Lived experiences of Muslim converts to Adventism in the South-West Ghana Conference: a contextualized mission strategy

Abstract

The South-West Ghana Conference (SWGC) of the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church sparsely wins Muslims into the Adventist Church. Therefore, this study used a phenomenological qualitative research design to investigate the lived experiences of Adventist Muslim Background Believers (AMBBs) in SWGC to develop a contextualized mission strategy to reach Muslims. Semi-structured interviews were conducted on seven AMBBs within SWGC. The data collected was harnessed to create a seven-step mission strategy to reach Muslims in SWGC. The lived experience of Muslim converts to Adventism in SWGC demonstrated that they face challenges during and after their conversion, and their worldview is transformed after becoming Adventists. Many factors contributed to the decision of AMBBs to be Adventist Christians. It is recommended that all pastors, elders, and members in all church departments in SWGC collaborate after thorough training on missions to Muslims to lead many of them to a saving knowledge of Jesus.