For over 20 years, John Folmar has served as a pastor in Dubai, UAE—leading a congregation that spans more than 60 nationalities in one of the world’s most complex geopolitical regions. In this conversation, he describes what it means to shepherd a multinational, largely expatriate church in a Muslim country, how the UAE government has uniquely allowed Christian worship, and what this unusual congregation reveals about the global reach of the gospel and the universal nature of the local church.