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of church contextualized to the “Muslim worldview,” Garrison, p. 111

b. Converts still referred to themselves as “Muslims”: the case in favor and against “insider movements” today.

c. The story of Sharif: Garrison, p. 111-116

(1) Ostracism and persecution from community and family, pp. 113-114

(2) Courage in the face of brutal cruelty, p. 115

(3) Compelling testimony, ibid .

(4) Extraordinary fruitfulness: 1991, Bilal and Sharif led their first Muslim family to Christ, and started the first church of Muslim background believers. Over the next decade, they would see nearly 4,000 churches planted and more than 150,000 Muslims come to Christ , Garrison, p. 115.

9. Notice the work between Sharif and the Strategy Coordinator (cross-cultural missionary), Garrison, p. 116.

a. SC provided Sharif with research that allowed the CPM to spread.

b. Sharif provided SC with how to use Qur’an in conversation with Muslims about Jesus and the NT, Garrison, p. 116.

10. Extraordinary impact of Sharif’s work ten years later in the Jedidi CPM, Garrison, p. 117-122