CONTENTS Contributors Abbreviations Foreword: Toward Mutual Understanding, Edification, and Cooperation J. Dudley Woodberry Acknowledgments Read This First! PART 1: SETTING THE STAGE Introduction to Part 1 1. Insider Movements: Coming to Terms with Terms John Jay Travis 2. Historical Development of the Insider Paradigm Harley Talman 3. Muslim Followers of Jesus? Joseph Cumming 4. When God’s Kingdom Grows like Yeast: Frequently Asked Questions about Jesus Movements within Muslim Communities John Jay Travis and J. Dudley Woodberry 5. Myths and Misunderstandings about Insider Movements Kevin Higgins, Richard Jameson, and Harley Talman 6. Seeing Inside Insider Missiology: Exploring Our Theological Lenses and Pre- suppositions Leonard N. Bartlotti Part 1 Study Questions PART 2: EXAMPLES, TESTIMONIES, AND ANALYSIS Introduction to Part 2 Section 1: Examples and Testimonies 7. Jesus Movements: Discovering Biblical Faith in the Most Unexpected Places Gavriel Gefen 8. When “Christian” Does Not Translate Frank Decker 9. Living and Discipling in the Hindu World K. Venkatesh 10. “Why I Am Not a Christian”: A Personal Statement O. Kandaswami Chetti 11. The New Buddhists: How Buddhists Can Follow Christ Banpote Wetchgama 12. Comments on the Insider Movement Mazhar Mallouhi 13. My Enemy . . . My Brother: A Palestinian Christian Meets His Muslim Broth- ers Hanna Shahin 14. And the Spirit Fell upon Them: Testimonies of the Holy Spirit’s Activity in One Insider Movement Tom Payne SectBen Naja 16. Insider Movements among Muslims: A Focus on Asia John Jay Travis 17. Pandita Ramabai and the Meanings of Conversion H. L. Richard 18. Christ Followers in India Flourishing—but Outside the Church: A Review of Herbert E. Hoefer’s Churchless Christianity H. L. Richard 19. Ecclesial Identities of Socioreligious “Insiders”: A Case Study of Fellowship among Hindu and Sikh Communities Darren Duerksen Part 2 Study Questions PART 3: BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES Introduction to Part 3 20. The Kingdom of God: A Biblical Paradigm for Mission Anthony Taylor 21. The Old Testament and Insider Movements Harley Talman 22. Conversion in the New Testament Michael Roberts and Richard Jameson 23. Jesus Living and Discipling among the Lost John Ridgway 24. Jesus in Samaria: A Paradigm for Church Planting among Muslims Kevin Higgins 25. The Key to Insider Movements: The “Devoteds” of Acts Kevin Higgins 26. The Incarnational Model of Jesus, Paul, and the Jerusalem Council J. Dudley Woodberry 27. Acts 15: An Inside Look Harley Talman 28. The Integrity of the Gospel and Insider Movements Rebecca Lewis 29. The Supremacy of Scripture: The Transcultural and Timeless Authority for Local Theology in Global Conversation Harley Talman 30. Church in Context Herbert Hoefer 31. All Things Are Yours H. L. Richard Part 3 Study Questions PART 4: CONTEXTUALIZATION, RELIGION, AND SYNCRETISM Introduction to Part 4 Section 1: Contextualization 32. Liberating Christ from Christians, Christianity, and the Church Archbishop Gregoire Haddad 33. The Gospel as Prisoner and Liberator of Culture ion 2: Case Study Analysis Contextualization Mark Young 35. A Third Reformation? Movements of the Holy Spirit beyond Christendom Ralph D. Winter 36. The Incarnation, Communication, and Insider Movements Charles H. Kraft Section 2: Religion and Syncretism 37. Reflections on Religion Harley Talman 38. (De)Franchising Missions Kyle Holton 39. Considering Religion(s): What Does the Word Really Mean? Kurt Anders Richardson 40. Religious Syncretism as a Syncretistic Concept: The Inadequacy of the “World Religions” Paradigm in Cross-cultural Encounter H. L. Richard 41. Contextualization, Syncretism, and the Demonic in Indigenous Movements David Taylor 42. Avoiding Syncretism: The Testimony of a Jesus-following Buddhist Taweeporn Sarun Part 4 Study Questions PART 5: APPROACHES IN WITNESS Introduction to Part 5 43. Shall We Try Unbeaten Paths in Working for Moslems? Henry H. Riggs 44. An Approach to Witness Virginia Cobb 45. Contextualization among Muslims: Reusing Common Pillars J. Dudley Woodberry 46. Christian Attitudes toward Islam and Muslims: A Kerygmatic Approach Martin Accad 47. Roles of “Alongsiders” in Insider Movements: Contemporary Examples and Biblical Reflections John and Anna Travis 48. Become Like, Remain Like (Take Two) Harley Talman 49. Evangelizing Whole Families Alex G. Smith 50. Planting Churches: Learning the Hard Way Tim and