- March 5, 6, 7 2026
170th Anniversary Conference of the Punjabi Christianity 2026, Pakistan
Past, Present, & Future of Theology, Missiology, & Doxology of Punjabi Church in Pakistan and Beyond
Thursday- Saturday, March 5-7, 2026
Punjabi Church and Missio Dei- The Indian subcontinent is indispensable in missiology and the advancement of World Christianity. The Punjab Missionary Conference 1862-1863,[1] a pivotal event in global mission, was held in Lahore (currently Pakistan). It brought together members from the Church of England, American Presbyterian Church, American Reformed Presbyterian Church, American United Presbyterian Church, Church of Scotland, and American Methodist Episcopal Church, as well as lay members and provisional committees, setting the stage for the upcoming mission conferences. Before the 50th anniversary of the Lausanne Conference (1974-2024) and the centenary celebration of the Edinburgh Missionary Conference (1910-2010), Punjab in North India played a central role in global missions. The Punjab Missionary Conference set the precedence for future mission conferences. With Christianity’s center of gravity having shifted from the global North to the global South, the emergence and proliferation of global South Christianities in the last few decades, the 170th Anniversary Conference of the Punjabi Church is a pivotal moment in the narrative of missio Dei.
170th Anniversary CONFERENCE 2026
EXECUTIVE Planning COMMITTEE
Rev. Obaid Khokhar
Chairman Planning Committee
Rev. Haroon Ajmal
Vice Chairman Planning Committee
Mrs. Salma Andrew
Secretary of Planning Committee
Rev. Dr. Eric Sarwar
Global Engagement Director
Executive Planning Committee
Rev. Dr. Majid Able
Executive Member Planning Committee
Elder Franklin Allan Inayat
CFO - Chief Financial Officer
REGISTER HERE….
Registration Fee:
Rs. 3000/- (General)
Rs. 2000/- (Students only)
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PROPOSED SCHEDULE
170th CELEBRATION CONFERENCE
SIALKOT – GUJRANWALA
Thursday – Saturday, March 5-7, 2026
THURSDAY, 5 MARCH 2026
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Registration & Free Time
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Registration Desk
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Tea & Fellowship
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Food Court
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Welcome
“Hamd Karo” (Praise Him) By UBTC Overview of the Conference |
Rev. Obaid Khokhar
Rev. Dr. Eric Sarwar Rt. Rev. Alwin John Samuel, Bishop of Sialkot Diocese C.O.P. Rev. Dr. Majid Abel, Chairman GTS Board) |
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Worship Moment (Gathering)
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Worship Quest Academy Team
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PLENARY 1 (Theology)
Dr. Veli-Matti Karkkainen (Fuller Theological Seminary) "The Holy Spirit, Mission, and Church" Respondent: Rev. Dr. Qaiser Julius (Director, Open Theological Seminary |
Translator:
Rev. Dr. Eric Sarwar |
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Global Presenters
Dr. Rev. Borbala Mikola (MDiv, MA, ThM, DMin)
Mission Director, Mission Department of
The Synod Office Reformed Church in Hungary
Dr. Rev. Borbala Mikola
is a native Hungarian who received a MDiv and a MA in Classical Greek from Hungarian universities. She acquired her Master of Theology (ThM) degree in 2013, and also her Doctor of Ministry (DMin) degree in 2023 at Covenant Theological Seminary, MO. From Sept 2022, she has become a chaplain and a lecturer for university students at the Karoli Gaspar Reformed University Faculty of Arts in Budapest. She teaches a class about basic Christianity for students (about 120-200 a semester) in Hungarian and in English and organizes apologetical events for future teachers, psychologists, and professionals.
She also collaborates with several ministries dedicated to reaching Hungary with the Gospel of grace. These include guest lecturing at the Hungarian Reformed Seminary, training youth and church leaders with The Langham Partnership and with Serge's Sonship curriculum, theological editing for the Hungarian edition of the ESV Study Bible. She also has responsibilities at the Synod of the Reformed Church in Hungary as a project leader.
