Scholars
Sharing Christ to all, from the ground up
Ronald grew up in a Christian family in South East Asia, with his parents, five brothers and two sisters. When he was 15, there was a gospel rally in his area and that was when he first understood the Gospel, and what it meant for his salvation. Not long after this, Ronald started to act…
Read More‘God has placed me with a purpose’
Scholar Mikael* on the importance of teaching and writing in challenging contexts Mikael, previous Langham Scholar and current Langham Preaching Movement Coordinator in South Asia, is committed to seeing more people know and love Jesus. As well as being an author and speaker, he is also the director of a local theological college. The college…
Read MoreInvesting in strong foundations for the global Church with Riad Kassis
“Everything we have in life really needs a strong foundation, whether you are constructing a house or ship – everything needs a strong structure and foundation. And I think our scholars are equipped with that. Passion for ministry with highly qualified academic credentials are a strong foundation for the Church.” Riad Kassis is the International…
Read MoreGrowing the Church through a PhD in understanding the Holy Spirit
Eli Ezung grew up in the north of South Asia, alongside her family, including four siblings. She has spent the last three years in the UK as a Langham Scholar, studying for her PhD in World Christianity, at the University of Edinburgh. Eli’s focus is on the area of Pneumatology, which is the study of…
Read MoreWord from the World: Why we need to read the Bible for ourselves
Some of us are content to rely on pastors or other “experts” to give us an understanding of the word of God rather than studying it ourselves. Others prefer to live only on “new revelations” of other people rather than studying the Bible daily. It is so easy to be misled if we are unwilling…
Read MoreEast Asian Scholar Lays Important Foundations for Future Faithful Preaching
Hear from Current Langham Scholar, Crystal Crystal is a Langham Scholar and is currently completing her PhD thesis through the University of Sydney (USyd). Earlier in her studies, Jill McGilvray, LPA Board Chair who was one of her lecturers at the time, suggested that she apply for a scholarship with Langham, as she was considering…
Read MoreTransforming communities through theological education with Gerardo Corpeño
Gerardo Corpeño grew up in El Salvador and came to Christ at the age of 18. Since then Gerardo has studied and worked hard to continue serving the Lord. Studies and ministry work Shortly after coming to Christ, Gerardo began to get involved in ministry work with the support of his local pastor. He went…
Read MoreEquipping leaders and transforming communities with Rohan
Langham Scholar Rohan* is sustained and spurred on by the Lord. Since gaining his PhD from the University of Durham in the UK, with support from Langham Partnership, Rohan has been committed to both equipping emerging Christian leaders and transforming communities throughout South Asia. Rohan has a full schedule that is focused on reaching communities,…
Read MoreScholar from dangerous Central Asian country returning to serve underground seminary
Around the world, more than 325 Langham Scholars are serving in 90+ nations. Langham has supported these men and women financially and pastorally to complete theological PhDs. The country of Stan*, however, has never had an indigenous, evangelical scholar – until now. Thanks to the generosity of Langham’s supporters, Stan’s first evangelical scholar ever is…
Read MoreSeeing the ripple effect of resourcing Langham Scholars
Throughout the Majority World, there are many places without qualified preachers, authors and academics to speak to Christians in their current circumstances and in their context. Langham Scholars works to address this by equipping Christian leaders around the world to receive their PhDs in Bible and theology and then serve the church in their nations.…
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