welcome to mahabba

WELCOME TO MAHABBA

OUR VISION

“To Motivate & Mobilise ordinary Christians to love their Muslim neighbours in word and deed,

and to help churches to Mentor & Multiply dynamic communities of disciples.”

WHY... SHOULD WE CARE?

UK Muslim population will be 5.5 million by 2020…

There are already over 1,500 mosques in the UK…

ISLAM HAS FOUND A HOME IN THE UK

WHY... WOULD I CARE?

I have got to know Muslim mums while waiting for my kids at the school gate…

I want my church to build relationships with the large local Muslim

community…

I have Muslim friends in my halls & lectures –

I want to tell them about Jesus…

and I see Muslims praying in my

workplace & I want to tell them that I pray

too…

TWO RESPONSES…

Polarised response to Muslims in the UK:

Mahabba bridges the gap

“FACE THE FACTS, DON’T FUEL THE FEAR”

We LOVE to welcome and

embrace Muslims

We FEAR the Islamisation of Great Britain

THE MAHABBA MODEL

UNITED CHURCH LEADERS

GROWING BELIEVERS

ORDINARY CHRISTIANS RESOURCED

BY SPECIALISTS

LOVE FOR MUSLIMS

PERSISTENT PRAYER

MAHABBA CORE VALUES

UNITED CHURCH LEADERS

GROWING BELIEVERS

ORDINARY CHRISTIANS RESOURCED

BY SPECIALISTS

LOVE FOR MUSLIMS

PERSISTENT PRAYER

MAHABBA CORE VALUES

THE 4 ‘M’S1. MOTIVATINGEnvisioning local churchesOrganising prayer meetings

2. MOBILISINGRunning ‘Friendship First’

etcLocal outreach & ‘Move In’

3. MENTORINGDiscipling/mentoring BMBsStarting local fellowships

4. MULTIPLYINGEquip BMBs in evangelismCatalyse Church Planting

BUILDING BLOCKS FOR MAHABBA“Ordinary Christians reaching Ordinary Muslims”

MAHABBA RESOURCES

1. TEAM OF SPECIALISTSwith a wealth of ideas, skills and experience

2. SECURE WEBSITEAn interactive forum& loads of resources

3. CHURCH LEADERS’ GUIDEBooklet to introduce Mahabba to local church leaders

4. CITY COORDINATORS TOOLKITA comprehensive manual for howto set up a local Mahabba Network

MOBILISING TOOLS

THE LOCAL NETWORKPrayer Based / Church Led / Locally

Initiated

Local City Network Structure- The Advisory Committee- The City Coordinator- 100s mobilised Christians

1. Catalysing Vision & Prayer

2.Connecting with

Churches

3. Starting Prayer

Movement

4. Training and

Equipping

5. Building Local

Network

THE NATIONAL NETWORKStarfish model [not a Spider]

- Must be flexible / organic- It will evolve differently in different places- What will Mahabba look like in your city?

YOUR CITYHow will it work in your city?

What is currently happening?

Other questions…

Demand Driven – Not Supply Driven

AN OPPORTUNITY

Millions of Christians have a Muslim neighbour…

We need to respond:

info@mahabbanetwork.comwww.mahabbanetwork.com