Preaching
Langham Preaching Indonesia translates 17 books for remote pastors
LPUKI’s Media Producer Vic Marsay recently chatted to Hamdani Tedja, Langham Preaching’s Coordinator for Indonesia. So far, over 6,000 preachers in Indonesia have been trained by Langham. VM: Tell me about yourself and your role with Langham Preaching HT: I’ve been with Langham since 2010, the first time Langham Preaching came to Indonesia. I took…
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‘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…
Read MoreIn Bosnia-Herzegovina, faithful preaching brings reconciliation
Slavko Hadžić prayed for the first time when his home, Bosnia-Herzegovina descended into civil war. He was desperately searching for guidance about whether to stay or flee the violence. The Bosnian war began in 1992, part of the breakup of the communist Yugoslavia. There are three main ethnic groups living in Bosnia: Bosniak (44 percent),…
Read More‘… they’ve never heard faithful and clear Biblical preaching’
Langham operates in over 100 countries around the world, including in places that are under great pressure, but are full of potential. Across Central Asia, Langham Preaching runs hundreds of training workshops every year for pastors and leaders who need to be equipped. ‘P’* is the coordinator for Langham Preaching in a Central Asian country.…
Read More“From Bolivia, I send you a big hug!”
Would you travel for many hours across the country, during a time of instability and turmoil, to attend a preaching training event? In November last year, preachers in Bolivia did just that – arriving by different modes of transport to avoid road blocks in order to attend. The event in Cochabamba gathered preachers from across…
Read More‘War forced me to question atheism – now I train preachers in Bosnia & Herzegovina’
Jelena Milicevic is involved in the leadership of the preaching movement in Bosnia and Herzegovina. She also facilitates a preaching club and is a member of the Women’s Advisory Group. War and witnessing faith Jelena’s journey to faith began in wartime in her region of Yugoslavia. She reflects, “I became a Christian in the war.…
Read MoreThe real Gospel changing lives in Eswatini
Eswatini (previously called Swaziland) is a small, land-locked country in Southern Africa. Many people there are struggling with poverty and unemployment. This makes them susceptible to the prosperity gospel and healing messages that are being preached in many places. Johannes Mngomezulu is the Chairman of Langham Preaching in Eswatini. He is passionate about seeing pastors…
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