The opportunities for sharing the Gospel via social media are immense, and Frontiers teams are taking action.

In 2011, social media served as a major catalytic factor in the Arab Spring. Amid violent protests, many Muslims began to question not only their governments, but also their religion. With their mobiles in hand, they flooded Twitter and Facebook with their questions and doubts.

Followers of Jesus have taken notice of this opportunity. Through platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and WhatsApp, they are sharing God’s Word and the hope of our Savior Jesus Christ with vast numbers of Muslims who have not yet heard.

One Frontiers team in the Middle East is reaching hundreds of thousands of Muslims with God’s Word through several social media platforms. Their goal is to regularly connect with 500,000 Muslims through Bible verses, truths about Jesus Christ, and discipleship resources posted on social media.

Jake, the team leader, writes the following:

It is our vision to see a Spiritual Arab Spring—with Jesus in the center. The majority of Muslims we talk to are tired of ISIS and bizarre religious rulings coming from their Islamic leaders. They thirst for fresh, living water. They are hungry for something fulfilling.

A number of countries in the region are not accessible due to political situations and war, but social media is providing a way for us to connect with people in those countries.

We aren’t out to attack Islam. What we want to do is share—with love and respect—the truth of Jesus through God’s Word. We approach Muslims where they are at—and many of them are online.

This week my local friend Hamoud, a follower of Jesus, and I posted to over 250,000 potential Muslim readers in Facebook groups about life with Jesus. We had a plethora of responses. Many said, “This is new!” A few asked, “How do we follow Jesus? Where can we see His teaching?” To each person we responded with messages and resources that will engage them with Scripture. Pray that those resources get used. Many are already ‘liking’ them and Hamoud is already engaging in some deep conversations.

Jesus is good news and people everywhere like good news!

Pray with us, that social media would be an effective tool for reaching Muslims with the Word of God. May many Muslims discover Jesus Christ and choose to follow Him.

**Names and places have been changed for security.**

Original article: FrontiersUSA.org/blog/article/reaching-muslims-through-social-media