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Second Edition of Groundbreaking Africa Bible Commentary Released
After more than seven years in the making, the revised edition of the Africa Bible Commentary was officially released last month. It’s been produced in partnership with Langham Publishing and HarperCollins Christian Publishing. This edition is a one-volume commentary on the whole Bible, produced by African scholars, now extensively revised and updated to address today’s…
Read More“It’s been a privilege and joy to walk the PhD journey with so many scholars”
In June we bade a fond farewell to our dear colleagues and friends Liz and Malcolm McGregor, who served faithfully as Langham Scholar Care Coordinators for 20 years between them. The McGregors, now in their mid- 70s, were missionaries with SIM in Ethiopia, during a time of famine and civil war in the 80s/90s. Yet…
Read MoreSharing Gospel hope with the people of Ukraine
Vitaliy Filip is from a small town called Sambir in Ukraine. He serves as a youth pastor in his local church and also teaches at the Lviv Theological Seminary, where he uses and highly values the Slavic Bible Commentary, developed by Langham Literature. When the war broke out in 2022, his church and seminary began a…
Read More‘We’re witnessing significant growth across Africa despite many challenges’
Our dear brother Femi Adeleye, Director for Langham Preaching Africa, shared major encouragements, issues and requests for prayer on our Langham Live call last month. Simon Foulds (SF), LPUKI Supporter Development Manager: Can you tell us where you are at the moment? Femi Adeleye (FA), Langham Preaching Africa Director: I am in Ghana, where I’ve…
Read MorePreaching training impacts congregations in Fiji
Steven Simpson is an Elder at his local Brethren church in Fiji. He grew up in the church, and over time took on various roles starting with singing and later moved into the Eldership role leading the congregation. Responding to God’s call Prior to becoming an Elder and preaching, Steven had received no training. He…
Read More‘God is more powerful’: Sharing the Gospel in Taiwan
Langham author Tony Chuang explains why sharing the Gospel in Taiwan (which is steeped in folk religion) needs to address daily needs and show God as more powerful than traditional deities: As a first grader, I had the same daily after-school routine. My grandma would remind me to greet the ancestors before I could play…
Read More“When God has a plan, He brings it to completion, no matter how impossible it looks!”
Last year, a group of Langham supporters from the UK travelled to Egypt for an extraordinary trip to see Langham’s work first-hand. They visited an evangelical seminary, and heard presentations from former and current Scholars, including D*, who is studying in the US. This is an edited version of her story: Around ten years ago,…
Read MoreUrging Christians in Africa to ‘bring the Bible into everyday life’
Africa has many problems when it comes to practicing Christianity. Are Christian politicians bringing the bible to bear in areas such as fighting corruption and stewarding resources? Has traditional religion still got a grip on the African Church? Is the Gospel influencing “every sphere of life”? These are just come of challenges that Langham Graduate…
Read More‘Great joy’ training Amazonian pastors in Peru
Introducing… Fernando Sevilla, Langham Preaching’s coordinator for Peru. He’s been involved with Langham for nearly two decades and recently shared the great joys and challenges of training indigenous Amazonian pastors. There are 150 ethnic groups based along the Amazon in northern Peru, and Fernando says there is a “great need” for preachers in these areas to…
Read MoreEmpowering the Ethiopian Church: the birth of homegrown Christian publishing
Ethiopia has a long-established church. It is estimated that 18% of Ethiopia’s 129.4 million people are evangelicals (about 23.3 million). But, reportedly over 90% of Ethiopia’s evangelical pastors lack formal training – though there is a growing number of seminary-trained pastors (including Langham Scholars). Significantly, there hasn’t been a credible, indigenous Christian publishing house, so…
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