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 [...]
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 has [...]
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 contributes [...]
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 this direction, [...]
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 [...]
October 2, 2007
The All Souls Church (London, England) congregation recently enjoyed a three-sermon series by Langham Partnership International Director Chris Wright, entitled, “The God I Don’t Understand,” addressing three topics that often cause confusion or conflict for many Christians. This series–a preview of a new book Chris is working on–is available for listening online (free registration required).
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October 1, 2007
Since its launch in 2006, the Africa Bible Commentary (ABC) the first-ever one-volume commentary written by Africans, for Africans, has sold 65,000 copies (12,000 in the West and 53,000 in Africa). This project has been seven years in the making, with more than $1 million raised to make this project a reality. Tens [...]
October 1, 2007
By Meritt Sawyer, International Program Director, Scholars
Langham Partnership International was one of the primary funders of a landmark consultation for faculty development and doctoral training in Africa held this August. Held by Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology (NEGST), it was hosted by the leadership of NEGST, the Faculté de Théologie Évangélique de Bangui (FATEB) [...]
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 [...]