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  A Health ministry approach to church planting in reaching the Minangkabaus in Central Sumatra Mission of Indonesia

  (Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2003-01) Simbolon, Berson Richard

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  The church can evangelize the world in many ways. This project is to develop a strategy that can be implemented by planting churches through the health ministry approach to the Minangkabau people in Central Sumatra Mission of Indonesia. In order to accomplish this purpose, the biblical-theological foundations of the health ministry approach to chruch planting is examined. Based on the examination of the historical/ geographical, economic, cultural, religious dynamics, and the health conditions of the Minangkabau people, a workable chruch planting strategy through a health ministry approach is developed. A health ministry approach to church planting proposed in this project consists of seven steps. These steps are constructed in harmony with the local conditions. In order to make these steps workable, it is recommended that a health ministry committee be formed, and together trained church planters be committed to implementing the program. Generous support from institutions such as Central Sumatra Mission (CSM) and West Indonesia Union Mission (WIUM) are vitally needed. Some recommendations for Central Sumatra Mission and West Indonesia Union Mission are given to make the strategy more effective.

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  Toward contextualizing the biblical worship practices into the muslim cultural context in Bangladesh for an SDA church plant

  (Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2003-02) Roy, Dauglas Dilip

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  Winning Muslims to the Adventist faith and keeping them in the Seventh-day Adventist church has long been the challenge of Bangladeshi Adventists. A major barrier in converting and helping them remain faithful Adventists in a predominantly Western-Hindu worship style is a problem. This project focuses on contextualizing the biblical worship practices into the Muslim cultural context to provide a friendly church for the former Islam faithful, without extracting them from their culture. The purpose and elements of worship in both the Bible and Islam have overlaps that make merging of the two possible. In the cpntextualization concept, this project makes some recommendations. The approach of teaching Muslim converts to change their culture and lifestyle in order to look "Adventist" has not worked. Practices such as calling God Allah, washing and removing one's shoes in the worship house, worshipping while sitting on the floor, fasting, singing/chanting, are a few things that are not contrary to Scriptures and may be worth trying. This study has produced a manual using different practices to help contextualize, and accommodate Muslims.

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