Any-3: Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime -- Win Muslims to Christ Now!

by Mike Shipman

In his new book, Any-3: Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime, veteran missionary and Church Planting Movements trainer, Mike Shipman, gives us a biblical, proven pathway to winning Muslims to faith in Christ. Based on effective ministries that have already seen more than nine generations of Muslim-background churches, Any-3 will show you how to use the gospel to filter responsive Muslims and disciple them into multiplying communities of faith.

Using Mike Shipman's biblical Any-3 approach, you too can learn the five easy steps that take you from 'Getting Connected' to 'Getting to a Decision'. Mike's book is rooted in the approach that Jesus modeled in John chapter 4 with the Woman at the Well. It includes many practical examples AND a helpful "Any-3 Workshop" that is already being used around the world to win Muslims to Christ now!

Genres: Christian, Islam, Evangelism, Christian Living, Discipleship, Nonfiction, Christianity

128 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[Rebecca Adelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

#LTO
I reacted severely to the formulaic tendencies of the strategies listed in this book, hence the lower rating, but it still elicited exceedingly great conviction for how little I actually speak the Gospel.

[Ashley Joy · Rating 3 out of 5]

The basic approach in this book is helpful in knowing how to keep witnessing conversations on track, or to get a conversation to the point of being able to present the gospel, but it starts to feel a bit redundant after the first few chapters

[Allen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mike does a great job communicating simple truths in how to effectively share the gospel with Muslims or anyone. His humility and passion are clear. This book is extremely practical and biblical. Highly recommended.

[Scott Cheatham · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sharing the gospel is the call to every believer. This book gives a great overview of yet another way to do this.

[Ray · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a really interesting and convicting book. It was convicting in the sense that I should share the Gospel quicker than what I currently do. The author lays out a method to share the Gospel with Muslims in a single conversation. I believe his method really does work well and I look forward to trying it myself. I could also see this method being used with those from different religious backgrounds other than Muslims and the author gives some tips on how to do that in the book. You can tell the author has a heart to reach the Muslims and the world for Christ. Thanks for sharing this resource with us! While some people have the gift to evangelize, all believers in Christ are commanded to share the Gospel; no one is excused from this command. This is a great tool to help everyone do that.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars

While the backbones of this book are correct, I am not a fan of the way this evangelism method was treated essentially as a business model (a big red flag for me). The first ~10% of the book is the author talk about how great this method is, and that's decent portion of the rest of the book as well. It relies heavily on one specific Bible story (Jesus and the woman at the well), without showing how this would be applicable elsewhere.

[Cassandra Davis · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was so excited to read this book, but I think I'm going to have to go with a 3.5 for this book. It was helpful to a certain extent but seemed a little alienating at times. I say this in reference to the author's continual statements that the Any-3 Method was, basically, the best and most biblical way of reaching the lost with the gospel. Though he gives countless examples of how effective this method is, I find his "conclusions " a little arrogant. I've also had some experience witnessing to Muslims without using this method, and though they haven't come to faith, they have been very receptive to hearing the gospel and open to discussions about faith. Any-3 is not the only effective way to share the gospel, and as long as we get to the heart of gospel truth when speaking with anyone, God is pleased.

I feel like reading a book from the perspective of a woman sharing Any-3 would be helpful. He did give some examples of women using the method, but I think more in-depth discussion would be nice, too. The book did get a little redundant; however, I think that is helpful as it rounds out all the ends and outs of the method should someone choose to implement this method into their ministry.

Again, this not a "bad" book, but I think my expectations were on another level that I felt were somewhat unmet. Though, this could be groundbreaking information for some, and that's wonderful!

[Shelby · Rating 2 out of 5]

Though I was encouraged in my personal practice of evangelism, I question the hermeneutical practices through which this method was extracted from scripture. As a tool for sharing the gospel, I think Any 3 is very helpful and encouraging. As a way to start a “church planting movement”…I am not a fan of Any 3. I would encourage readers to read this text critically. There is no such thing as a get rich quick or shortcut strategy when it comes to planting churches. Mike Shipman offers many good perspectives and biblical encouragement in this book. I even believe that the Lord used some of these evangelism strategies to call many to faith during his ministry overseas. Praise the Lord! But just because the Spirit worked through it in one context doesn’t mean it’s the secret ingredient to producing such results. It’s worth a read, just be sure to wrestle with it and test its claims against scripture using good hermeneutical practices.

[Danielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's hard to rate this book as someone in my context since it's clearly written as a how-to for overseas church planters. To be sure, there are some helpful strategies and takeaways, but I found myself feeling frustrated by the structure of the book. It felt like I needed a flow chart to understand the 5 somethings and then there were 5 more somethings and then an additional 15 somethings on top of the script they want you to memorize, which has different directions based on a response you might get. I would certainly rely more on the review of someone on the field who is using this, but for the everyday western Christian who may not have a lot of interaction with people of different faiths, this is probably not as helpful for evangelism in their sphere as other books might be.

[Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was incredibly moved by Shipman's book. It is a call to share the news that God has provided a way for anyone to be forgiven for our sins. I think the approach they suggest may not be as helpful to everyone for understanding, but the movement he has seen is amazing. The writing of the book is a little clunky, sometimes thumbnailing things that really need fuller discussion. But the book is well worth the effort for anyone who wants to make the grace of God known to those who are trusting their own efforts to make them right with God.

[treylovesbooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is such a great tool/strategy for sharing the gospel. It focuses mainly on sharing with Muslims, but also gives insight near the end of how to approach sharing with other faiths too. Shipman interweaves the actual strategy steps with exciting stories of people using the Any-3 strategy and seeing those far from God come to believe. There is also a section that teaches readers how to train others in this strategy. Very clear and very helpful!!

[Evan Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great, practical book for sharing Muslims. In that regard, definitely 5 stars. I only gave 4 stars because I wish there was more on sharing with other cultures and religious backgrounds (although, I admit that this was not the author’s purpose) and because of a slight (not at all foundational/salvific) disagreement on Mike’s view of Baptism. Overall a great book and a must-read for Christians trying to reach Muslim people groups.

[Katherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

I recommend this short book with the caveat that I don't agree with all of his philosophies and approaches or even his theology (though my disagreements are very minor points in that department). However, I do appreciate the straightforward, easy to learn/implement suggestions and was convicted to be more bold in my witness, no matter the context. Those things made it very much worth my time.

[Ashton E. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Helpful reminder that we need to be sharing any and everywhere because God is already on the move but sometimes it’s our lack of sharing that’s leaving us behind. Basically it’s - 1. Connect 2. Talk about sin and others views of salvation 3. Bridge to how the gospel is different 4. Share the gospel 5. Ask if they want the gift.

[Karina Cortes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Using Jesus’ conversation with the woman at the well as the example of sharing the gospel- the author shared a 5 step strategy. The first part of the book comes off very infomercially. But the second part is informative and was helpful in giving me confidence to share.

[Jenna Hardister · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book for my Evangelism class and it offered really good insight for sharing the Gospel cross-culturally especially in the Muslim setting. I’m looking forward for opportunities to use the things I have read in this book!

[Harry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very applicable Gospel proclamation method. Probably a better method in more international contexts but still a great tool for anyone wanting to grow in starting conversations and sharing their faith.

[Janet Richards · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple method for making disciples of others, especially others of a different faith. A very quick read, the power is in practicing it right away and using it consistently.

[Mark M · Rating 5 out of 5]

Praise God for this book

This book is well written and inspiring. It is great to have a took like this to communicate the gospel.

[Charity Cole · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was frustrated in the beginning with the over simplification. Then struck by the powerful truths for sharing Christ with all not just a single group.

[Andreas Stump · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some very good points to help you bring people to the cross. Though, his presentation and what he says your results will be, using Any-3, are a little unrealistic.

[C.J. Moore · Rating 3 out of 5]

Surprisingly not bad, but I can’t fully get behind it because of the DMM/CPM principles advocated for throughout. As a model for on-the-ground evangelism though, it’s generally helpful.

[Ashley]

I read a bit of this book because it was referenced in another book that I read, and I recognized the author as the Dad of one of my old friends :) Small world!

[Charles · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a helpful tool in training people to share the gospel with Muslims (or, with some slight tweaking, anyone). The method is simple and easy to learn, and it looks to be a quite natural way of sharing the gospel. While I think the approach is helpful, the book's fault may be that one can walk away with a sense of it being foolproof. Subtly, the book promises more than it can deliver, offering success stories but never offering stories of it either not going well or not achieving conversion. All in all a good book, but don't think that this is the answer for successful gospel witness.

[Sheri]

Ruth and Fred Fox recommended this, Cru 17