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‘Deeply moved by honesty and vulnerability’ at first ever Langham Preaching women’s forum
Last month, Langham Preaching held its first ever Global Women’s Forum in Cyprus. Read this encouraging report from attendee Jill McGilvray, a Langham Partnership Australia Committee member. “There were about 50 women of varying ages from 38 countries – from Africa, Latin America, Asia, Eastern Europe, the Caribbean and the Pacific. It was led by…
Read MorePray for Langham’s new Production Coordinator
Megan Pritchard is the newly appointed Production Coordinator for Langham Publishing. She graduated at the beginning of the year from Oxford Brookes University having studied a BA in Publishing Media. Megan is originally from Lancaster in the United Kingdom but spent 4 years in the Netherlands as a teenager so has some experience of international cultures.…
Read MoreVision Day: Heart-warmed and humbled on the Royal Mile
Chris Wright, Riad Kassis, Pieter Kwant, three Scholars and others encouraged and inspired around 40 supporters at Langham’s Vision Day in Scotland last month. Held at the Carrubbers Christian Centre in Edinburgh, attendees heard about the incredible breadth of what God has entrusted to Langham all over the world. Langham Literature Director Pieter explained about…
Read MoreTaiwanese Langham Scholar ‘inspired’ by 6-months of UK study
This year, Langham enabled a Taiwanese Scholar to spend valuable months writing a contextual book on Proverbs. Langham Scholar Shirley Ho divided her six months between Tyndale House and Ridley Hall (Cambridge) and Wycliffe Hall (Oxford). Shirley reported that there were “excellent and complete resources and books” at these “inspiring” UK libraries. She completed a…
Read MorePursuing unity: Langham publishes important book for African context
Last month, Langham published the PhD thesis of a Malawian Langham Scholar on the topic of unity within his church denomination in Africa. God has led Rhodian Munyenyembe along a unique academic career path. He was offered a lecturing position before graduating from the Evangelical Bible College of Malawi. Later, while an elder of a church…
Read MoreStats show huge impact of Langham Writer’s Grants
Langham Literature offers Writer’s Grants to evangelical Scholars in the Majority World who want to write books to benefit believers in their region. These are often a lifeline for Scholars who have huge potential but lack the funding needed to complete such projects. Grants are awarded for the writing of theological academic textbooks and popular theological books…
Read MoreColleges around the world thank Langham for vital library grants
This year, Langham Literature supplied close to 9,000 books to 740 Majority World colleges free of charge through its ‘Library Grants’ programme. Langham Literature also invest in developing libraries in key institutions by giving larger grants. In 2019’s financial year, they supplied over 1,500 books to five colleges in Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe. The…
Read MoreEventful week: Paul Windsor encouraged by Langham Preaching’s 10 yrs in Papua New Guinea
By Langham Preaching Director Paul WindsorLast month, Langham Preaching Director Paul Windsor spent a week in Papua New Guinea (PNG) to help lead a training event. The last time Paul was in PNG was for the first Langham Preaching seminar there, ten years ago. Read about how encouraged he was by the calibre and engagement…
Read MoreLeaving a Legacy to Langham
Monday 9th September to Friday 15th September 2019 is ‘Remember A Charity in Your Will Week‘. You can find out how to leave a gift to Langham in your will by visiting our ‘Gifts in Wills‘ page. Remember A Charity also has a facility to search for a solicitor and gives more information about writing…
Read MoreCentral Eastern European Bible Commentary – please pray
Langham Literature is supporting the completion of another one-volume Bible commentary, this time for Central and Eastern Europe. The resource, written by indigenous Scholars for Central and Eastern European believers, is expected to take several years to complete. And the total cost will be hundreds of thousands of pounds. The project’s coordinator Katharina Penner recently…
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