Dr. Gina Zurlo
Senior Researcher and Lecturer in World Christianity at Harvard Divinity School
Dr. Gina Zurlo
Gina A. Zurlo, Ph.D. is a Visiting Lecturer in World Christianity at Harvard Divinity School (Cambridge, MA, USA). Her research interests include World Christianity, history, sociology of religion, and gender studies. She is the co-author of the World Christian Encyclopedia, 3rd edition (2019) and editor of theWorld Christian Database and World Religion Database (Brill). She has recently authored three books: Global Christianity: A Guide to the World’s Largest Religion from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe(2022); Women in World Christianity: Building and Sustaining a Global Movement (2023); and From Nairobi to the World: David B. Barrett and the Re-Imagining of World Christianity (2023). She was named one of the BBC’s 100 most inspiring and influential women of 2019 for her work in quantifying religion and non-religion worldwide.
Dr. John Wagenveld
Founder & President Multiplication Network
Dr. John Wagenveld
Founder and President of Multiplication Network. John served on the Board of Directors for Miami-based FLET University. Joining Bible League International as the Associate Director of Latin American Ministry, John’s passion for ministry and his leadership strengths led him into the roles of Vice President for Asia and later Executive Director of Global Ministry.
He received a B. A. in Theology from Dordt College and an M. A. in Missions and Church Growth at Calvin Theological Seminary. John received his Doctorate in Ministry from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.
Multiplication Network was birthed in 2000.
John has authored the book Iglecrecimiento Integral (Wholistic Church Growth), which was published in Spanish. He led the team of 22 authors who joined together to produce the book Sembremos Iglesias Saludables (Let’s Plant Healthy Churches), and then edited the compilation. In 2014, he coauthored the book Take Your Church’s Pulse: Ten Vital Signs of a Healthy Church and was also an editor and contributor to Planting Healthy Churches with eight other authors. The Spanish translation, La Siembra de Iglesias Saludables, became available in 2017. In 2021, John co-edited Multiplication Network’s newest book, A World of gods: Church Planting in a Pluralistic World. In December 2020, John was appointed to the position of Global Co-catalyst of the Church Planting Issue Network with the Lausanne Movement.
John and Angela have four adult children, two grandchildren, and live in Zeeland, MI. John loves a good game of soccer.
Rev. Dr. Steven Brooks
Director, Worship Quest Ministries
Rev. Dr. Steven Brooks
Steven Brooks is a Pastor, Author, and Professor of Worship, serving at Calvary Baptist Church in Huntington Beach, California and teaching at Azusa Pacific University, Biola University, and Gateway Seminary. His courses include: 'Spiritual Formation & Worship,' 'Worship Foundations,' 'Worship Leadership & Administration,' 'Singing The Faith,' 'Intercultural Worship Studies,' and 'Theological Field Reflection.' He has also been a speaker at various conferences including National Worship Leader Conference, Worship Workshop, Music in Worship Conference (Ukraine), and Tehillim Worship Symposium.
Dr. Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen
Professor of Systematic Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary
Docent of Ecumenics at the University of Helsinki
Dr. Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen
is Professor of Systematic Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary and Docent of Ecumenics at the University of Helsinki. He has lived and taught theology in Thailand, and continues participating widely in ecumenical, theological, and interreligious work including the Building Bridges International Muslim-Christian Seminar. An ordained Lutheran Minister and an expert on Pentecostal-Charismatic theologies, he is also an author and (co-) editor of more than 30 books and hundreds of essays. His major project is the five-volume series titled Constructive Christian Theology for the Pluralistic World (Eerdmans 2013-17) which develops Christian doctrine in dialogue with four faith traditions and natural sciences. His most recent books include the following titles: I Believe—Help My Unbelief. Christian Beliefs for a Religiously Pluralistic and Secular World (Cascade Books, 2024); The End of All Things is at Hand: A Christian Eschatology in Conversation with Science and Islam Cascade Books, 2022); Theological Renewal for the Third Millennium. A Kärkkäinen Compendium, ed. Andrew Ray Williams and Patrick Oden (Cascade Books, 2022). His pastoral assignment is in the bi-lingual Finnish Lutheran Church in California
and Texas.
