Pakistan IMC 2015 Report

INTEGRAL MISSION
CONVERSATION
COURAGE FOR CHANGE: TRANSFORMING CHURCH, TRANSFORMING COMMUNITY
Organized by: Micah Network
Hosted by: Pak Mission Society
2015
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Purpose
Goal:
The overall Goal of the Conversation was to explore the theological and practical processes
which bring change and transformation at the grass root level and to guide participants
into methods of engaging their community.
Specific Objectives:
Objective 1: To provide a place of dialogue where participants can share, reflect and consult
on integral mission as it relates to the context of Pakistan.
Objective 2: To strengthen relationships and networks across denominations, sectors and
geographical boundaries.
Objective 3: To dialogue around the theological basis on which the Christian community is
to respond to the physical, spiritual and social needs of the Pakistani society.
Objective 4: To enable churches, missions, Bible colleges and aid agencies to redefine their
mission concept to incorporate integral mission, and to work towards developing
structures and programs that will engage and impact individuals and communities
holistically.
Objective 5: To produce a national response to the Micah Global Consultation theme of
“Integral Mission and Shalom”, to be presented in Lima, Peru in September 2015.
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Process
This Micah National Integral Mission Conversation 2015 was organized by the Micah
Network International Secretariat in cooperation with Mr Adeel Rehmet, Managing
Director of Micah Network member Pak Mission Society, and other members of an
identified steering committee.
The Event was carried out from January 13th to January 15th, 2015 at Loyola Hall, Waris
Road, Lahore, Pakistan.
The program was designed collaboratively and consisted of the introductory Integral
Mission foundations as well as relevant current issues in Pakistan.
Value
The Conversation allowed 69 Participants from 48 different organizations representing
the Local Churches and Indigenous Organizations and Ministries to come together and
spend an invaluable time of sharing and learning and to capitalize on their individual and
organizational strengths and diverse experiences to initiate a change in the way that people
think about mission and social action.
Outputs

Greater insight into holistic approaches in mission

Understanding of integral mission within the Pakistan’s context
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Enhanced Networking brought by bringing together skills, knowledge and
experiences from Different Organizations

Strengthening of the Platform created in 2013 for the Micah Network Members in
specific and the Churches, Mission Organizations and Ministries of Pakistan in
general.

