Posts by nbuckley
Developing faithful, trained leaders of the Word in Greece
Theo Karvounakis is a Langham Scholar in Greece, working as Director at Greek Bible College (GBC) in Athens. Theo first encountered Langham through All Souls Langham Place in London, founder John Stott’s church, where Theo was a member for five years from 2007 to 2012. Conviction for serving at home Over his time in England,…
Read MoreMongolians equipping and encouraging Mongolians in preaching
For Amartuvshin Namnandorj, the impact of the Langham Scholars program and the Langham Preaching Workshops has transformed how he preaches the Word of God. “Langham training helps pastors to first of all correctly understand the message and then correctly transfer and teach the idea to the congregation,” Amar explains. Particularly through the impact of a…
Read MoreAcademic work that enriches and equips the church in South Africa: Vuyani Sindo’s story
Vuyani Sindo was born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa. He still lives there, but now with his wife and two daughters. “Cape Town has always been home, and it is a privilege to serve God in the city where I grew up,” he says. Cape Town is a beautiful city, but it still…
Read MoreJuly Prayer Points
Please join us in prayer for… ADMINISTRATION SCHOLARS LITERATURE PREACHING Please pray for these Preaching training events. The number next to the country’s name is how many are running in the country at the time. Where countries are sensitive, the region is given: 18 – 24 July Philippines, Liberia, Panama, Paraguay, Togo-2 25 – 31 July…
Read MoreDreams of Teaching and Writing Made Possible: Cindy Sakusowsa’s Story
Cindy Sakusowsa is currently a second-year student studying primary education at the Evangelical University in Zambia. But for a long time, she didn’t think she would ever get to fulfil her dream of studying to be a teacher. From Ndola, Zambia, Cindy was working at a restaurant as a cook and saving money to go…
Read MoreMatthew Gonkerwon: Training Preachers in Hard-To-Reach Places in Liberia
Pastor Matthew Gonkerwon lives in Monrovia, Liberia, where he has been involved with Langham since 2008, and is now the Preaching Movement Coordinator. When Matthew first heard of Langham, he was working at a church as the missions pastor. Even though Matthew went to seminary, he was still struggling with the idea of how to…
Read MoreA dream for growing quality theological education in Latin America
Pablo (Paul) Johnson is a Langham Scholar from Argentina, who received support to do his PhD at Cambridge. As a young man, Paul read many books by the theologian John Stott. So when his friend Seth got support from Langham Scholars to do some study, Paul was curious and googled the organisation. He was delighted…
Read MoreJune Prayer Points
Please join us in prayer for… ADMINISTRATION SCHOLARS LITERATURE PREACHING Please pray for these Preaching training events. The number next to the country’s name is how many are running in the country at the time. Where countries are sensitive, the region is given: 16 – 21 June South Asia-6, West Africa,Peru, East Timor 22 – 28 June Cote d’lvoire-2, Liberia, Burkina Faso,…
Read MoreEquipping Preachers and Bible Colleges with Books
For thousands of Christians throughout the Majority World, accessing Christian books and theological resources is out of reach. There is no Christian bookstore down the road, nor is there an online shop that easily ships what they need to their home, church or university. In addition to this, most places under-resourced by books are also…
Read MoreOne pastor’s lifelong mission to equip the Peruvian church
“Books change thoughts, and books can mobilise people.” Benjamin Bravo is a pastor of a Peruvian Evangelical Church, as well as being part of the Executive Editorial Board of Ediciones Puma, a Langham-supported Christian publisher. Early conviction for a generational problem Benjamin was at university when he first realised Peru lacked contextual and local Christian…
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