The Langham Partnership International is a group of ministries that have arisen out of the vision and worldwide ministry of John Stott over half a century. In his travels John Stott witnessed first hand what has been the major fact of church history in the 20th century – the phenomenal growth of the church in the continents of the south and east, the Majority World. When John Stott began his ministry at All Souls Church, Langham Place, London, right at the midpoint of the 20th century, it was still the case that most of the world’s Christians lived in Europe and North America. However, now at the start of the 21st century, at least 75% of the world’s Christians are non-western. There has been staggering growth in many countries, especially among evangelicals and Pentecostal groups. John Stott was very disturbed, however, by the fact that so often this is growth without depth – that is, evangelistic and numerical growth without discipling, teaching and maturity. So at different times he started several ministries that are based upon three convictions. These are convictions which can be demonstrated from the Bible, and which John Stott likes to call ‘The Langham Logic’:
So, if we are concerned for the maturity and mission of the church around the world, and if the above three convictions are true, then the logical question to ask is:
This basic question led John Stott to found the various trusts and ministries which have now come together to form the Langham Partnership International. They are all geared toward enabling and resourcing pastors and other Christian leaders to preach and teach the Bible, faithfully and effectively – in order to feed the church and deepen its growth.