A shared Motivation to link in with national and global movements
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CONTEXT
The National Integral Mission Conversation 2015 builds upon the success of the first ever
Micah Network national Integral Mission Conversation (IMC) held in Lahore, Pakistan in
November 2013.
Members of the IMC 2013 called for a Follow Up event to continue the momentum and to
further capitalize on the growing strength and number of Micah Network Members in
Pakistan. At Present, Micah Network in Pakistan has 15 full member organizations, 4
associate member organizations and 1 individual member.
The Purpose was to create
an opportunity and a space
for current and upcoming
Christian leaders working
and living in different
sectors to come together to
learn and apply the
principles of integral
mission in Pakistan’s
Context.
The Participants will take their learning back into their communities and become the
Agents of Transformation, inspiring their communities to induce significant positive
change in the paradigms, attitudes and theologies of their local churches and to ignite a
desire for the church to be the catalyst for Transformation in Pakistan.
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PROGRAM DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT
The Conversation was planned and organized by the Micah Network International
Secretariat and Hosted in Pakistan by the Pak Mission Society.
Dates:
January 13th – 15th, 2015
Venue:
Loyola Hall, Waris Road, Lahore, Pakistan
Theme:
The theme of the Conversation was ‘Courage for Change’ and decided by the committee of
local organizers in discussion with the International Secretariat of Micah Network is to be
Courage for Change.
The complete title was
“Courage for Change:
transforming church,
transforming
community” and was
developed in recognition of
the potential of the
Christians in Pakistan to
affect change through an
integrated approach to the
Gospel. It also implies that the Christians must have courage to stand up against Injustice
and Inequality, Partiality and Discrimination, Prejudices and Racism, False Teachers.
The Steering Committee for the Conversation Management consisted of Mr. Michael Abel
(People International), Mr. Ashraf Mall (Tearfund), Mr. Aamir Shahzad (AsiaCMS), Mr.
Adnan Azhar Sindhu (Pakistan Sunday School Ministry) and Mr. Adeel Rehmat (Pak
Mission Society).
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CONTENTS
Tuesday 13-01-2015
Wednesday 14-01-2015
Thursday 15-01-2015
Devotion
Integral Mission and the Local
Church
Liaquat Qaiser
Devotion
Yearning for Transformation
Sheryl Haw
Agent of Change
Dave Andrews
Honour and Shame
Arley Loewen
Discussion
Stages of Transformation
Discussion
Challenges of Transformation
A People Called Out
Ashraf Mall
Accountability and
Transparency
Arley Loewen
Micah: a call to action
Sheryl Haw
Advocacy and Change
Discussion
Faith and Culture
Arley Loewen
Community Engagement
Dave Andrews
Discussion
Cultural Challenges
Discussion
Practical Steps in Community
Christians in the Public
Sphere
Aamir Shahzad
Towards an Integrated
Response
Micah in Pakistan
Transformation
How The Church can
transform Community
Dr. Kang San Tan
Missional Trends
Discussion
Panel
Exploring Integral Mission
Michael Abel
Discussion
Integral Mission and Shalom
Ashraf Mall
Micah Pakistan
Planning Meeting
Arrival and Registration
Opening Ceremony
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SPEAKERS
Arley Loewen, Dave Andrews, Sheryl Haw, Kang San Tan, Michael Abel, Ashraf Mall and
Aamir Shahzad were the
Featured Speakers,
inspiring the Participants
with their Profound
Knowledge and the Diverse
Experiences they brought
in from Years of Serving.
Rev. Liaquat Qaiser and
Sheryl Haw led the Morning
Devotions.
Sheryl Haw
Sheryl Haw is the International Director for the Micah Network and has been in this
capacity since 2010, providing Global Leadership to the Network.
Sheryl addressed the Opening Ceremony
of the Integral Mission Conversation
2015 with a session on Transformation.
Sheryl Facilitated the Micah: a Call to
action on the 2nd Day of the
Conversation, introduced the New Micah
and Presented the Call to all leaders
(local, national or international) to
renew, continue and step up their efforts
to eradicate poverty, to stand against injustice, inequality and inequity and lead through
example and to protect and care for our environment and our people.
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Arley Loewen
Arley directs a media / discipleship ministry for Afghanistan and holds leadership seminars
with focus on shame / honor and patronclient societies.
Arley Delivered Faith and Culture on the
second day of the Conversation, stressing
the need to understand the local and the
Kingdom Culture and how to redeem the
culture.
Arley facilitated Honour and Shame on
the 3rd day of the Conversation, stressing
that we must honour others by entering
their stories just like God Honored us by
entering ours, followed by facilitating the session Accountability and Transparency.
Dave Andrews
Dave is interested in radical spirituality,
incarnational community and the
dynamics of personal and social
transformation.
Dave delivered Agent of Change on the
2nd day and Community Engagement on
the 3rd day of the Conversation
respectively. The Theme was the
understanding of how the Church can
evolve into becoming an Agent of Change
and Transformation and how to Engage
in Community Transformation.
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Kang San Tan
Kang San Tan is Executive Director of Asia CMS based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and a
much respected Asian mission leader.
His passion is to advance Asia Mission
Movements through training and
resourcing Asian Leaders. His wants to
bring interreligious understanding
between Asian religious traditions.
Dr. Kang Facilitated Five Marks of
Mission: How The Church can
transform Community on the 2nd day of the Conversation.
Michael A. Abel
Michael A. Abel has been serving the
Ministry for the last 34 Years. He’s
currently the Regional Director for
People International.
He holds a Degree in Theology, a Diploma
in Ministry and a Diploma in Bible and
Missions.
Michael Facilitated the Panel Exploring
Integral Mission on the Opening day of
the Conversation.
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Ashraf J W Mall
Ashraf Mall is currently the Country Representative for Tearfund. A Graduate of the
Reading University UK, he takes keen
interest in the development of young
Christian leaders and Integral Mission.
Ashraf engaged the participants into the
exploration of the Distinctiveness of
Christians in Pakistan through his
session A People Called Out on the 2nd
day of the conversation.
Ashraf also facilitated the Discussion
Integral Mission and Shalom, defining and explaining the Word Shalom in the context of
Integral Mission.
Aamir Shahzad
Aamir Shahzad has been working in the Development Sector for the last 19 years and is
currently the Country Representative for Asia Church Mission Society.
Aamir has hands on experience of project
management, planning, implementation
and evaluation and is actively involved in
mobilizing people for local mission.
Aamir facilitated Christians in the
Public Sphere on the 2nd day of the
Conversation.
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MODERATORS AND MANAGERS
Mr. Adeel Rehmat, Mr. Adnan Azhar Sindhu and Mr. Ashraf Mall were the Moderators for
the Program for Day 1, 2 and 3 respectively.
Mr. Kenneth William of the
International Christian
Fellowship led the Worship
on the Opening Ceremony
while Mr. Samuel Paul
(Language Recording
Institute) and Mr. Javed
Illyas (Open Theological Seminary) led the Worship on Day2 and Day 3 respectively.
The International Christian
Fellowship Worship Group
led the Worship again on
the Closing Ceremony at
the end of Day 3 of the
Conversation.
The Event Manager
Emmanuel Abbott (PMS)
was supported by a
Management Committee
consisting of Rev. Saleem Khokher, PMS Team and Volunteers.
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PARTICIPANTS’ FEEDBACK
The Following illations have been deducted from the Feedback gathered from the
Participants of the Conversation.

That Micah should continue to strengthen its Local Setup by strengthening the Local
Church and the Local Mission Organizations and Ministries to achieve Holistic
Transformation all through the land of Pakistan.

