How to engage church leaders in reaching Muslims

A topic from the World Cafe session of the National Gathering 2017.

• General comment that this was ‘difficult to do’
• Reason put down to the busyness of church leaders
• Not perceived as an issue for their particular congregations

Suggestions

• Meet with local Imams; leaders often carry more weight in eyes of community
• Help to promote social cohesion, e.g. Refugee/Syrian resettlement programme
• Arrange events to which Muslims can be invited
• Pastor to pastor is more effective. Help leaders who are on board to be ambassadors with peers
• See where God is working in your locality, and show how we may join Him
• Don’t ask them to do anything/take on more. Discuss initiatives but offer to do them/coordinate them yourself
• Draw on, and promote, the power of prayer