Engaging with Islam - Proclaiming and Defending the Torah, the Prophets, the Psalms and Gospel

ENGAGING WITH ISLAM Proclaiming and Defending the Torah, the Prophets, the Psalms and Gospel
Menu Home Training Evangelistic Resources Answers to Common Questions Debates Bible Teaching Reading the Qur'an Islamic Literature & Websites Help Christians under Jihad and Islamic Rule Purchase Contact, Speakers & Donations	Training - The Engaging with Islam course This is the training course for Engaging with Islam. You can do this course individually, as a church group, or as part of leadership training. Anyone can lead this course as no previous knowledge of Islam is required and leader's notes are provided. To run the course you need the DVD to show to the group, and a copy of the workbook for each participant. There are seven sessions, and each is a mix of preparation, group discussion and a DVD presentation. The session notes are in the workbook. Each session takes between 60 to 70 minutes. The course syllabus is as follows: Session 1: The History of Islam Session 2: The Books of Islam Session 3: The Practices and Beliefs of Islam Session 4: Test a Prophet Session 5: Promoting Islam - Dawah Session 6: Contend for the Faith Session 7: Evangelism How to get the Engaging with Islam course. To do the course you need the videos and the workbook. Select one of the videos options below. Free on Youtube. DVD set ($10 AU), purchase here. DVD download, disc 1 image (ISO), disc 2 image (ISO). Select a workbook option. Printed copy ($5 AU), purchase here. Free PDF, workbook and update for session 6. The second edition of Engaging with Islam is currently in production and God willing will be available by October 2012 Further Training If you have just completed the Engaging with Islam course you may be thinking about what to do next. Here are some suggestions: 1. Keep learning the Bible and growing as a Christian. We need to know about Islam but to know Jesus. There is no use being an expert in Islam and an infant in your own faith. There is plenty of Bible teaching on this site. 2. Talk to Muslims. Don't be afraid. Trust God and talk to them as you would anyone else. Most Muslims are quite reasonable and keen to discuss things. 3. Run this course with a group of people. When you teach something you learn more about it, so run this course and you will be even more familiar with the issues. 5. Get familiar with the Answering Islam website. 6. Just get involved. There are many ministries happening for Muslims. Find out where these are in your area and get involved. 7. Get a more training at I2 Ministries. Learn from the Past Saint John of Damascus (c.675-c.749) on Islam The Apology of Al Kindy Written at the Court of Al Mamun (Circa A.H. 215; A.D. 830) in Defence of Christianity against Islam. An Arabic-to-English Translation of the Religious Debate between the Nestorian Patriarch Timothy I and the ‘Abbasid Caliph al-Mahdi Jay Smith in Australia Jay Smith recently visited Australia (April 2009) to do work on his PhD. Jay is involved in apolgetics and polemics with Islam. While he was in Australia he was invited to give the following lectures. "The Qur'an and History" - Examines the formation of the Qur'an and its contents in the light of the latest historical research. "The Hermeneutical Key" - Christians and Muslims use the same words but mean different things. Jay explains why this is case and shows how we can communicate effectively. "The Biography of Muhammad" - An introduction to the biography of Muhammad and the historical questions around it. "Understanding Radical Islam" - Who are these people, where do they get their authority from, why do they do it & what should be our response as Christians? "Evangelising Muslims through the common questions they raise." We need to use Jay's visit as an opportunity for us in Australia to learn and think about our own apologetics and polemics with Islam. How do we need to be doing this work? What training are we providing in this area? What issues do we need to be working on? These are some of the questions we hope that Jay's visit will stimulate us to think about. The 3 DVD set of Jay's lectures with visual displays, question time plus an interview are available for purchase ($25). Who is Jay Smith? A BBC interview with Jay An ABC interview with Jay Christianity Today - Article 1 Christianity Today - Article 2 Jay Smith - Pfander Films The Muslim-Christian Debate Website Muhammad & Jesus - A Public Lecture In this lecture Rev. Iskander looks at the life of Muhammad and Jesus. He engages with contemporary Islamic ideas about Jesus and examines Muhammad's life according to the Qur'an, Hadith and his biography. He also examines the Biblical texts that Muslims claim predict Muhammad. Rev. Iskander defends the Biblical Jesus and shows that he is the only way of salvation. Rev. Iskander is an Arabic scholar. DVD format PAL Available for purchase ($13)

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Training - The Engaging with Islam course

This is the training course for Engaging with Islam. You can do this course individually, as a church group, or as part of leadership training. Anyone can lead this course as no previous knowledge of Islam is required and leader's notes are provided. To run the course you need the DVD to show to the group, and a copy of the workbook for each participant.

