Abstract:
This study seeks to find out what LCA is doing in their ministry to Muslims in
Nairobi. Specifically it looks at the strategies that are being implemented by LCA. It
seeks to know how the LCA staff evaluates these strategies. Then in looking at these
two parts, the researcher seeks to find out how these strategies are being implemented
in the local church and gives suggestions of other ways of implementation.
LCA is a project under SIM composed of eight members who work fulltime in
Nairobi. There are other LCA offices in Africa, one in South Africa and two in West
Africa. This study focuses on the LCA office in Nairobi and asks the following
questions in order to understand the concerns state above. What are the strategies that
LCA is using in their attempt to minister to Muslims in Nairobi? How do the
informants evaluate the effects of the strategies implemented by LCA? How can
LCA's strategies be adopted into the local churches in Nairobi, and other mission
organizations?
The results of this research show that LCA is using several ways to bring
Muslim neighbors to the knowledge of Christ. The LCA staff stands in full support of
the strategies utilized. The implementation of these strategies into the local church
has been a challenge. There are several ways in which this process is being carried
out, mainly in the form of public awareness of LCA and their vision. The difficulty
comes in helping others catch the vision that LCA has.
Based on these findings, it is necessary that other organizations join in the
effort of reaching Muslims. LCA has done much of the ground breaking as far as
developing materials for Christians to use to understand how best they can reach out
to their Muslim neighbors. It is now the responsibility of LCA to make these
resources known, and the responsibility of others to utilize them.
