Erik Bürklin, MDiv, is a third-generation missionary whose grandparents served with China Inland Mission (now OMF) taking the gospel to China before it closed to foreign missionaries in 1950. In 1989, his father, Dr. Werner Bürklin, founded China Partner , and in 1993, Erik joined his father and then took over as president in 2001. He regularly travels to China organizing and teaching pastoral training seminars. In addition to training church leaders, China Partner provides Christian literature, links ministries and individuals outside China with churches in China, and partners with churches in China to reach the next generation. Erik and his wife reside in Colorado and have two grown daughters.