Meet Tat Stewart

Pastor Tat Stewart received his B.A degree from Lincoln University, PA. and his M. Div from Princeton Theological Seminary and has served as an ordained minister for over 50 years. He served as the last pastor of the Community Church of Tehran, Iran and served as a youth advisor for the Evangelical church of Iran before being deported by the Islamic Republic of Iran. He was the Director of Persian Ministries for over twenty years for the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church and the founder and Executive Director of TALIM Ministries. He and his wife Patty (who both speak Farsi) planted Farsi-speaking congregations Maryland and Colorado. He was one of the founders of SAT-7 PARS (a Christian satellite ministry) and served as chairman of the board for over ten years. He has taught over a hundred hours of discipleship material, which has been aired in Iran on Christian Satellite. He is the founder and served as editor of Shaban Magazine, a leadership magazine in Farsi for pastors. He has been a popular speaker at Iranian Christian Conferences throughout the Iranian Diaspora. He has written ten booklets on pastoral topics, which have been widely distributed among Iranian Christians. He has had a fruitful ministry of mentoring new young Iranian Christian leaders. He has served as a “Perspectives” teacher in the US and Canada and been a sought-after speaker for missions conferences.

Tat and Patty both grew up in Iran where both sets of parents were Presbyterian Medical Missionaries. Patty was born in Iran. They were married in 1969, and have spent their lives serving Christ together. They have two children and five grandchildren.

Newly Published!

How did an American boy growing up in Tabriz, Iran one day become an influential leader and teacher in the Iranian Church? What were the experiences he had in Iran that would one day prepared him for the leadership role that God would give Him among Iranian Christians. Using the time line of his years in Iran as a window into Iranian life, culture and church; Rev. Stewart give us insightful observations about the church before and after the Islamic Revolution. As you follow his life journey, you will meet Muslims who encountered the love of Christ, and be inspired by the amazing way God is working among Iranians. You will gain insights into the heart of Iranians and how to better minister to them. But you will also meet a man that has been deeply shaped by his experience of living among and with Iranians and how that prepared him to be an effective shepherd for a whole new generation of Iranian Christians. You will walk the streets of Tehran with him and learn how the Revolution was changing the face of the church for few foreigners had the opportunity to witness the changes that came in the first year after the Islamic Revolution. You will gain helpful insights into how to be more effective navigate relationships with people from the Middle East and learning how Christianity is changing the nation of Iran will inspire you. Rev. Stewart is no stranger to what is happening in Iran his book will make you feel at home with Iranians, too.

Witness the birth of a Christian explosion through the eyes of a man God handpicked to fan the flames. Tat Stewart grew up in Iran, the son of medical missionaries. He had dreams of playing professional basketball and eventually becoming a diplomat to Iran.

God had other plans.

Listen to Tat masterfully and humorously tell the story of how God wove the details of his life together and raised him up to become an influential part of the spiritual awakening that took place in Iran in the 1970s. You will learn how his experience of living among Iranians prepared him to be an effective shepherd for a whole new generation of Iranian Christians. At a time when few foreigners were able to observe the impact of the Iranian Revolution, Tat, being no stranger to the people of Iran, was given a unique window to see firsthand how the gospel was spreading like wildfire. His background and passion for his childhood country enabled him to serve faithfully in a time of crisis, and to be an integral part of leading thousands to Christ during those challenging years.

You will also gain insights into:

• the heart of Iranians and their rich history

• how to navigate relationships with people from the Middle East

• how to bridge cultural barriers for more effective ministry

"...Tat is an excellent storyteller...I recommend No Stranger to all the lovers of Jesus, and to all the lovers of Iran."

- Rev. Dr. Mehrdad Fatehi, Executive Director, Pars Theological Centre

"...You are going to find some very amazing things in these pages..."

- Dr. Glen Knecht

"I enjoyed reading No Stranger, and I think you will find it engaging and informative if you are interested in Iran, the Middle East, or missions..."

- Rev. Dr. Amir Hekmatpour

"...In my opinion, Tat Stewart is the Billy Graham of the Iranian church..."

- Alex Pettett, Executive Director of World Witness

Latest Podcast

Hear Tat in his own voice tell his story of how he became a part of the Spiritual Awakening in Iran in the late 1970s.

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