Rebecca Lewis Part 5 Study Questions PART 6: CONCERNS AND MISUNDERSTANDINGS Introduction to Part 6 51. The C1–C6 Spectrum after Fifteen Years: Misunderstandings, Limitations, and Recommendations John Jay Travis 52. Responding to Christian Concerns 497 Contextualization Mark Young 35. A Third Reformation? Movements of the Holy Spirit beyond Christendom Ralph D. Winter 36. The Incarnation, Communication, and Insider Movements Charles H. Kraft Section 2: Religion and Syncretism 37. Reflections on Religion Harley Talman 38. (De)Franchising Missions Kyle Holton 39. Considering Religion(s): What Does the Word Really Mean? Kurt Anders Richardson 40. Religious Syncretism as a Syncretistic Concept: The Inadequacy of the World Religions Paradigm in Cross-cultural Encounter H. L. Richard 41. Contextualization, Syncretism, and the Demonic in Indigenous Movements David Taylor 42. Avoiding Syncretism: The Testimony of a Jesus-following Buddhist Taweeporn Sarun Part 4 Study Questions PART 5: APPROACHES IN WITNESS Introduction to Part 5 43. Shall We Try Unbeaten Paths in Working for Moslems? Henry H. Riggs 44. An Approach to Witness Virginia Cobb 45. Contextualization among Muslims: Reusing Common Pillars J. Dudley Woodberry 46. Christian Attitudes toward Islam and Muslims: A Kerygmatic Approach Martin Accad 47. Roles of Alongsiders in Insider Movements: Contemporary Examples and Biblical Reflections John and Anna Travis 48. Become Like, Remain Like (Take Two) Harley Talman 49. Evangelizing Whole Families Alex G. Smith 50. Planting Churches: Learning the Hard Way Tim and Rebecca Lewis Part 5 Study Questions PART 6: CONCERNS AND MISUNDERSTANDINGS Introduction to Part 6 51. The C1–C6 Spectrum after Fifteen Years: Misunderstandings, Limitations, and Recommendations John Jay Travis 52. Responding to Christian Concerns 497 Interview with Brother Yusuf 53. Muslim Followers of Jesus and the Muslim Confession of Faith Harley Talman 54. “Is Allah God?”: Five Reasons I Am Convinced Jesse S. Wheeler 55. In the World but Not of It: Insider Movements and Freedom from the De- monic Anna Travis 56. Possible Pitfalls of Jesus Movements: Lessons from History Rebecca Lewis 57. Where We Agree . . . and Don’t? Michael Roberts Part 6 Study Questions PART 7: IDENTITY Introduction to Part 7 58. Insider Movements: Honoring God-given Identity and Community Rebecca Lewis 59. Dual Identity and the Church in the Book of Acts Kevin Higgins 60. Consuming Peanuts in the USA and India: Reflecting on the Controversy over Insider Movements Joshua Iyadurai 61. Heart Allegiance and Negotiated Identity Eric Adams 62. Searching for Models of Individual Identity Jens Barnett 63. Societal Factors Impacting Socioreligious Identities of Muslims Who Fol- low Jesus John and Anna Travis 64. God’s Creativity in Drawing Muslims to Jesus Richard Jameson Part 7 Study Questions A Look to the Future Appendix 1: The Samaritan Religion Samuel Livingway Appendix 2: World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) Evangelical Relationships Com- mitment Appendix 3: Review of A Theological Analysis of the Insider Movement Paradigm from Four Perspectives by Doug Coleman Bradford Greer Glossary Bibliography Index End Notes

For the first time in history, large numbers of people from the world's major non-Christian religions are following Jesus as Lord. Surprisingly for many Western Christians, they are choosing to do so within the religious communities of their birth and outside of institutional Christianity. How does this work, and how should we respond to these movements? This long-awaited anthology brings together some of the best writings on the topic of insider movements. Diverse voices explore this phenomenon from the perspectives of Scripture, history, theology, missiology, and the experience and identity of insider believers. Those who are unfamiliar with the subject will find this book a crucial guide to a complex conversation. Students and instructors of mission will find it useful as a reader and reference volume. Field workers and agencies will discover in these chapters welcome starting points for dialogue and clearer communication. The first book to provide a comprehensive survey of the topic of insider movements, Understanding Insider Movements is an indispensable companion for those who want to glimpse the creative, unexpected, boundary-crossing ways God is at work among the peoples of the world in their diverse religious communities..