Posts by The General
Author Spotlight – Hikmat Kashouh
Hikmat Kashouh is the senior pastor of Resurrection Church Beirut (previously Hadath Baptist Church), a vibrant and growing missional church located in the suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon. He is a Langham Scholar, gaining his PhD in Textual Criticism from the University of Birmingham, UK. Hikmat was previously the Academic Dean at Arab Baptist Theological Seminary, which…
Read MoreArabic Contemporary Commentary Launched
“To us, this means Life.” As Herod plotted to destroy the newborn King of the Jews by killing baby boys born in Bethlehem, Joseph, his wife Mary, and the infant Jesus found safety as refugees, in Egypt. Egyptian Christians still celebrate the flight into Egypt today, and the Coptic tradition holds that the gospel was…
Read MoreThe Arabic Contemporary Bible Commentary is launched!
“To us, this means Life” As Herod plotted to destroy the newborn King of the Jews by killing the baby boys born in Bethlehem, Joseph, his wife Mary, and the infant Jesus found safety as refugees, in Egypt. Egyptian Christians still celebrate the flight into Egypt today, and the Coptic tradition holds that the gospel…
Read MoreLandmark Arabic Commentary launched in Cairo
A huge milestone was reached last month when the Arabic Contemporary Commentary (ACC) was launched in Cairo. This one-volume commentary on the whole Bible is a Langham Literature project, which began over ten years ago. It is the first of its kind: a commentary on the whole Bible, written by 48 Arab theologians, for Arabic-speaking…
Read MoreeNews and prayer update November 2018
The Arabic Contemporary Bible Commentary is launched! Read the full story Join us in prayer for … UPCOMING LANGHAM PREACHING EVENtS Where countries are considered sensitive re: security, the region is mentioned rather than the country. 18–24 November: South Asia, North Africa, Uganda, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Myanmar, Tanzania, Colombia 2–8 December: Botswana, Ukraine, Tanzania,…
Read MoreEradicating the Sacred-Secular Divide
Last week 500 people involved in theological education came from around the world to Panama for the ICETE 2018 Consultation. ICETE is an international body of 9 regional evangelical accrediting organisations, that exist to develop theological education and support theological institutions. The focus of the triennial gathering was the sacred-secular divide in theological education. The…
Read MorePray for Langham friends in Indonesia
Over the weekend a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit Indonesia, killing at least 1,200 people. Langham Partnership has close links with Indonesia: we have twelve Langham Scholars from there; Langham Literature works with Christians in Indonesia to publish books in Indonesian; and there is a thriving Langham Preaching movement. We recently received this report from Hamdani…
Read MoreWatch: ‘We need to hear the voices from this region’
Peter Penner, one of the theological editors for the Central Eastern European Bible Commentary explains the significance of this project, and why he’s thrilled to be involved. It will cost around £400,000 to produce the entire commentary, but we are inviting Seedbed supporters to raise £6,100 for the cost of producing the book of Romans.…
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 MoreOne step closer to PhD after Tyndale House stay
Langham Scholar Emad Botros very much appreciates Langham’s support, which allowed him to stay at Tyndale House in Cambridge for three weeks. Read his encouraging report: This was my first time in Cambridge, and to Tyndale House. The first impression you get while there is that it is a historical and an inspiring place, where…
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