Developing a training program at the Universite Adventiste Cosendai for Adventist missionaries to reach Muslims in Cameroon

Abstract

The continued expansion of Islam and the quantitative growth of the Muslim population inside the Cameroonian territory is one of the major challenges of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, whose divine mandate is to present Christ to all people regardless of race, nationality, ethnicity or obedience. After a thorough study of the Islamic religion in this country, we found that it is not easy to evangelize to this people, who are also a mission field. Hence, there is the need and urgency to propose missionary training programs at the Université Adventiste Cosendai. The objective of this project was to prepare the participants at Université Adventiste Cosendai with strategies to methodically and efficiently access and witness to the Islam people. This study allowed us to identify the limits and strengths, risks and opportunities related to the implementation of this project. Our results indicate that the establishment of this program created a dialogue between Christians and Muslims and that a Bachelor’s Degree in Missiology, with emphasis in Islam Studies at Cosendai, Cameroon should be undertaken. It appears at the end of the investigation that the establishment of this program is not only possible, but timely and essential.