A strategic plan for evangelism in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Mwinilunga District, Zambia

Abstract

Mwinilunga is one of the seven districts in the Northwestern Province of Zambia. The district lies in the extreme northwest of the province and covers an area of 20,910 square kilometers. Mwinilunga District lies 872 kilometers from Lusaka, Zambia’s capital. The district has a population of 131,515 according to the census of population and housing of 2000. Though the Seventh-day Adventist Church has been in the area for more than twenty (20) years, the current church membership stands at 365. There is only one organized church. Church growth is very low, making it a source of concern. Chapter one discusses the statement of the problem, the purpose of the study, and the significance of the study. It also looks at the delimitations of the research and the methodology/procedure followed in the research. Chapter two deals with the biblical, Ellen G. White, Seventh-day Adventist proponents and other Protestant theologians’ basis for church growth through evangelism. The local setting of Zambia, Mwinilunga District, and Mwinilunga Central Seventh-day Adventist Church is described in chapter three. Chapter four deals with suggested solutions to the problem of low growth in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Mwinilunga District. Chapter five gives the summary, conclusions, and recommendations of the research.