Yousaf Sadiq, Ph.D.

Biography

Dr. Sadiq earned his doctorate from the London School of Theology, UK.  His research draws attention to the impact of the Punjabi Psalter on South Asian congregations, and he serves as the President of the Punjabi Psalter Society.  Dr. Sadiq is committed to developing contextual resources and amplifying local voices in navigating persecution in hostile contexts.  He serves as a global leader for the Lausanne Persecuted Church Initiative.  Dr. Sadiq and his wife Ruth, have two children and he enjoys watching Cricket matches.

Education

London School of Theology, United Kingdom Ph.D., Historical Theology 2015

London School of Theology, United Kingdom B.A (Hons), Theology 2007

Institute of Linguistics, Pakistan, Diploma, Linguistics 2001

Presentations

Conferences

Contextualization and the Arts, American Society of Missiology, St. Mary's College, Indiana (2023)

The Punjabi Psalter, Annual Pakistani-Indian Christian Convention, Silver Spring, Maryland (2022)

The Urdu-Punjabi Metrical Psalms, European Training Conference, Buckinghamshire, UK (2011)

Bible Translation and the Indian Sub-continent, NBTP Annual Conference, Pakistan (2003)

Panelist/Presenter

Revival Amidst Oppression: The Persecuted Church in China, Wheaton College, IL (2025)

Coming Alongside the Globally Persecuted Church, Lausanne Congress Collaborative Session, South Korea (2024)

Remembering the 127 Martys of All Saints Church, Wheaton College, IL (2024)

Recent Waves of Christian Persecution in South Asia, Wheaton College, IL (2024)

A Global Faith and People: Reflections on World Christianity, Wheaton College, IL (2019)

Evil and the Suffering of God, Evangelical Theological Society, Wheaton College, IL (2017)

Courses Taught

• Global Christian Persecution
• South Asian Church & Culture
• Global Migration and Refugees
• Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations
• Power and Privilege in Asian Contexts
• Linguistic Anthropology
• Biculturalism

Areas of Expertise

• The Persecuted Church
• Indian Sub-continent
• South Asian Christianity
• The Punjabi Psalter
• Islamic Cultures & Practices

Select Publications

Strengthening the Globally Persecuted Church, Connections, 2024

An Inconceivable Challenge: The Story of a Persecuted Pastor in Pakistan, The Exchange ChurchLeaders, 2023

The Jaranwala Tragedy: Response to Suffering and Persecution, Connections, 2023

The Contextualized Worship of the South Asian Punjabi Christian Diaspora. Pp 265-278 in Reflections of Asian Diaspora: Mapping Theologies and Ministries, Sam George (editor) Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2022

Special Psalms Help Pakistani Christians with Persecution, Pandemic, and Disunity, Christianity Today, 2021

The Punjabi New Testament in Persian Script, Bible Translator, 2021

Psalms as bridge-building between Christians and Muslims, Evangelical Quarterly, 2019

How Should We Respond to the Persecution of Christians? Practical Steps for Strengthening the Church, Lausanne Global Analysis, 2019

Jesus’ Encounter with a Woman at the Well: A South Asian Perspective, Missiology: An International Review, 2018

A Precious Gift: The Punjabi Psalms and the Legacy of Rev. Dr. Imam-ud-Din Shahbaz, International Bulletin of Missionary Research, 2014

Bible Translation in Pakistan, The Oxford Encyclopedia of South Asian Christianity, 2010

Books

The Contextualized Psalms (Punjabi Zabur)

A Precious Heritage of the Global Punjabi Christian Community
2020.

Professional Affiliation

American Society of Missiology

Research Supervision

Supervising doctoral research at the Oxford Centre for Religion and Public Life (OCRPL)