Perceptions on Witnessing in the Zimbabwe West Union Conference of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church

Despite attempts by the Adventist church in the Zimbabwe West Union Conference to train and motivate its church members to be involved in witnessing, many of them remain passive. This study therefore sought to find out the perceptions of the members on the witnessing process and to proffer suggestions that would see all church members being actively involved in this divine calling. This study employed a qualitative descriptive research design. Open-ended questionnaires and focus group discussions were the means through which data was collected. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and reported according to emerging themes. Findings showed that about eight-three percent of the participants believe that when one is saved witnessing will naturally be an outflow of the salvation experience. Forty percent of the participants indicated that there is very little written by Seventh-day Adventists on witnessing for Christ hence they lack adequate information to aid them in witnessing. As a result of this lack of clear information there are misguided views concerning the practice of witnessing like the belief that it is for a few gifted people, not everyone. The foregoing findings entailed the study to recommend leadership in all levels of the church to help church membership adopt the biblical witnessing model.