Religions

Global Gates interviewed missionary Nik Ripken, who is the author of “The Insanity of God.” The contents from the interview were crafted into a multi-part series of articles titled “Nik Ripken, Muslim Background Believers, and the West.” We believe this series is a helpful resource that God can use to equip the American church in…

In communist China the government is the primary persecutor of Christians. In Islam, however, the family members of Muslim background believers are the chief persecutors. Author and missionary Nik Ripken said unless we reach the entire family for Jesus, then there is not much hope for a single believer to thrive in that context. “If…

It is important to follow a proven model for discipleship and multiplication. This is true for work with Muslim background believers and ministry in the heart of Islam. Western Christian workers in the Muslim world must learn the language and culture of their focused people group. Author and missionary Nik Ripken said persecution caused by…

“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…

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)….

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…

“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…

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…