Chapter Twelve: Ideological Terrorism. The Status of Ideological Terrorism.
IDEOLOGICAL CHALLENGE
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IDEOLOGICAL IDEOLOGICAL CHALLENGECHALLENGETWGCS 2012 - BALI, INDONESIATWGCS 2012 - BALI, INDONESIA
Growth of Islam
1.6 BILLION
230 MILLION
100 YEARS
DOUBLED IN OUR LIFETIME
800 MILLION
IDEOLOGICAL CHALLENGETWGCS 2012
In the next 9 years
Christians Muslims
2 BILLION
1.1 BILLION
Ideological ChallengeIdeological ChallengeTWGCS 2012TWGCS 2012
Only Only 15%15% of Muslims speak of Muslims speak ArabicArabic..
Islam predominant in Islam predominant in Indonesia, Pakistan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India.Bangladesh and India.
5757 Muslim Muslim Majority nations.Majority nations.4040 Muslim Muslim Minority nations.Minority nations.
Only Only 15%15% of Muslims speak of Muslims speak ArabicArabic..
Islam predominant in Islam predominant in Indonesia, Pakistan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India.Bangladesh and India.
5757 Muslim Muslim Majority nations.Majority nations.4040 Muslim Muslim Minority nations.Minority nations.
Ideological ChallengeIdeological ChallengeTWGCS 2012TWGCS 2012
40 %40 % of non- of non-Christians are Christians are
Muslims: The Largest Muslims: The Largest unreached group.unreached group.
Only Only 22 missionaries missionaries for every for every 1 million1 million
Muslims.Muslims.
Ideological ChallengeIdeological ChallengeTWGCS 2012TWGCS 2012
The Needs1. Foster international families of friendship, discipleship and mentorship.
2. Train and mobilize the global church to fulfill the Great Commission among Muslims.
1. Foster international families of friendship, discipleship and mentorship.
2. Train and mobilize the global church to fulfill the Great Commission among Muslims.
3.3. Empower and provide a Empower and provide a platform for a younger platform for a younger generation of scholarly generation of scholarly practitioners to engage the practitioners to engage the Muslim world.Muslim world.
4. 4. Assess existing initiatives as Assess existing initiatives as vehicles for fulfilling the Great vehicles for fulfilling the Great Commission.Commission.
5. 5. Mobilize Christian servant Mobilize Christian servant leadersleaders, in every church, vocation , in every church, vocation and nation.and nation.
6. 6. Focus intercession and fasting Focus intercession and fasting on the Muslim world.on the Muslim world.
7. 7. Promote extravagant giving. Promote extravagant giving. Seek the financial support of Seek the financial support of Christians to seriously engage Christians to seriously engage the Muslim challenge.the Muslim challenge.
The Opportunities1. Committed Committed international international network of network of Christian Christian ScholarsScholars, , Catalytic Catalytic Christian Christian leaders and leaders and businessmen. businessmen.
2. Internet and Other Technologies.
3.3. SatelliteSatellite TV. TV.
4. 4. Globalization.Globalization.
5.5. SignsSigns and and Wonders.Wonders.
6.6. CompassionateCompassionate Response.Response.
The Goals1. Reach the 50 largest unreached people groups and
engage the 50 largest unengaged people groups which are
Islamic, in collaboration with
Transform World 2020 Christ’s Missional Challenge and the Poverty Challenge.
2. 80% of churches will gain
accessibility to active training
programs to reach the Muslim
communities around the world.
3. There will be a strong, vibrant active Christian
voice in the public square to counter destructive anti-
Christian ideologies.
The Goals4. There will be comprehensive regional think
tanks and cooperative networks to
promote biblical principles and
values and counter the advance of
destructive ideologies.
5. There will be a global network of catalytic Christian leaders in unified
alliance around the ideological challenge.
6. There will be 100 businessmen from
each country to help structure and implement the
challenge in each nation and
internationally.
Prayer Points1. Awakening and unity of the Global Church in love, truth and grace to finish the Great Commission among the largest unreached group by the Gospel today, the Muslims.
1. Awakening and unity of the Global Church in love, truth and grace to finish the Great Commission among the largest unreached group by the Gospel today, the Muslims.
2. Casting down of all Casting down of all
fearfear related to anything related to anything connected directly or connected directly or indirectly to indirectly to IslamIslam, in , in our group and the our group and the Church.Church. Islam is a Islam is a prevailing prevailing spirit of fearspirit of fear. .
““And we know that in all And we know that in all things God things God works for the goodworks for the good of those who love him, who of those who love him, who have been called according to have been called according to his purpose.his purpose.” ”
Romans 8:28Romans 8:28
““The biggest The biggest problem in the world problem in the world is not radical Islam, it is not radical Islam, it is nominal is nominal Christianity!”Christianity!”
IDEOLOGICAL IDEOLOGICAL CHALLENGECHALLENGETWGCS 2012 - BALI, INDONESIATWGCS 2012 - BALI, INDONESIA