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‘Great joy’: Langham Preaching brings unity in Indonesia
Langham Preaching works all over the world providing training for church leaders who are working in extremely difficult circumstances. Wherever possible, training is provided by people “on the ground”. Hendra Setia Prasaja is one such pastor who comes from Indonesia. He helps to run Langham Preaching seminars for pastors from different backgrounds in his area. He…
Read MoreLangham trains drunken gambler turned Pastor in remote East Malaysia
“He killed a man.” This was the first thing I was told about Pastor Michael who attended the initial Langham Preaching training held in Sarawak, East Malaysia earlier this year. The training was taught in the Malay language by a team from Indonesia and was focused on preachers working amongst the indigenous peoples in Sarawak.…
Read MoreLiberian pastors grateful to God for Langham resources and training
Just last week, eleven people attended a special Langham Preaching training event in Liberia. Attendees includes local trainers, who were being refreshed in how to lead seminars, and Preaching Club coordinators. The participants were extremely grateful not only for the training, but also for a book pack that Langham Literature gave to each of them.…
Read MorePray for Langham’s long-term fruitful impact in Austria
But Mark Meynell, Langham Preaching Director (Europe and Caribbean), has pointed out that “depth in ministry is more important than size”. He added: “Far better to have biblical convictions and faithful practices deeply ingrained in someone’s life than huge crowds showing initial enthusiasm and then falling away. This is something the Lord Jesus insisted on in…
Read MoreLangham Scholar and Keswick speaker says top degrees ‘open doors’ for South Asian leaders
Havilah was also one of the speakers at this year’s Keswick Convention. This article comes from an interview conducted by our partners in New Zealand last year. Havilah has some very good reasons for believing that higher degrees are not simply academic notches on a belt, but significant door-openers for changing society. Havilah’s first career…
Read MoreLangham trains 14-yr-old ‘future church leader’ in Lesotho
14-year-old Lipallo was one of a few young people who attended a Level 1 Langham Preaching training event in Maseru, Lesotho, for the first time in May. He attended with his mum and a few others from his church. Joseph Morenammele, Langham Preaching’s coordinator for Lesotho, commented that Lipallo “surprised all the participants”. He “amazed”…
Read More‘Leviticus is very relevant for Central and Eastern Europe’s societal problems’
Recently Katharina Penner, the project coordinator, interviewed one of the theological editors and authors, Lidija Gunjevic from Croatia. She has already completed the commentaries on Jonah and Song of Songs and is currently working on Leviticus and Psalms 1-41. Tell us about your background, and any aspects that you consider are important for your identity…
Read MoreScholar brings biblical truth to Papua New Guinea
“Instead of allowing our beliefs to influence scripture, we need to allow scripture to influence our beliefs,” emphasises Langham Scholar George Mombi, from Papua New Guinea (PNG). George has been working on his PhD since 2015 at Otago University, New Zealand. He’s recently returned to PNG to continue teaching at the…
Read MorePray for West Africa coordinator Roland Tamini
I grew up in a non-practicing Catholic family. I had a relatively happy childhood until a crisis occurred between my parents. They eventually separated, and I was deeply affected. I was so angry and bitter against my parents that I became a rebellious teenager. When I got to high school, one of my…
Read More‘Thrilling time’ training preachers in Georgia
Last month Mark Meynell, Preaching Director for Europe and Caribbean, trained 30 preachers in Georgia during his first ever visit to the country. Mark writes: “Georgia is the second ex-Soviet country that I am now working in, and it is interesting to discern how much overlap there is with Ukraine. “One thing that struck me…
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