sharing jesus with hindus: global witness among hindu diaspora

Building Authentic Relationships with Hindus

Indians make up the world’s largest diaspora community, and most of them are Hindus of diverse backgrounds, languages, and cultures. Millions of Hindus have migrated abroad in recent decades and are well-settled in different countries while many more are expected to be dispersed far and wide in the coming years. Many of them are highly educated and skilled, professionally successful, culturally adaptive, and very religious in their outlook.

Sharing Jesus with Hindus is the collective wisdom of many seasoned ministry leaders and practitioners about how to minister effectively to contemporary global Hindus. The contributors are situated in different parts of the world, and some come from Hindu backgrounds themselves. Emerging from an international conference on mission to and among Hindus worldwide, this book provides practical ministry strategies and scholarly reflections drawn from decades of insight.

The authors have experience in diasporic living and ministering to Hindus in diverse contexts. Learn how to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with your new neighbors from the Indian subcontinent. Avoid common mistakes and be an effective Christian witness to Hindus globally. Here is an essential resource in the toolkit of every church and Christian ministry worldwide.

Sam George (PhD) serves as director of the Global Diaspora Institute at Wheaton College Billy Graham Center and as a catalyst of the Lausanne Movement. He holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Business Management, and Theology. He researches and teaches global migration, diaspora missions, and World Christianity around the world. Sam is the author/editor of a dozen books, including three volumes on Asian Diaspora Christianity.

Ashok Kumar (DMin) was born and brought up in India. He lived as a practicing Hindu in the first twenty years of his life and became a follower of Jesus in the early eighties. Ashok has been involved in missions for more than thirty-five years. He spent most of this time with OM India, OM Singapore, and onboard an OM ship. Currently, he is part of the SIM East Asia team, leading Hethne Initiative, and serves on the global leadership of the Mission Commission of the World Evangelical Alliance.