Proposal for including Islamic studies as part of the Curriculum at the Adventist Seminary of Huambo (Angola)

Abstract

Preaching the everlasting gospel is the mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The purpose of this project is to help the Seventh - day Adventist Church fulfill its mission in Angola. In this study, the point of my study was to design a proposal of Islamic Studies to be included in the curriculum of the Adventist Seminary of Huambo (Angola), and this is how I did it in way to answer the Church need I conducted investigation to identify and analyze factors that would justify the introduction of a new curriculum at the Seminary. The result was that key people in the Adventist church agree that it is lacking in its outreach to Muslims in Angola. They also agree that currently, there are no relevant strategies to reach this group. Pastors and church leadership confirm the need for such a ministry. In fact, the two Unions in Angola are baptizing thousands of people, but they have no record of Muslims being baptized. It is from this background that findings have been made. Such findings have resulted in the identifying of possible strengths and weaknesses. From the results of this study, I could lead to suggested recommendations to the Adventist church in Angola to be aware of the growing presence of Muslims in the country, and that ministering and relating to this group requires specialized training and relevant skills. In this way I built a curricular such as suggested in this project, without such skills, the Seventh-day Adventist Church would not be able to reach the Muslim people with the message of salvation. This is what I learned, pastors and others missionaries workers in Angola they need learn more about Islam and how to share the Gospel with them. Also the Adventist educational institution (SAH) needs to connect with the immediate social demand and reach the way to solve this demand. This project if accepted, it will act as a means for helping the church in Angola during the training of pastors, to equip them with tools and strategies of evangelizing Muslim communities in Angola.