January 31, 2008
“I am in debt to God first and Langham second.” Most Langham scholars’ eyes light up when they talk about their doctoral studies supported by a Langham Partnership International (LPI) grant. But Andrea Zaki Stephanous positively sparkles as he describes the difference it has made in his life. Andrea did his Ph.D. in Manchester, England, [...]
January 31, 2008
by Langham Partnership International Director Chris Wright There have been Arab believers since before the followers of Jesus were even called Christians (a nickname that was invented in Syria). They were there on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:10-11). And the Christian church has continued in the Middle East throughout the past two thousand years. [...]
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 [...]
December 13, 2007
“God seems nearer to a people when he speaks their language.” –Augustine of Hippo On November 18, 2007, in Dar Es Salaam, WordAlive Publishers officially announced the launch of the Africa Bible Commentary Kiswahili, in the Tanzanian market. This celebration marks the first of many translations for the first-ever single volume Bible commentary written by [...]
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 28, 2007
by Chris Wright, International Director, Langham Partnership International The Langham Partnership Regional Council for Southern Africa met for the first time in September in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Representatives came from Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Among them were Langham scholars, including Fidelis Nkomazana and Lazarus Phiri. For them, it was a time [...]
November 9, 2007
By Chris Wright In preparation for Lausanne 2010 in South Africa, the Lausanne Theology Working Group is focusing on the core ‘slogan’ of Lausanne. The Lausanne Covenant (1974) defined ‘evangelization’ as ‘the whole church taking the whole gospel to the whole world’. This has ensured that the explicit theology of mission within the Lausanne movement [...]
November 9, 2007
by Chris Wright, Langham Partnership International Director Many of you know the problem of wearing several hats, bearing different responsibilities. I can sympathize. As well as my role in LPI, I am also the Chair of the Lausanne Theology Working Group. This takes up only a small fraction of my time, but I believe it [...]
November 9, 2007
Theologians Gather in Frankfurt Chris Wright with a group of Langham-related participants at the OCI Institute of Excellence For many years the Langham Partnership has enjoyed collaborating with the Overseas Council International and its linked movements around the world in helping to resource theological education in the majority world. As part of its efforts in [...]
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 [...]