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Preaching App translated into Serbian
The Langham Preaching App, one of our Seedbed projects, is already helping many leaders and teachers – but so far, it is only available in English, French and Spanish. Just last month, a Serbian translation of the App was submitted to the developers and now it just needs to “go live”! Please pray that many…
Read More“Blessed are the peace-makers”
Rula Mansour is a Palestinian Christian woman who lives in Israel, and a Langham Scholar. She shares her story, her research, and her future vision for peace. In 1948 at the age of 12 my father became a refugee in his own country. After losing their land and property in Tiberias during the nakba, they started…
Read MoreLangham Preaching established and raring to go in Hungary
Sometimes the best things take a long time to happen – that’s the case with Langham Preaching in Hungary. After a slow process over eleven years, a movement there is now well established and “raring to go”. A Level 2 preaching training seminar took place in March, which according to Mark Meynell, Preaching Director (Europe…
Read MoreChris Wright’s Word on the World: ‘Though the earth give way’
I read in the New York Times some weeks ago that there are increasing numbers of young couples getting married with the intention of not having children. And their decision is not a selfish one, to spare themselves the enormous task and cost of parenting, but in many cases a sad and joyless one. The reason they…
Read More‘I was truly privileged to stay at Tyndale House’
Langham Scholar Oboletswe Matlhaope is studying for a PhD at North West University, South Africa, and is from Botswana. From September to December last year, Oboletswe stayed at Tyndale House, Cambridge, in Langham’s dedicated bed-sitting study room. He is so grateful for his time there, and has expressed his “deepest gratitude” for being able to study…
Read More“CEEBC meeting was an eye-opening experience”
The editorial group for the Central Eastern European Bible Commentary (CEEBC) met in Wroclaw, Poland, in the week of November 20-25. It was their third planning meeting, in a series of continuing efforts to prepare the ground for the production of a Bible Commentary that would reflect and respond to the needs of Christian churches…
Read MoreLeaders in Zambia download new Langham Preaching App
A Langham Preaching training event took place for 50 people in Mongu, Zambia from 29th January to 1st February this year. It was the first Langham Preaching event in the area, and was a great success. The training was led by Zambia coordinator Siseho Minyoi, Langham Literature author Revd Conrad Mbewe, Chipita Sibale and Joseph Honto. Participants received books…
Read MoreSeedbed launched!
Today, Langham Partnership UK and Ireland officially launched its new fundraising initiative, ‘Seedbed’, which allows people to partner with us in a new and exciting way. The way it works is simple – choose a project you would like to support, give towards it either as a one-off gift or a regular donation, and we keep…
Read MoreThe Japanese & Christianity
In the middle of old habits Mr Big Bell, a Japanese man, wrote, ‘My family worshipped at the Buddhist family altar, prayed at the Shinto god-shelf. For New Year it was the Shinto shrine, for funerals it was the Buddhist temple. From a young age I was sat down and recited Buddhist scriptures that I…
Read MoreVital commentary for Central and Eastern Europe
The process of putting together the Central and Eastern European Bible Commentary (CEEBC), plus 100 articles on regional issues, includes many meetings, conference calls, drafts, edits and gruelling hard work. The seed of the idea has been planted, an editorial team chosen, and contributors found. The CEEBC’s theological editors met for a few days in November…
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