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On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Dr. Ibrahim about some of the most significant barriers to evangelism with Muslims, the first steps of developing a genuine loving friendship with Muslims, and his new book, Reaching Your Muslim Neighbor for the Gospel (Crossway, 2022).
What you’ll hear in this episode
- Some of the most significant barriers to evangelism with Muslims.
- Distinguishing Islam from Muslims.
- The major theological misconceptions that Muslims have about Christianity and the significance of that.
- One of Dr. Ibrahim’s favorite stories of a Muslim coming to Christ.
- Why reading the Bible with Muslims is important and some good stories to share with them.
- One of the first steps toward developing a genuine loving friendship with a Muslim.
About Our Guest
A.S. Ibrahim (PhD, University of Haifa; PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is a professor of Islamic studies and the director of the Jenkins Center for the Christian Understanding of Islam at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of Conversion to Islam and Basics of Arabic.
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Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.
Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah, and lives in beautiful Southern Oregon. He is a writer, editor, and speaker who loves Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology.
Dave serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries and the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine. He is the Host and Producer of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast and a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word.
He is the author of The War of Worldviews: Truth, Lies, and the Battle for the Christian Mind (Theology for Life, 2026), Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021).
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When he is not engaged in ministry work, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife, going to movies, sharing a meal at a favorite restaurant, or playing a round of golf with friends. He is also a voracious reader, particularly of Reformed theology and the Puritans, and is often found working through a stack of new books from a wide range of Christian publishers.
Dave earned his M.A.R. and M.Div. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
