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Preaching Seminar in Burkina Faso overcomes significant challenges
Roland Tamini, Langham Preaching Regional Coordinator for West Africa, shares with us his recent experience at a Preaching Seminar held in Burkina Faso. In total 57 pastors from 6 small towns in the eastern part of the country travelled to meet together for training. This was a particularly significant seminar as it took place in…
Read More‘Deeply moved by honesty and vulnerability’ at first ever Langham Preaching women’s forum
Last month, Langham Preaching held its first ever Global Women’s Forum in Cyprus. Read this encouraging report from attendee Jill McGilvray, a Langham Partnership Australia Committee member. “There were about 50 women of varying ages from 38 countries – from Africa, Latin America, Asia, Eastern Europe, the Caribbean and the Pacific. It was led by…
Read More‘Remarkable growth’ in 10 years of Langham Preaching in Trinidad & Tobago
In September, around 150 people attended a special celebration to mark ten years of Langham Preaching events in Trinidad & Tobago. Mark Meynell, Langham Preaching Director for Europe and the Caribbean, said it was “very moving” to see members of perhaps 20 different denominations attend. He also said the day provided a “wonderful shop-window” for…
Read MoreLangham Preaching: ‘One church, with different faces, serving God’s Kingdom’
Langham Preaching exists to develop preachers to preach in a way that is biblical, systematic and sustained. Preachers gather for seminars, with a clear curriculum and philosophy and then they scatter into preaching clubs. Just participating in a seminar is unlikely to transform a person’s preaching, but practicing regularly (in preaching clubs) and passing on…
Read MorePray for Langham’s new Production Coordinator
Megan Pritchard is the newly appointed Production Coordinator for Langham Publishing. She graduated at the beginning of the year from Oxford Brookes University having studied a BA in Publishing Media. Megan is originally from Lancaster in the United Kingdom but spent 4 years in the Netherlands as a teenager so has some experience of international cultures.…
Read MoreTaiwanese Langham Scholar ‘inspired’ by 6-months of UK study
This year, Langham enabled a Taiwanese Scholar to spend valuable months writing a contextual book on Proverbs. Langham Scholar Shirley Ho divided her six months between Tyndale House and Ridley Hall (Cambridge) and Wycliffe Hall (Oxford). Shirley reported that there were “excellent and complete resources and books” at these “inspiring” UK libraries. She completed a…
Read MorePursuing unity: Langham publishes important book for African context
Last month, Langham published the PhD thesis of a Malawian Langham Scholar on the topic of unity within his church denomination in Africa. God has led Rhodian Munyenyembe along a unique academic career path. He was offered a lecturing position before graduating from the Evangelical Bible College of Malawi. Later, while an elder of a church…
Read MoreStats show huge impact of Langham Writer’s Grants
Langham Literature offers Writer’s Grants to evangelical Scholars in the Majority World who want to write books to benefit believers in their region. These are often a lifeline for Scholars who have huge potential but lack the funding needed to complete such projects. Grants are awarded for the writing of theological academic textbooks and popular theological books…
Read MoreColleges around the world thank Langham for vital library grants
This year, Langham Literature supplied close to 9,000 books to 740 Majority World colleges free of charge through its ‘Library Grants’ programme. Langham Literature also invest in developing libraries in key institutions by giving larger grants. In 2019’s financial year, they supplied over 1,500 books to five colleges in Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe. The…
Read MoreEventful week: Paul Windsor encouraged by Langham Preaching’s 10 yrs in Papua New Guinea
By Langham Preaching Director Paul WindsorLast month, Langham Preaching Director Paul Windsor spent a week in Papua New Guinea (PNG) to help lead a training event. The last time Paul was in PNG was for the first Langham Preaching seminar there, ten years ago. Read about how encouraged he was by the calibre and engagement…
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