Posts Tagged ‘preaching’
Preaching training impacts congregations in Fiji
Steven Simpson is an Elder at his local Brethren church in Fiji. He grew up in the church, and over time took on various roles starting with singing and later moved into the Eldership role leading the congregation. Responding to God’s call Prior to becoming an Elder and preaching, Steven had received no training. He…
Read More‘Great joy’ training Amazonian pastors in Peru
Introducing… Fernando Sevilla, Langham Preaching’s coordinator for Peru. He’s been involved with Langham for nearly two decades and recently shared the great joys and challenges of training indigenous Amazonian pastors. There are 150 ethnic groups based along the Amazon in northern Peru, and Fernando says there is a “great need” for preachers in these areas to…
Read More“From Bolivia, I send you a big hug!”
Would you travel for many hours across the country, during a time of instability and turmoil, to attend a preaching training event? In November last year, preachers in Bolivia did just that – arriving by different modes of transport to avoid road blocks in order to attend. The event in Cochabamba gathered preachers from across…
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 More‘Through Langham Preaching, I see God’s Word working in peoples’ lives’
Alongla Aier has been involved with Langham Preaching for 13 years in her South Asian country*, and in February’s Langham Live it was a privilege to welcome her onto the call and hear her passion for the programme. Introduction to Alongla Aier Alongla’s nation is vast, divided into various states and has numerous languages and…
Read More‘Thrilling time’ for Langham Preaching in Turkey
Turkey is a beautiful country, lying in both Asia and Europe, and culturally drawing elements from the East and the West. Believers there are very much in the minority and face many challenges. Statistics reveal that just 0.04 percent of the population are biblical Christians (source: ufm.org.uk) But Langham Preaching has had a postive impact…
Read More‘A privilege to train Ukrainian students scattered by war’
The war in Ukraine is becoming less prominent in our UK news as the weeks go by. But the horror and trauma is continuing, and Christian students are desperate to grapple with God’s word despite what is happening. Mark Meynell, Langham Preaching’s coordinator for Europe and the Caribbean, has been training students scattered because of…
Read More‘I want to serve my indigenous community in Panama’
Last month on our Langham Live zoom calls, LPUKI supporters were privileged to hear from Jocabed Solano, a member of Langham Preaching in Panama. Jocabed grew up in the Gunadule (Guna) community in Panama, was born to missionary parents, and came to faith at the age of nine. She became a staff worker for IFES…
Read More‘Great joy’ as lay preachers in rural Australia gain new skills
Langham’s Preaching programme is about training pastors and lay leaders (most of whom will never get to attend Bible college) to teach the Bible, equipping them to biblically lead their churches. The program is active throughout the Majority World and in other places where there are few evangelicals and a lack of training in expository…
Read MoreLives transformed in India
More than 80% of pastors around the world have little or no biblical training. That’s why the Langham Preaching programme walks with the global Church, training pastors to preach and teach the Bible. One pastor who attended a Langham Preaching seminar in India four years ago says his preaching completely changed. And as a result,…
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