Rev. Dr. Eric Sarwar
Founding President, Tehillim School of Church Music & Worship
Rev. Dr. Eric Sarwar
Rev. Dr. Eric Sarwar (PhD in Intercultural Studies from Fuller Theological Seminary) is a gifted musician, minister, and missiologist. He is the founding president of Tehillim School of Church Music & Worship, discovering in music and the psalms a surprising language for transcending boundaries in his native Pakistan and in the global context. As a songwriter and composer, Sarwar has produced four albums, musical resources, and five books on worship and music studies in the Urdu language. His recent book "Psalms, Islam, and Shalom: A Common Heritage of Divine Songs for Muslim–Christian Friendship" (Fortress Press) explores musical peacemaking in conflict zones.
James R. Krabill, PhD
Adjunct faculty member at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary and Dallas International University
James R. Krabill, PhD
served for 42 years as an international worker and administrator with Mennonite Mission Network, 1976-2018. In that period Krabill lived and worked with his family in West Africa as a Bible and Church History teacher among African Initiated Churches (AICs) in various village settings, Bible institutes and theological faculties, including 8 years with members of the Harrist Church among Ivory Coast’s Dida people, collecting, recording, transcribing, and publishing over 500 original Harrist hymns for use in literacy and music training. Dr. Krabill has lectured or taught courses in over 20 countries, currently serving as an adjunct faculty member at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Dallas International University, and Bethesda Khankho Institute (Manipur, India). He has authored or edited/co-edited numerous books and articles. Dr. Krabill and his wife, Jeanette, have three adult children and five grandchildren.
Rev. Dr. Jack Haberer
Adjunct faculty member at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary and Dallas International University and Principal and Professor of Theology for Gujranwala Theological Seminary
Rev. Dr. Jack Haberer
is adjunct faculty member of Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary and also Principal and Professor of Theology for Gujranwala Theological Seminary. He previously has served Christ’s Church as a pastor, theologian, author, editor and denominational leader. He is the former editor and publisher of The Presbyterian Outlook, a weekly, national news and ministry resource magazine. He previously served churches in Florida, Texas and Pennsylvania. He is the author of Living the Presence of the Spirit, a biblical and theological biography of the Holy Spirit (soon to be published in Urdu); GodViews: The Convictions that Drive Us and Divide Us, a guide to reconcile divisions in American Presbyterianism; It's Complicated: A Guide to Faithful Decision-Making, which recasts biblical ethics according to the Spirit of the law (as did Jesus and Paul), and his newest: Swimming with the Sharks: Leading the Full Spectrum Church in a Red-and-Blue World. He has served on several denominational committees, including the Theological Task Force of Peace, Unity and Purity of the Church, and presently on the Special Committee to Write a New Confession. In the 1990's he served as board chair for two PC(USA) renewal organizations. He plays piano and guitar. He used to surf but not very well. He loves to snow ski. He and his wife Barbie have two grown children and six grandchildren.
Rev. Stephen McCracken
Ordained Minister in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI)
Rev Stephen McCracken
is from Ireland and is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI). After ministry studies in Aberdeen University (B.D. & Dip. Ministry) and Queen’s University in Belfast (M. Phil), he and his family lived in Malawi, Africa, for 9 years, and Stephen worked with the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP). He returned to Ireland in 2007 to serve as minister of two congregations (Derramore and Drumachose), and in 2019 he accepted a call to the congregation of First Presbyterian Church in Ballymoney, where he presently ministers. Alongside his congregational ministry, he serves as the Convenor (chairman) of the Council for Global Mission within PCI. This is a position he has held for 5 years, and he has enjoyed trips to PCI’s partner churches in India, Spain, and Nepal. This is his first visit to Pakistan.
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