It is with some trepidation that I tackle the subject of the place of converts from Islam in the Christian church.
This is because there are so many problems facing those who have been grounded in Islam, and there are very few Christian missionaries among Muslims who have not experienced considerable difficulties in helping Muslim converts adapt to their new-found faith. There is perhaps no more baffling unsolved problem than the care of the new convert.
Our churches need to be willing to receive converts from Islam with open arms and to share in their trials. Sadly local churches, especially in a Muslim environment, are often unwilling to receive Muslim converts for fear of the consequences — the possible wrath of the Muslim community upon themselves. Such cowardliness and faithlessness are inexcusable. Do we have any idea of what conversion may mean for a Muslim? Do we realise the cost for any Muslim who wants to be a disciple of Jesus?
