{"id":23672,"date":"2014-12-23T18:32:44","date_gmt":"2014-12-23T23:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/?post_type=project&#038;p=23672"},"modified":"2021-01-27T10:47:09","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T15:47:09","slug":"programme_for_christianmuslim_r","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/project\/programme_for_christianmuslim_r\/","title":{"rendered":"Programme for Christian-Muslim Relations in Africa (PROCMURA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Kenya<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/procmura_religious_leaders_met_25_28_april\"><strong><em>Click here to see the latest update!<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Programme for Christian-Muslim Relations in Africa was originally established in Ghana in 1959 as the \u201cIslam in Africa Project.\u201d The project was created as a result of the country\u2019s struggle for independence from Britain, France, and Portugal.<\/p>\n<p>The Programme for Christian-Muslim Relations in Africa is dedicated to working with the churches in Africa to promote the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Faithful Christian witness to the Gospel in an interfaith environment of Christians and Muslims.<\/li>\n<li>Constructive engagement with Muslims for peace and peaceful co-existence for the holistic development of the human person.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Background<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PROCMURA operates a central office located in Nairobi, Kenya. The office staff structure consists of a general advisor, who oversees operations of the organization. Staff reporting to him include two executive officers who oversee programs as well as finance and administration; and three regional coordinators. Additional staff members are: an administrative assistant, an assistant accountant, a literature and communications officer, a secretary, a librarian\/receptionist, and other auxiliary staff.<\/p>\n<p>The three regional coordinators oversee three different regions of Africa including: the Francophone West Africa region, the Anglophone West Africa region, and the East\/Southern Africa region. The coordinators oversee the activities of the program in twenty African countries.<\/p>\n<p>PROCMURA believes that Christian witness is an integral part of Christian identity as well as necessary as a presence in an interfaith environment. PROCMURA advocates the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Christian Church in a Muslim environment should seek to come to a deeper understanding of Muslim neighbors and their religion of Islam<\/li>\n<li>Understanding not only implies a fair and objective knowledge of Muslims\u2019 beliefs but also respect and empathy towards Muslims<\/li>\n<li>Christians and Muslims share a common belief in humanity, therefore, the Gospel should be communicated and interpreted to Muslims in a positive manner<\/li>\n<li>Such interpretation must be faithful and not compromising only to promote peaceful co-existence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Goals for PROCMURA towards positive Christian-Muslim relations include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Promoting the spirit of being good neighbors, mutual respect, and tolerance<\/li>\n<li>Engaging with Muslim communities to ensure that conflicts between Christians and Muslims are solved peacefully and without violence<\/li>\n<li>Use Christ as a model of the \u201cPrince of Peace\u201d to co-exist with Muslims<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Past Achievements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Throughout its life span, PROCMURA has:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pioneered the dissemination of information regarding Islam and Christian-Muslim relations in Africa to churches in mission organizations around the continent.<\/li>\n<li>Initiated grassroots ministries to encourage Christian-Muslim collaborations and peaceful co-existence.<\/li>\n<li>Influenced Christian-Muslim co-operation regarding matters of mutual interest and concern.<\/li>\n<li>Created forums when conflict between the two communities has arisen.<\/li>\n<li>Involved peace initiatives where political, religious, and ethnic issues between Christians and Muslims are involved and divided.<\/li>\n<li>Provided and encouraged specialized training and research on Christian-Muslim relations.<\/li>\n<li>Created a forum for women to come together regarding Christian-Muslim interaction.<\/li>\n<li>Promoted research on Christian-Muslim relations in Africa.<\/li>\n<li>Created a BA, MA, and PhD program in Christian-Muslim relations at African institutes of higher learning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>New Areas to Explore<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the major success that PROCMURA has achieved, there are still new areas to explore and things that can be strengthened including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Initiate two Christian-Muslim MA programs at additional theological colleges.<\/li>\n<li>Establishment of the PROCMURA research center.<\/li>\n<li>Support women theologians who study Islam.<\/li>\n<li>Explore ways to expand the program throughout Africa.<\/li>\n<li>Train qualified staff to serve as area advisors in emerging areas.<\/li>\n<li>Expand the program to serve youth.<\/li>\n<li>Continue as a forum to share the challenges faced with Christian-Muslim relations.<\/li>\n<li>Continue to work towards a peaceful co-existence between Christians and Muslims.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","region":[20007,20041],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Programme for Christian-Muslim Relations in Africa (PROCMURA) - Global Ministries<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/project\/programme_for_christianmuslim_r\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Programme for Christian-Muslim Relations in Africa (PROCMURA) - Global Ministries\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Kenya Click here to see the latest update! 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