Risen from Ashes to Christ: Understanding Muslim Convert Churches through the Experience of Iranian Church

This unique resource addresses a rarely discussed yet widespread challenge facing first-generation churches. This book examines how cultural upbringing can shape-both positively and negatively-the way believers experience church life, influencing personal growth, relationships, family dynamics, leadership styles, and spiritual formation.While every new Christian carries some form of "baggage," first-generation believers-especially those with little prior exposure to Christianity-often bring a particularly heavy load of cultural assumptions and wounds. The book highlights these issues through vivid examples from the Iranian church, using Muslim-background believers as a case study. Yet its insights extend far beyond Iran, offering valuable perspective for anyone coming to Christ from an oppressive or non-Christian environment.Readers will find reassurance that their struggles are not isolated or unusual. Even when certain challenges cannot be resolved within a single generation, the book offers hope through stories of redemption and transformation that illuminate the shared journey of new believers drawing closer to Christ.