|Consultant

Consultant for cross cultural and interreligious issues

There are many prejudices in dealing with each other and these are woven into history. We need to come together and think together about how we can enter into a dialogue with each other.

In addition to several local networkers in the Netherlands, I am part of a European network of people who work with Christians and Muslims. We meet regularly both online and physically and share (life) lessons and material so that others can benefit from it. In addition, I connect groups of people who do similar work within different European countries, for example a team in place X in Italy with a team in place Y in Hungary. By connecting them they know about each other's existence and can help each other in their activities.

There may be issues such as:

Dialogue between Muslims and Christians: what does it mean? How do we go about it?
Equipment: for people who are going to work or live with Muslims for a longer period of time.
About fasting: how do I deal with Muslims who are fasting, can I participate or not? If she break the fast at the end of the day can I go there?
Visiting Mosques: can I visit a mosque? What do I do when I enter it, how do I deal with it?
Contact with Muslims from the Bible: how can I connect truth of the Bible with the lives of my Muslim friends? Which book of the Bible is most suitable for this?
Conversion of Muslims who have come to faith in Jesus: how do they find a place in our local community? So what should we pay attention to? What are the challenges they face?
Cooperation with migrant churches: how can we work together and learn from each other?
Cultural differences among migrants: What are the challenges someone experiences as an immigrant in Europe, with it’s emphasis on materialism and secularization.