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 [...]
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). [...]
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 of thousands [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
September 17, 2007
by Cindy Crossley (London, UK) This summer saw the publishing of 5 significant theological books which will help Arabic church leaders. The Arabic Global Christian Library consists of 5 titles including: Evangelical Truth, Hope for the World, The Human Condition, A Time for Mission and The Bible and Other Faiths.This has been an ambitious project [...]
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 [...]
August 6, 2007
Dr. John Stott – ‘The model – becoming more like Christ.’ Sermon delivered at the Keswick Convention July 17th 2007. I remember very vividly, some years ago, that the question which perplexed me as a younger Christian (and some of my friends as well) was this: what is God’s purpose for His people? Granted that [...]
July 31, 2007
To read the John Stott Address at Keswick, click here.
July 27, 2007
One of the signs of God’s work in the churches of Latin America is the growing desire to equip a new generation of Bible expositors. In many countries, indigenous preaching movements and training initiatives are developing. Some of these movements are linked with Langham Preaching, one of the programmes of Langham Partnership International. To facilitate [...]