Posts Tagged ‘Africa’
Second Edition of Groundbreaking Africa Bible Commentary Released
After more than seven years in the making, the revised edition of the Africa Bible Commentary was officially released last month. It’s been produced in partnership with Langham Publishing and HarperCollins Christian Publishing. This edition is a one-volume commentary on the whole Bible, produced by African scholars, now extensively revised and updated to address today’s…
Read More‘We’re witnessing significant growth across Africa despite many challenges’
Our dear brother Femi Adeleye, Director for Langham Preaching Africa, shared major encouragements, issues and requests for prayer on our Langham Live call last month. Simon Foulds (SF), LPUKI Supporter Development Manager: Can you tell us where you are at the moment? Femi Adeleye (FA), Langham Preaching Africa Director: I am in Ghana, where I’ve…
Read MoreUrging Christians in Africa to ‘bring the Bible into everyday life’
Africa has many problems when it comes to practicing Christianity. Are Christian politicians bringing the bible to bear in areas such as fighting corruption and stewarding resources? Has traditional religion still got a grip on the African Church? Is the Gospel influencing “every sphere of life”? These are just come of challenges that Langham Graduate…
Read MoreGrowing a small book collection into a well-stocked theological library in Côte d’Ivoire
“The library supports all the programmes here, from Bachelor to PhD, and all the students have work to do and theses to write – using these books! They cannot do it without them.” Chantal N’guessan has been a Library Director for 18 years at The Christian Alliance University of Abidjan (UACA) in Côte d’Ivoire. As…
Read MoreTackling illiteracy to bring the Gospel to Kenya
“You’re 12, you’re old enough to share your testimony of salvation” – my father said to me out of the blue one Saturday evening, to my astonishment, as I had little personal faith at the time. After that conversation, I realised that if I was going to take faith seriously and talk to people about…
Read MoreGod at Work Through Langham Preaching in Africa
Langham Preaching is a programme of the Langham Partnership that exists to develop godly and biblical preachers across the world in an affordable and accessible way. In October 2022 the second All Africa Langham Preaching Consultation was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with 72 attendees from 26 Preaching Movements across the continent. Each Preaching Movement…
Read MoreHelping to heal a nation: Langham Preaching in South Africa
How does the Word of God impact nations? Why does every church need a pastor who ‘correctly handles the word of truth’? What difference does it really make? Let’s travel to South Africa and listen to pastors there, who say that faithful Bible teaching is what their country needs to heal and recover. South Africa…
Read MoreProviding crucial care to volcano survivors in DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo is facing significant challenges: famine, war, Covid-19. And last year a volcano erupted near Goma city, displacing hundreds and leaving many destitute and traumatised – including Christian leaders. Dr Eraston Kighoma, who gained his PhD through Langham, played a key role in the relief effort. His organisation CIMR (Centre for…
Read MoreCelebrating Langham Preaching across Africa
The third annual ‘Langham Preaching Sunday in Africa’ took place on Zoom at the end of June, with nearly 200 people from across the continent attending. The event (in English and French) highlighted John Stott’s centenary and gave updates about Langham Preaching’s impact in Africa. Femi Adeleye, Director for Langham Preaching Africa, outlined aspects that…
Read MoreTransformational training for 87 pastors in Ghana
“This training will impact my life and ministry”… “The group work opened my eyes”… “My sermons will be properly prepared”… “I have been transformed by this training”. These are just some of the extremely positive comments made by those who attended in-person preaching training in Accra, Ghana last month. Langham partnered with ‘Global Evangelical Church’…
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