Dr. Ayman S. Ibrahim

Director

Ayman Ibrahim was born and raised in Egypt. He completed two PhDs in Islamic Studies (Fuller 2014, Haifa University 2018). Since 1991, he has taught in various countries in the Muslim world and in the West at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He has taught at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Fuller Theological Seminary in the United States, and at the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary in Beirut, Lebanon. Some of the courses he taught include: Introduction to Islam; History and Theology of Islam; Islamic Texts; Islamic Thought; Contemporary Islam; Christian-Muslim Apologetics; and Modern Standard Arabic. He is a member of the Center for the Study of Inter-Religious Encounters at Ben Gurion University of the Negev; the International Quranic Studies Association; the Evangelical Theological Society. He authored Conversion to Islam (Oxford University Press, 2021); Basics of Arabic (Zondervan 2021); A Concise Guide to the Quran (Baker Academic, 2020); The Stated Motivations for the Early Islamic Expansion (Peter Lang, 2018); and co-edited Muslim Conversions to Christ: A Critique of Insider Movements in Islamic Contexts (Peter Lang, 2018). His articles on Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations appeared in the Washington Post, Religion News Services, Colorado Springs Gazette, Louisville Courier-Journal, First Things, among others. He has been married since 2012 and together with his wife, they serve among Arabs in the United States and the Middle East. Contact him via his email: aibrahim@sbts.edu and follow him on Twitter at @al2ostaz.

Melissa Stengler

Administrative Assistant

Melissa Stengler was born and raised in North Africa. She came to the United States when she was 17 years old. She grew up in a Muslim home but came to know and receive the Lord Jesus when she was 20 years old. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in Psychology in Connecticut, and is currently studying for her Physician Assistant degree while serving as the Administrative Assistant to the Jenkins Center. She and her husband are working to be missionaries to India and North Africa, to reach the Muslim and Hindu population there and serve the Lord in whatever capacity he calls them.

Amos Luka

Finance Associate

Amos Luka was born and raised in Kafanchan, Kaduna State of Nigeria. He studied at JOS ECWA Theological Seminary for four years and served as a pastor in Zaria. For further theological training, Amos moved to Louisville, Kentucky to attend Southern. He is currently a PhD candidate in World Religions under the supervision of Dr. Ibrahim. Amos is the Finance Associate for the Jenkins Center. His encounters with Muslims in a predominantly Muslim context kindle Amos’ passion for ministering to Muslims. He desires to train pastors, lay leaders, and churches in Africa to have a Christian understanding of Islam and engage Muslims effectively with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.