May 18, 2009
By Ma’afu Palu, Langham Scholar studying in Sydney, Australia
As some of you know, I am married to Elizabeth and we have three boys, Tevita (9), Freddie (4) and Albert born this April. We’ve been here in Sydney four years now, studying for a PhD – thanks to the generosity of Langham Partnership Australia and the [...]
May 15, 2009
John Stott Ministries-Langham Scholar Gladys Mwiti is the co-founder of Oasis Africa (OA), an organization that has equipped people to counsel and train others in more than 16 African nations. Issues addressed by OA include professional care for those with emotional struggles; supervision for psychology and counseling students; training leaders, counselors and trainers; HIV and [...]
March 9, 2009
Langham Partnership recently asked some of the current scholars how obtaining their Ph.D.s affect their ministry in evangelism and how they expect to be involved with evangelism when they return home. Ignacio Benitez from ISEDET University Institute in Buenos Aires, Argentina, responds with a reflection on how his thoughts on evangelism changed during his studies.
Before I [...]
January 29, 2009
by Steve Hardy, International Program Director For Scholars
Last fall, I spent a significant amount of time in Latin America. For most of this time, I was part of a teaching team, working under the umbrella of the International Council for Evangelical Theological Education (ICETE) and its Latin American partner AETAL (Associação Evangélica de Educação Teológica [...]
December 29, 2008
By Dave Hoffman, vice president
John Stott Ministries
Langham Scholar Juan-Jose Barreda is just about to complete his Ph.D. in Theology from ISEDET University Institute in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His dissertation is on the “Messianic Expectation in the Qumran Writings and a Comparison with the New Testament.” While Juan-Jose’s dissertation is certainly an impressive reflection of [...]
November 13, 2008
Jamaica is home to two Langham scholars, Las Newman and Anthony Oliver. Both are members of the Regional Council for Langham Partnership Caribbean, and both were present at the recent Langham Preaching seminar in Grenada. LPI International Director Chris Wright met and talked with them both in Grenada.
For the past couple of years, Las has [...]
February 28, 2008
By Langham Partnership International Director Chris Wright
That’s the vision that Matthew Michael has for himself. Matthew has just reached the end of his first year on the Ph.D. programme in Jos, Nigeria, as the first Langham scholar studying there. Matthew is a Langham scholar supported by John Stott Ministries (the U.S. [...]
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, in [...]
November 12, 2007
Shortly after he received his Ph.D., Langham Scholar Sunday Agang was appointed professor of Theology, Public Policy and Ethics at ECWA Theological Seminary, Jos (JETS) in Nigeria. God has since continued to provide him with-in his words- “an open door for incarnational discipleship and ministry.” This past summer, Sunday held two workshops at two congregations [...]
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) [...]