Posts Tagged ‘Langham Scholars’
East Asian Scholar Lays Important Foundations for Future Faithful Preaching
Hear from Current Langham Scholar, Crystal Crystal is a Langham Scholar and is currently completing her PhD thesis through the University of Sydney (USyd). Earlier in her studies, Jill McGilvray, LPA Board Chair who was one of her lecturers at the time, suggested that she apply for a scholarship with Langham, as she was considering…
Read MoreIntroducing Rev Dr Hani Hanna as the new Langham Literature Director
Langham Partnership is delighted to announce the appointment of Rev. Dr Hani Hanna as the International Program Director for Langham Literature. Hani joins us from his position as President of the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo (ETSC), bringing with him a wealth of knowledge and expertise in modern theology. As a Langham Scholar himself, Dr…
Read MoreScholar from dangerous Central Asian country returning to serve underground seminary
Around the world, more than 325 Langham Scholars are serving in 90+ nations. Langham has supported these men and women financially and pastorally to complete theological PhDs. The country of Stan*, however, has never had an indigenous, evangelical scholar – until now. Thanks to the generosity of Langham’s supporters, Stan’s first evangelical scholar ever is…
Read MoreSupported and equipped to reach the lost in their language
Dr. George Mbithi Mutuku is a former Langham Scholar and has recently taken a job with DOOR International. DOOR (Deaf Opportunity Out Reach) partners with Deaf believers worldwide to translate scripture to their heart sign language. Their vision is that every deaf person is transformed by knowing, following, and serving God. The opportunity to study…
Read MoreUgandan Scholar equipped to relieve poverty and bring good news
God’s Word brings good news to the poor. But what does that mean for a Ugandan widow unable to feed or shelter her children? Or to any number of the 422 million people across Africa living below the global poverty line? There are many relief and development organisations working to end poverty. But for pastor…
Read MoreScholar multiplies ministers of hope in Brazil
What is the impact of just one leader in Brazil gaining a PhD through your support of Langham? You may be surprised by the answer! In the late 80s, Antonio Barro studied for a PhD at Fuller Theological Seminary as a Langham Scholar. During this time, he conceived the idea of a seminary in Brazil that would…
Read MoreMark Meynell and Rico Villanueva at Keswick 2021
Taking research onto the streets
Dr Myrto Theocharous asks me to imagine if God had a business card, what it would say. “When I introduce myself I say, ‘I’m Myrto Theocharous and I’m a Professor of Old Testament.’ When God introduces himself to Israel he says, ‘I am the anti-slavery God.’ “This theme comes up constantly in the Old Testament…
Read MoreThousands 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 MoreServing the “Prince of Peace”
Rula Mansour has a vision for peace. From a young age she grew up in a mixed community with both Palestinian and Israeli-Jewish friends and neighbours. It was when she went to university that she realised she felt called to a work of reconciliation. Move forward a few years and Rula can now be found…
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