There are seven sessions, and each is a mix of preparation, group discussion and a DVD presentation. The session notes are in the workbook. Each session takes between 60 to 70 minutes.

The course syllabus is as follows:

Session 1: The History of Islam
Session 2: The Books of Islam
Session 3: The Practices and Beliefs of Islam
Session 4: Test a Prophet
Session 5: Promoting Islam - Dawah
Session 6: Contend for the Faith
Session 7: Evangelism

How to get the Engaging with Islam course.

To do the course you need the videos and the workbook. Select one of the videos options below.

Free on Youtube.
DVD set ($10 AU), purchase here.
DVD download, disc 1 image (ISO), disc 2 image (ISO).

Select a workbook option.

Printed copy ($5 AU), purchase here.
Free PDF, workbook and update for session 6.

The second edition of Engaging with Islam is currently in production and God willing will be available by October 2012

Further Training

If you have just completed the Engaging with Islam course you may be thinking about what to do next. Here are some suggestions:

1. Keep learning the Bible and growing as a Christian. We need to know about Islam but to know Jesus. There is no use being an expert in Islam and an infant in your own faith. There is plenty of Bible teaching on this site.

2. Talk to Muslims. Don't be afraid. Trust God and talk to them as you would anyone else. Most Muslims are quite reasonable and keen to discuss things.

3. Run this course with a group of people. When you teach something you learn more about it, so run this course and you will be even more familiar with the issues.

5. Get familiar with the Answering Islam website.

6. Just get involved. There are many ministries happening for Muslims. Find out where these are in your area and get involved.

7. Get a more training at I2 Ministries.

Learn from the Past

Saint John of Damascus (c.675-c.749) on Islam

The Apology of Al Kindy Written at the Court of Al Mamun (Circa A.H. 215; A.D. 830) in Defence of Christianity against Islam.

An Arabic-to-English Translation of the Religious Debate between the Nestorian Patriarch Timothy I and the ‘Abbasid Caliph al-Mahdi

Jay Smith in Australia

Jay Smith recently visited Australia (April 2009) to do work on his PhD. Jay is involved in apolgetics and polemics with Islam. While he was in Australia he was invited to give the following lectures.

"The Qur'an and History" - Examines the formation of the Qur'an and its contents in the light of the latest historical research.
"The Hermeneutical Key" - Christians and Muslims use the same words but mean different things. Jay explains why this is case and shows how we can communicate effectively.
"The Biography of Muhammad" - An introduction to the biography of Muhammad and the historical questions around it.
"Understanding Radical Islam" - Who are these people, where do they get their authority from, why do they do it & what should be our response as Christians?
"Evangelising Muslims through the common questions they raise."

We need to use Jay's visit as an opportunity for us in Australia to learn and think about our own apologetics and polemics with Islam. How do we need to be doing this work? What training are we providing in this area? What issues do we need to be working on? These are some of the questions we hope that Jay's visit will stimulate us to think about.

The 3 DVD set of Jay's lectures with visual displays, question time plus an interview are available for purchase ($25).

Who is Jay Smith?

A BBC interview with Jay
An ABC interview with Jay
Christianity Today - Article 1
Christianity Today - Article 2
Jay Smith - Pfander Films
The Muslim-Christian Debate Website

Muhammad & Jesus - A Public Lecture

In this lecture Rev. Iskander looks at the life of Muhammad and Jesus. He engages with contemporary Islamic ideas about Jesus and examines Muhammad's life according to the Qur'an, Hadith and his biography. He also examines the Biblical texts that Muslims claim predict Muhammad. Rev. Iskander defends the Biblical Jesus and shows that he is the only way of salvation. Rev. Iskander is an Arabic scholar.

DVD format PAL

Available for purchase ($13)