October 30, 2008
Langham Literature continues to be thankful for the success of the Africa Bible Commentary and its incredible impact on the support for pastors in Africa. Several translations are expected; currently underway is the Kiswahili translation, a language spoken in more than 10 countries with as many as 10 million speakers. Langham Literature’s partner on the [...]
October 17, 2008
by Helen Goody communications manager, John Stott Ministries About 1.4 million people make up the contingent of the Chinese Filipinos in the Philippines, a group that is primarily strong in its Christian faith. Interestingly enough, many of the churches in that community are self-governing, self-supporting, and self-propogating, getting little help from foreign missions. It is [...]
September 29, 2008
by Helen Goody communications manager, John Stott Ministries About 1.4 million people make up the contingent of the Chinese Filipinos in the Philippines, a group that is primarily strong in its Christian faith. Interestingly enough, many of the churches in that community are self-governing, self-supporting, and self-propogating, getting little help from foreign missions. It is [...]
September 28, 2008
By Jonathan Lamb, International Programme Director, Langham Preaching Travelling in a three-wheel tuktuk across the city of Colombo (my guidebook warned me of ‘the anarchic driving conditions’ on Sri Lanka’s roads), it was a relief to arrive at the Centre for Graduate Studies, a bright and welcoming building in the centre of the city. Part [...]
September 28, 2008
By Jonathan Lamb, International Programme Director, Langham Preaching Amidst growing news of the persecution of thousands of Christians across northern India, a small group of Christian leaders met in Delhi last week to explore ways of coordinating their efforts in the training of pastors and lay preachers. Across northern India there are remarkable signs of [...]
September 22, 2008
By Jonathan Lamb International Programme Director of Langham Preaching Kenyan Preachers’ Club with Mercy Ireri We all agree that a church is more than its services, a family more than its meal times. And since it began six years ago, Langham Preaching has sought to encourage ‘fellowships’ rather than just run events. In several countries [...]
September 11, 2008
By Jonathan Lamb International Programme Director of Langham Preaching Kenyan Preachers’ Club with Mercy Ireri We all agree that a church is more than its services, a family more than its meal times. And since it began six years ago, Langham Preaching has sought to encourage ‘fellowships’ rather than just run events. In several countries [...]
September 11, 2008
Preaching training and pastoral ministry in the DRC By Jonathan Lamb International Programme Director of Langham Preaching Blood River is a best-selling title by Tim Butcher that tells the story of his remarkable journey across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – on the back of a motorbike. He followed the footsteps of Stanley, who [...]
September 11, 2008
by Jonathan Lamb Igor Amestegui conducts Level 4 training with Quechuan pastors International Programme Director, Langham Preaching Many of us would have learnt about the Incas when we were at school – an ancient and highly civilized empire in South America. But maybe we are not so familiar with the Quechuas, a group of indigenous [...]
August 31, 2008
by Dave Hoffman Inside-Out Evangelical Conference Long Beach, California Aug 15, 2008 John Azumah is the first Langham writer sponsored by the Langham Literature program to publish under the Hippo Books press. While in California speaking at the 2008 Inside-Out Conference held by Presbyterian Global Fellowship, John talked with Dave Hoffman, vice president of John [...]