Syllabus

Common Ground I

Fall Semester

September 17                     Intro: Basic Islam - Honest Realities; Six Critcal Factors

September 24                     Basics of the Kingdom - Call and Demand/Kingdom Circles

                                  Article: Allah and God

October 1                            Hagar & Ishmael – Story Telling

October 8                            Developing Relationships - Women

October 15                          Practice: Visiting Somali Malls

October 22                          Popular/Folk Islam; Spiritual Warfare

October 29                          Halloween (No Class) – Practice: Visit Mosque on Friday

November 5                        Testimonies - Prayer

November 12                     Practice: Visiting Somali Malls

November 19                     Holy Spirit & Power: Prayer, Healing, Miracles, Dreams, Visions

                                              Reading:  The Spirit-first Approach to Muslim Evangelism (S.P. Steinhaus)          

November 26                     Thanksgiving (No Class)

December 3                        The Birth of Jesus. Son of God, Mary

                                              Reading:  Surah 3:42-47ff.; 19:16-33ff.

Break for Christmas and New Years