Posts Tagged ‘Langham Literature’
Thousands trained, tens of thousands resourced, countless transformed!
Langham trained nearly 10,000 pastors, distributed over 13,000 Bible-centred books to Majority World colleges, and supported 78 PhD students during the last financial year. Those are the latest stats from July 2019 to June 2020, showing God’s amazing work through Langham’s Preaching, Literature and Scholars programmes. The Covid-19 pandemic has adversely affected some planned activities,…
Read MoreReaching the Myanmar Chin in their own language
A good biblical resource, like a good Bible teacher, can impact a life. Think of the books that have impacted your understanding of God’s Word and encouraged you in your own walk with Jesus. Now, imagine not having access to them. This is the staggering reality for the Chin people of Myanmar—and for many believers…
Read MoreEmpowering indigenous Christian publishers to equip the local church
Attendees of our ‘Langham Live’ Zoom event last week were privileged to hear a fascinating interview with Colin Macpherson, Langham’s Director of Publisher Development. Colin nurtures and supports indigenous evangelical publishers in the Majority World, such as ‘Kanok Bannasan’ in Thailand. You can find out more about Langham’s partnership with Kanok Bannasan and its Director…
Read MoreResurrection Church Beirut – Situation Report
Hikmat Kashouh is Senior pastor of Resurrection Church, Beirut. He is also a graduated Langham Scholar and Author. The following article is taken from Langham Publishing blog: www.langhamliterature.org/blog What is the situation with us at the moment? A situation report is often used in military operations and uses non-emotional language with simple facts. Let me…
Read MoreHonoured by Alma mater
Langham Scholar, Elizabeth Mburu, was recently honoured by her alma mater, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS). Each year SEBTS honours five colleagues in various categories of scholarship. In 2008, Mburu became Southeastern’s first female Ph.D. graduate, leading the way for more women to follow in the path of pursuing advanced degrees in theological education. Keynote…
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 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…
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