July 1, 2008
by Ian Buchanan, president, Langham Partnership United Kingdom/Ireland
Preaching that is good to taste, easier to create and spreads even further
In June 2008 at a Langham Preaching event in Ghana known as NEPS (National Expository Preaching Seminar), Ian Buchanan was able to spend time with three leaders who had applied what they had learnt at […]
June 25, 2008
by Helen Turnbull Goody
26 June 2008
The National Evangelical Church of Beirut has deep roots in Lebanon, first established in 1848 and later creating the first evangelical Arabic-speaking congregation in the Middle East. It has a long history of serving as a center for publishing and other communication among Arab Christians. In June, the tradition of […]
Towards a Better Understanding of the Old Testament (Beirut: Clarion Publishing House, 2008).
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June 13, 2008
by Chris Wright, International Director, Langham Partnership International
by Chris Wright, International Director, Langham Partnership International
Kwame Bediako passed away this week. Langham Literature Director Pieter Kwant and I had the opportunity to visit him at the Global Church Tour in Grand Rapids in April, where he and his wife were spending some sabbatical time at Calvin […]
June 5, 2008
On May 31, 2008, some 1300 people gathered in the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Center (AECC) in Aberdeen, Scotland, for Souled Out, an organisation designed to engage Christians through dynamic, large-scale worship events. Chris Wright, International Director of the Langham Partnership International, spoke to attendees about the need to grow in Christian maturity.
The evening […]
June 4, 2008
For the next few years, many scholars and editors will be dedicated to producing the South Asia Bible Commentary, an indispensable, culturally relevant, single-volume reference for pastors in South Asia. The commentary, sponsored in part by the Langham Literature programme, is due to launch in 2012 with translations due in Hindi in 2013, and later […]
April 25, 2008
Chris Wright, Langham Partnership International Director.
Posted 25 April 2008
104 participants from Vanuatu, the Solomons and Papua New Guinea met at the Scripture Union campsite at Pango Point on the Vanuatu island of Efate for the first Pacific Preaching Seminar from 24-28 March 2008. The Ni-Vanuatu participants came from seven of the […]
April 1, 2008
The success of the Africa Bible Commentary has stimulated plans to create similar single-volume commentaries by local scholars for other Majority World regions. Similar projects are already in process for Asia and the Middle East. This year, discussion was underway in Buenos Aires for development of the Contemporary Biblical Commentary (In Spanish: Comentário Bíblico […]
by Ken Perez
President, John Stott Ministries
In early March, I attended a Langham Partnership International Senior Management Team (SMT) meeting, held at the Hookses, John Stott’s coastal hideaway in Wales. “Uncle John” himself had been there with Frances Whitehead, his secretary of more than 50 years, and other friends, the week before. A few days after […]
by Jonathan Lamb, Director of Langham Preaching
The Tanzanian preaching movement continues to extend its reach, with nearly 320 delegates attending the training seminars in February and March this year, as well as the launch of a new initiative in the training of local facilitators.
Coordinated by Frank Luvanda and Tony Swanson, the programme not only included […]