Joining the Family: the Book

Welcoming Christ's followers of Muslim background into his community.

Today growing numbers of Muslims are choosing to follow Jesus Christ. They want to join Christ's community and we need to understand their needs, care for them, help them grow in Christ, but also be open to learn from them. This book is the ideal resource to equip your church to meet this need.

It may be read alongside the Joining the Family video discussion course, or separately. For more information visit: www.joiningthefamily.org

Joining the Family is part of a trio of resources including Friendship First & Come Follow Me. You can find details of these resources here

Contents

Foreword by Colin Chapman

Chapter 1 Why this book?

Chapter 2 Birth community

Chapter 3 Birth identity to new identity in Christ

Chapter 4 Christ's community

Chapter 5 Being 'close family' to your friend

Chapter 6 Going deeper in the friendship

Chapter 7 Growing in Christ

Chapter 8 Life structure

Chapter 9 Continuing relationship with birth community

Chapter 10 Especially for church leaders

Chapter 11 Welcoming asylum seekers in the Church

Chapter 12 The long journey home