May 30, 2009
By Colin Macpherson, Creative Director, Langham Literature
The East European Literature Advisory Committee (EELAC), now part of Langham Literature, has been assisting with the nurture and development of indigenous publishing houses in 11 Eastern European countries since the fall of communism. In Serbia we have been partnering with Soteria Publishing since the mid-1990s. Soteria has come [...]
May 23, 2009
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 AIDS care [...]
May 23, 2009
May 18, 2009
In June 2008, Langham Scholar Riad Kassis’ book, Why Don’t We Read the Book That Christ Read? Towards a Better Understanding of the Old Testament, became the first Arabic, Middle Eastern publication to be produced as a result of the Langham Writer programme. Arab Christian scholars and pastors alike have received the book with much [...]
May 18, 2009
By Wendy Toulmin, Executive Officer, Langham Partnership Australia
It was a tremendous privilege to be with the 85 men and women — pastors, bible college teachers, lay preachers, Sunday school teachers and church leaders representing 10 denominational groups and 2 parachurch organisations. They came from the 6 Provinces of Vanuatu — the Pacific archipelago of 83 [...]
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 [...]
April 23, 2009
Paul and Barby Windsor
Paul Windsor, for over 10 years the Principal of Carey Baptist College in New Zealand, has joined the global team of Langham Partnership International.
At a service in Auckland on Sunday April 19, Paul Windsor was commissioned for his new work as Associate Director of Langham Preaching. Sharing responsibility for the development of [...]
April 8, 2009
It started with a flyer that was published in a Christian periodical in Africa. One reader, who was associated with Flying Mission, an aviation-based ministry that serves Botswana, Zambia, and southern Africa, noticed that flyer described a program that distributes the Africa Bible Commentary as a tool for grassroots pastors in need. A few months [...]
March 30, 2009
By Isobel Stevenson, chief editor of the creative programs for Langham Literature
Josephine was fascinated by the problems faced by the Boni women of Kenya, whose society had swung from matriarchal to patriarchal in one generation. Emily had been a witness of the riots in Kenya in 2008. Lubungu had witnessed the devastation wrought by conflict [...]
March 30, 2009
Frank Luvanda, country coordinator, reports on the growth of the preaching network in Tanzania.
They came from 20 different denominations, and travelled from 13 different regions. In February, over 150 pastors took part in the ongoing training work of Langham Preaching – called LP-MVIMUTA (a network of expository preachers clubs in [...]