Posts Tagged ‘training’
God at Work Through Langham Preaching in Africa
Langham Preaching is a programme of the Langham Partnership that exists to develop godly and biblical preachers across the world in an affordable and accessible way. In October 2022 the second All Africa Langham Preaching Consultation was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with 72 attendees from 26 Preaching Movements across the continent. Each Preaching Movement…
Read MoreTrain one, Impact Thousands
“What is the purpose of life?” “Is God real? Is the Bible real?” These are questions that youth leader Tigist hears daily from the group of teens she mentors at her local church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. They are looking for truth, meaning, and real hope in the midst of the troubled world they’ve grown…
Read MoreThe Privilege of Preaching in Ethiopia
In his nearly 10 years as youth pastor at Mekanisa Kale Heywet Church, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Pastor Misgana has seen a thing or two about the power of God’s Word to transform. When he first started working with the youth, their knowledge of the Bible was not strong. So, he started a Bible a…
Read MoreStaff Spotlight: Mercy Ireri
Meet Langham Preaching‘s East Africa coordinator Mercy Ireri, from Kenya. How did Jesus find you? “Mercy, you are old enough now to tell us your testimony,” Dad said to me one Saturday evening. I was 12 years of age. I stared at him, blankly. Deep within my heart, I knew I had never had a…
Read More‘God is in control of His work’ – Langham Preaching in Sierra Leone
Chris Jonah, Langham Preaching’s country coordinator in Sierra Leone, reported on a successful ‘refresher’ event there in May. This country has only recently recovered from the devastating Ebola epidemic, which stopped some of the Preaching Clubs that had been running in various places. But now, many of the groups have revived, and the work is…
Read MoreIn His Own Words: Conrad Mbewe
How a pastor in search of biblical books in the right context finds “a rich vein of gold” Conrad Mbewe knows from personal experience that these words by John Stott are true: “Good preaching is impossible without study, and study is impossible without good books.” Although today Conrad is a theological leader in his native…
Read MoreLangham Preaching celebrates 15 years in Argentina
Around 100 people gathered in Córdoba, Argentina in April, for an “enriching” time celebrating 15 years of Langham Preaching in the country. Former Langham Preaching Director Jonathan Lamb and his wife Margaret were special guests at the event, which was led by Igor Améstegui (Director, Latin America) and Wilfredo Weigandt (Country Coordinator). Theologian René Padilla joined the celebrations…
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 MoreStaff Profile: Peter Fleck
Peter Fleck has been with Langham Literature since 2005. This month we have a short interview with Peter to introduce another of our faithful staff to you. Peter, those of us who know you will be aware that you used to live in Nigeria. Why did you live in Nigeria? What was it like living…
Read MoreGod opens doors for Langham Preaching in the South Pacific
“What took you so long?” It was my first trip to Fiji two years ago and the question came from a Christian student leader. ‘Forget that,’ I said, ‘I’m here now. Are you interested in Langham training?’ They were — and this January we ran the first seminar at the Coral Coast Christian Campsite outside Suva”, explained Stephen…
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