February 28, 2008
Nigerian Pastors Receive Strong Biblical Training…
Safia Nana Zakana could not understand what had happened to Pastor James. She attended his church in Abuja, Nigeria, where he preached regularly. But during 2007 something changed. “I found he was different,” she told Chris Wright, who was leading the second Nigerian Langham Preaching seminar. “He used to [...]
January 18, 2008
The launch of a continental movement
by Jonathan Lamb, Langham Preaching International Director
‘For the first time, it looks as though the vision of a Preaching movement is being realised’, said Jonathan Lamb, following the Africa Preaching Consultation hosted in Nairobi, Kenya, in mid-December last year. Country coordinators of the Langham Preaching programmes from 13 countries met [...]
January 18, 2008
Langham Preaching
Facilitator
Gordon Woolard
It’s the third-largest country in Africa with an area the size of Western Europe and a population of 62 million people. Since 1964, it has changed its name three times, has experienced six or more wars and coups, and struggles with safety and stability. And with 80 percent of its citizens living in [...]
January 16, 2008
Jonathan Lamb, International Preaching Director writes:
Recently a Kenyan friend of ours made a journey up the Rift Valley. His normal work is in serving churches in the Nairobi area, specially nurturing the Christian community in Kibera, one of the largest slums in Africa. During these opening days of 2008, the slums have been badly hit by violence [...]
December 13, 2007
Langham Preaching is soon to enter its sixth year of operations, and is thankful for invitations to develop preaching programmes in over 70 countries around the world. It is presently actively involved in 30 countries, with plans to begin work in an additional 20 countries. In 2008, the first steps will be taken for the [...]
November 8, 2007
Trans-World Radio recently interviewed Langham Preaching Director Jonathan Lamb regarding his new publication From Why to Worship: Habakkuk, a series of studies on Habakkuk based on Jonathan’s presentation at the Keswick Convention in England. Jonathan mentions the relevance of the prophet Habakkuk to Christians today: how we can begin by asking the toughest of life’s [...]
November 8, 2007
Reflecting on the Kenyan Langham Preaching programme, Yusufu Turaki, a Nigerian pastor, theologian and contributor to the Africa Bible Commentary said, ‘I have been a pastor and professor for a great number of years but this is one of the most exciting things I have seen.’
Over the past 3 years the Kenyan preaching movement has [...]
September 25, 2007
by Jonathan Lamb, International Director, Langham Preaching
Recent reports from Igor Amestigui, the Langham Preaching Regional Facilitator for Latin America (Langham Predicación America Latina), bring encouraging news of the growth of preaching schools in Bolivia.
During August, three schools of expository preaching started, in addition to the one which was launched the previous month. Intriguingly, one [...]
August 31, 2007
El Salvador Leaders Work to Redeem Biblical Preaching
By Jonathan Lamb
Langham Partnership International Program Director, Preaching
“Rescue today’s pulpit” – this is the dramatic call from Christian leaders in Central America. El Salvador – ‘the Saviour’ in Spanish – is a country with a rapidly expanding evangelical community, and with an urgent need for the strengthening [...]
August 16, 2007
by Chris Wright, International Director
The first Langham Preaching seminar in the Philippines was held in Antipolo City, Manila, from 16th to 19th July 2007. During the week, about 50 participants came to the MMLDC Foundation Inc which is a leafy convention centre located at the outskirts of Manila for the event. Chris Wright, our International [...]