Christians Pray for Persecution to Stop?” (Part One of Six)
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Nik Ripken, Muslim Background Believers, and the West: “Should Christians Pray for Persecution to Stop?” (Part One of Six)

“The church must stop doing what it’s doing. The church continues to pray for persecution to stop, but the only way God can answer that prayer is to stop people from coming to Christ.” Nik Ripken, a veteran missionary and author of The Insanity of God among other resources, said these words to me after…

Series Preview: “Nik Ripken, Muslim Background Believers, and the West”
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Series Preview: “Nik Ripken, Muslim Background Believers, and the West”

Persecution is normal for many Christians around the world. This is especially true for Muslim background believers living in countries where Islam is the main religion and the system of rules and laws prohibit the practice of Christianity and evangelism. Nik Ripken, a veteran missionary and author of the “The Insanity of God,” wants us…

Join Us in Prayer for the Soninke People
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Join Us in Prayer for the Soninke People

The Soninke have a substantial presence in New York City and Cincinnati. Many of them come from the country of Mali. There might be only one Soninke church in the world (and Islamic militant activity in the area prevents Christians from frequently meeting). Join us in prayer today for the 20,000 that live in North…