Episode 48

#48. How Churches Can Disciple Former Muslims: Obstacles and Lessons

Duane Alexander Miller shares frequent obstacles and lessons learned to better disciple new believers from a Muslim background.

In Madrid, Spain — as an Anglican pastor, he co-founded an Arabic fellowship for new believers from a Muslim background. He shares insights from that fellowship, typical western churches and years of international ministry experience in countries like Turkey, Jordan and Kenya.

What You’ll Learn:

How Western churches can adapt to better disciple new believers from Muslim backgrounds
The benefits of 'stop light' discipleship
How God is fulfilling the promise to bless all nations through Abraham’s seed

About the Guest:

Duane Alexander Miller has had the pleasure of teaching in many places including Costa Rica, Turkey, Kenya and Tunisia. Presently, he and his family live in Spain where he is on the pastoral staff at the Anglican Cathedral of the Redeemer and an Associate Professor at the Protestant Faculty of Theology at Madrid (UEBE).

He was born in Montana (USA) and grew up in Colorado and Mexico. In San Antonio, Texas—he completed a BA in philosophy at the University of Texas at San Antonio then an MA in theology at St Mary's University. Later, he and his wife studied Arabic in Jordan. He helped found a seminary in Israel and then they moved to Scotland for his doctoral work.

He’s very interested in the interactions of Islam, Christianity and secularism in modern contexts. Religious conversion from Islam to Christianity, contextual theology, and the shari'a's treatment of apostates were his main areas of research for his PhD in divinity. He’s also published research on global Anglicanism and the history of the Anglican mission in the Ottoman Empire.

Duane Alexander Miller is the co-author or author of several books including, I Will Give Them an Everlasting Name and Two Stories.