One of the most exciting aspects of JSM-Langham Literature are its creative programs (Langham Writers and Langham Publishing grants) which support indigenous authors to write quality evangelical books in their own language, for their own context, and assist the publication of needed texts in the local languages.
In this next fiscal year, we have budgeted almost $200,000 for writers and publishing projects in the Majority World. Pieter Kwant, International Director of Langham Literature, says, “One of the most exciting books we are looking forward to is the Contemporary Arabic Theology (in the spirit of a systematic theology) which is being written now by 10 evangelical Arab scholars in Arabic, half of which are JSM-Langham Scholars! The first draft of this manuscript is expected in October of this year. This new book will provide the first of its kind written by Arab leaders for pastors in the Middle East.”
Some important projects include:
| Language | Publication | Grant |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesian | A Christian-Muslim Dialogue | $4000 |
| Burmese | The Lion Handbook to the Bible | $2600 |
| Tongan | Bible Interpretations for Lay Preachers (Not a translation, but the first such book by a national Tongan author) |
$4500 |
| Amharic | Basic Christianity (John Stott’s classic, translated for Ethiopia) |
$3600 |
| Arabic | Arabic Contemporary Theology (Extraordinary effort by 10 Arab theologians to produce a study text for the Middle East.) |
$54,000 Across 3 yrs |
| Polish | Preaching Old Testament Narratives (Original work by a Polish writer) |
$1800 |
| Hungarian | Creation and Mission
(By a Hungarian Langham Scholar) |
$1800 |
| Ukrainian | Overview of Church History (Original text by a Russian scholar, a great encouragement for this troubled country) |
$8000 |
| Eurasian languages | Basic Christianity (John Stott’s classic introduction to the faith translated into Azerbaijani, Turkmen, Tajik, Uzbek and Chechen) |
$9000 |
| Chinese | Dictionary of Paul and His Letters, and Dictionary of the Later New Testament (Translations of these exceptionally helpful volumes for the church in China) |
Already Funded |
| Turkish | How to Read the Bible for All It’s Worth (Translation of classic for pastors and lay preachers) |
$2700 |
| Spanish | Mission and Social Responsibility
(Original study text for pastors by a Central American Author) |
$2900 |
| French | Church Mission (Original work of encouragement for Francophone Africa, by a seminary principal in Cote d’ Ivoire) |
$3600 |
| English | Confessions of an Average Pastor: 2 Timothy (Original commentary for SE Asia by a Sri Lankan church leader) |
$5400 |
| English & Tagalog | Theology for Every Christian (Currently being written by a Filipino Langham Scholar for local pastors and lay leaders) |
$3700 |
| Spanish | Titus Commentary for Mundo Hispano (Langham Scholar writing for first commentary series by Latin American authors) |
$1215 |
Your help in funding these projects is needed. By making a one-time gift or a recurring monthly gift to John Stott Ministries, pastors in the Majority World will have tools in their native tongues to help them preach and teach effectively.