John Kok
John Kok serves as Senior Pastor of Kuala Lumpur Baptist Church in the heart of the Golden Triangle commercial district in the capital city of Malaysia.
Before going into full-time ministry, Kok worked in a stock broker firm. He went overseas to Australia to complete his Diploma in Church Doctrine and Practice from Emmaus Bible College in 1985. Upon his graduation, he returned to Malaysia in 1987 to serve at Kuala Lumpur Baptist Church as Director of Youth. He became Director of Discipleship in 1988 and was appointed as the Senior Pastor in 1989. In 1996, he graduated from the Malaysia Baptist Theological Seminary in Penang with a double degree of Bachelor in Ministry and Masters in Christian Ministry. In addition to his ministry in Kuala Lumpur, Kok is a former chairman of the Malaysia Baptist Convention, former Vice President of the Asia Pacific Baptist Federation, and former Vice President of the Baptist World Alliance.
He is married to Grace Lee and they have two sons and one daughter.
Speakers
Paul Msiza
Rev. Ngwedla Paul Msiza is a native of South Africa. He was installed on July 25, 2015, as the second African to be President of the Baptist World Alliance.
Dr. Elijah Brown
Elijah Brown has been serving as the Baptist World Alliance General Secretary since January 2018.
Robert Smith Jr.
Robert Smith, Jr. teaches Christian Preaching at Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Elie Haddad
Elie Haddad is president of the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary in Beirut, Lebanon, which serves the Arabic-speaking church throughout the Middle East and North Africa.