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Scholar brings biblical truth to Papua New Guinea
“Instead of allowing our beliefs to influence scripture, we need to allow scripture to influence our beliefs,” emphasises Langham Scholar George Mombi, from Papua New Guinea (PNG). George has been working on his PhD since 2015 at Otago University, New Zealand. He’s recently returned to PNG to continue teaching at the Christian Leaders’ Training College.…
LIRE LA SUITEA passion for transformation across Africa
Langham Scholar Dr Sunday Agang has a passion to see Christians in his native Nigeria equipped to live with bold faith that brings the Gospel outside of the church and seminary walls and into society. Nigeria is ranked #12 on Open Doors’ list of the top 50 countries where persecution is very high. He says Christianity…
LIRE LA SUITE‘Theological education in Africa will be renewed because of Langham’
Last month, Kenyan Langham Scholar Rev Dr David Tarus was appointed as the new Executive Director of the Association for Christian Theological Education in Africa (ACTEA). He began his PhD at McMaster Divinity College, Canada, in 2013, graduating in 2017. Since David returned to Kenya, with his wife Jeane and children, he has pastored and taught…
LIRE LA SUITEFrom the margins, for the margins
Fifteen years ago, Langham Scholar Athena Gorospe gave a devotional in which she called her audience – wealthy American Christians – to be downwardly mobile. That morning in Pasadena, she argued that they should recover “Jesus’s concern for the marginalised, the invisible people.” Athena has dedicated herself to this plea – and to practicing what…
LIRE LA SUITEShaping future leaders… 7000 miles apart!
Despite living over 7,000 miles apart, Langham Scholars Oleksandr Geychenko and Yuzo Adhinarta have much in common. They are both now presidents of Bible colleges in their home countries. Two Scottish churches ‘adopted’ Oleksandr while he studied at St Andrews as his wife and two daughters stayed in Ukraine. Oleksandr was installed as President of…
LIRE LA SUITEPray for Langham Scholar Sofanit Abebe
Langham Scholar Sofanit Abebe asked for prayer at Langham Partnership UKI’s Vision Day last month. Sofanit, who is from Ethiopia, is currently studying for a PhD in New Testament at Edinburgh University. She said: “I would appreciate your prayers in four areas. First, my studies, that I would be able to focus on writing with clarity…
LIRE LA SUITEScholar shapes future leaders in Ukraine
A Langham Scholar, who studied for a PhD at the University of St Andrews, was recently inducted as head of a Bible college in his home country Ukraine. This is an answer to many prayers. Oleksandr Geychenko now has the opportunity to shape future church leaders through his role at Odessa Theological Seminary. The inauguration service…
LIRE LA SUITEListening to God’s Word and the World
If you’re looking to find Langham Scholar Dr. Rolex Cailing, a biblical leader trained with support from Langham in the Philippines, you’re going to have to look in some unusual places. Many Filipinos would expect to find him tucked away in his office all day. But Rolex is more likely to be found engaged in…
LIRE LA SUITEUn pas de plus vers le doctorat après un séjour à Tyndale House
Langham Scholar Emad Botros apprécie beaucoup le soutien de Langham, qui lui a permis de séjourner à Tyndale House à Cambridge pendant trois semaines. Lisez son rapport encourageant : C'était la première fois que je me rendais à Cambridge, et à Tyndale House. La première impression qui vous vient à l'esprit est qu'il s'agit d'un lieu historique et inspirant, où...
LIRE LA SUITELe rêve d'un érudit de faire revivre l'Ancien Testament pour le public Middle East
Langham Scholar Emad Botros termine actuellement son travail de doctorat à l'adresse suivante : McMaster Divinity College, Canada. Emad et son épouse Almess sont également des collaborateurs sur le terrain à l'échelle mondiale à l'adresse Liban avec Canadian Baptist Ministries. Une partie importante de ce travail est le poste d'enseignant d'Emad au Séminaire théologique baptiste arabe (ABTS) de Beyrouth ( ), où Emad aide à former une nouvelle génération de...
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