Posts Tagged ‘Philippines’
Applying the Word of God to the needs of the Philippines
Joy Pring-Faraz is a Langham Scholar from the Philippines who has done her PhD in Transformational Development. The context of her country and community is one that has great poverty and disparity between people’s situations. In the Philippines, Christianity is the only dominant religion and 90% of the population would call themselves Christian. The biggest…
Read MoreGrowing a movement of trained preachers in the Philippines
“My hope is that many followers of Jesus will be equipped to handle the Word of God.” Abby Galzote works diligently to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with her brothers and sisters in the Philippines. As a full-time missionary for her local church, Abby serves as the Training Director for Every Community for Christ…
Read MoreCelebrating growth and sustainability for preaching training in East Asia
Thanks to Langham Preaching, pastors and laypeople in East Asia are gaining confidence and skills to preach God’s Word. East Asia Regional Coordinator for Langham Preaching, Phil Nicholson, has been instrumental in training and supporting the movement throughout the region. He’s particularly excited to see how it’s taking hold individually in different countries. This is…
Read MoreEngaging with Asian Christian Theology through Literature
Aldrin notes two things of particular significance that stand out to him about Langham Literature. “First is the emphasis of Langham Literature on Biblically sound doctrine; second, it’s the focus it has on publishing literature that is relevant for the Majority World,” he shared. Biblically sound doctrine Aldrin says that the texts and resources that…
Read MoreThe ‘multiplication effect’ of a Scholar in the Philippines
Langham Graduate Beatrice Ang graduated from Edinburgh University with a PhD this summer, and is already back home in the Philippines serving in two Bible colleges. Simon Foulds, LPUKI’s Development Manager, caught up with Beatrice recently to find out how she’s settling in. Beatrice: It was a wonderful experience. My parents were not able to…
Read MoreListening 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…
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