RTS Jackson 2019 Missions Conference

Reformed Theological Seminary is pleased to announce that Dr. Ayman S. Ibrahim will serve as the keynote speaker for the 2019 Missions Conference, held at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi September 10th and 11th. Dr. Ibrahim will be speaking on the topic “Reaching Out To My Muslim Neighbor.”

Dr. Ibrahim was born and raised in Egypt. Since 1991, he has taught in various countries in the Muslim world and in the West at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He has taught at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Fuller Theological Seminary in the United States and at the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary in Beirut, Lebanon. Some of the courses he has taught include: Introduction to Islam; Emergence and Historical Development of Islam; Islamic Texts (Quran, Hadith, and Tafsir); and Quranic Arabic: Exegeting Islam’s Scripture. He is a member of the Center for the Study of Inter-Religious Encounters at Ben Gurion University of the Negev; the Society of Biblical Literature; the International Quranic Studies Association; and the Department of Middle Eastern History at Haifa University, Mount Carmel, Israel. His articles on Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations have appeared in the Washington Post, Religion News Services, Colorado Springs Gazette, Louisville Courier-Journal, First Things, Faith Street, Charisma News, Evangelical Interfaith Dialogue Journal, Ethics Daily, among others. His academic book The Stated Motivations for the Early Islamic Expansion was published in 2017. He also co-edited Muslim Conversions to Christ: A Critique of Insider Movements in Islamic Contexts, published in May 2018. He has been married since 2012 and together with his wife, they serve among Arabs in the United States and the Middle East.”

Conference Schedule:

Tuesday, September 10th

• Lecture 1: | “Islam and Muslims: Understanding the Muslim Worldview” | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Patterson’s Porch (lunch provided*)

Wednesday, September 11th

• Lecture 2: | “Reaching out to Muslims: Communicating the Gospel with Muslims- Part 1” 11:00 | am – 12:00 pm | Grace Chapel

• Lecture 3: | “Reaching out to Muslims: Communicating the Gospel with Muslims- Part 2” | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Patterson’s Porch (lunch provided*)

*Registration for the conference lunches is required. Click on the registration page to sign up for the conference lunches, and contact Jim Scott if you have any questions.