That Micah should promote strengthening of Character to build the real Fearless
and Courageous Souls.
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That Micah should continue to contribute to be the Major Binding Force among the
Churches in Pakistan so as to enhance the level of Trust among the Church
Leadership to find the Real Issues of the Church in Depth and to mitigate and
eradicate all such issues one by one.

That Micah should use its local network to promote Indigenous Evangelism
Campaigns Countrywide to awaken the Church and the Ministries in Pakistan.

That Micah should remain Active Nationally through its Local Network on Electronic
and Print Media and share the Strengths, Weaknesses and Challenges on the local
and global platform to create an environment of learning from each other.

That Micah should promote Indigenous Youth Led Platforms and Networks to
Target the Christian Youth to find the Hidden Leaders and to transform them into
Disciples.

That Micah should help promote Awareness on the Grass root level to spread
Interfaith Harmony and Peace and to reduce the effects and aftereffects of
Radicalism, Extremism and Terrorism in the Region.
Mr. Edgar Pace, a Representative of the Presbyterian Church of Pakistan commented,
‘’We all enjoyed the MICAH/PMS conference and especially talks and discussion. It certainly gave a new
challenge to our people here. Talks given by the guests gave a new spirit to the Church.’’
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THE WAY FORWARD
LOCAL AND NATIONAL INITIATIVES
The National Coordinating Group of Micah Network Pakistan has chalked out an Action
Plan to build upon the Capacities of its Partners to apply the learning of the Integral
Mission Conversation locally.
This Action Plan is also intended to address the Feedback and Suggestions gathered from
the Participants of the Conversation and to ensure that the Local Church Leadership owns
the Micah Network.
The Group is agreed on the point that in all major cities of Pakistan, local networks
organizations and individuals will be formed, who are working for Integral Mission and
Holistic Development.
At least once in a Year, the National Conversation will be organized in mutually agreed city
where all likeminded organizations can come and network with each other. It is also in the
plan that for each time, a Context-exclusive Theme will be adopted for the Annual
Consultation. At the Grass root level, the Group will Organize and Manage Discussions,
Meetings, Seminars and Conversations among the Church Leadership, InterDenominational Ministries and the Christian Aid Agencies to bridge the gap between the
Church and the Aid Agencies. The Group will also work to Promote Interfaith Harmony by
involving all Stakeholders and the Local Religious Groups and Organizations of Different
Faiths and Creeds, the Regional Network will bring all onto a single platform through
Awareness raising Sessions and Seminars.
The Group will gather and share ‘Stories of Transformation’ from and to all the Members
Locally, Regionally and Globally
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GLOBAL
Building on such National Integral Mission Conversations, Micah Network will facilitate
Regional conversations, consultations and workshops, focusing on relevant and contextual
themes, further enriching the understanding of applying an integral approach in our relief,
rehabilitation, development, environmental care and justice responses.
The outputs of each of these events will be built into the triennial global consultations.
In 2015, the 6th Triennial Global Consultation will be organized in Lima, Peru from
September 14th-18th, 2015 with the Theme
‘Integral Mission and Shalom: justice, peace, joy.’
This event will bring together a truly global reflection of the works of the Members of the
Micah Network Worldwide.
A Delegation of 2-3 Representative Individuals from Pakistan will be facilitated to
participate in the Global Consultation to have the space and the opportunity to share the
knowledge and encouragement gained from their participation with the Micah and broader
Christian community in Pakistan.
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Annexure: Participant Organizations
A Total of 69 Participants attended the Conversation from 48 different Organizations and 4
Denominations (Anglican, Presbyterian, Catholic, and Pentecostal)
S.No
Organization
1
AsiaCMS
2
Audio Visual Center
3
Centre for Legal Aid Assistance and Settlement
4
Christ For All Nations Ministries
5
Dar ul Sukun
6
Diocese of Hyderabad
7
Diocese of Peshawar
8
DOER Trust
9
FGA Bible College
10
FLAME Pakistan
11
Follow-up Network Initiative Pakistan
12
Gawahi Mission Trust & Television
13
HCR
14
Hope
15
Interserve
16
Kachhi Community Development Association
17
Kinnaird College for Women
18
Language Recording Institute (LRI)
19
Lead Against Marginality and Poverty (LAMP)
20
Lucie Harrison School
21
Masihi Ishayat Khana (MIK)
22
Media / Discipleship Ministry
23
National Sports Coalition
24
Noor Ministries
25
OM Foundation
26
Open Theological Seminary
27
Pak Mission Society
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28
Pakistan Bible Correspondence Institute (PBCI)
29
Pakistan Christian Recording Ministries
30
Pakistan Sunday School Ministry
31
Pamir
32
Parkari Community Development Programme
33
Participatory Village Development Programme
34
Partner Aid International
35
Presbyterian Church Pakistan
36
Peace and Development Foundation
37
People International
38
Primary Education Project (PEP)
39
Serving In Mission
40
Shikarpur Christian Hospital
41
Shine Society
42
Starfish Pakistan
43
Tearfund UK
44
The Shepherd Organization
45
TWR
46
United Christian Hospital
47
Vast Mission Society
48
Zarephath Bible Seminary (ZBS)
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