Posts Tagged ‘Preaching’
Faithful preaching creates new life in a church and community
“Expository preaching helps people to love God for who He is, not to love Him for what He provides. And explaining the Word of God and expanding on the Word of God reveals who God is.” Thomas is the senior pastor at Calvary Hope of Nations in Lesotho in Africa. He has been in ministry…
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 MoreTransforming West Africa from the pulpit
“I believe with Langham Seminars, pastors well trained in expository preaching will definitely change the narrative from the pulpit and enable the church to help transform our society in depth.” Armand Dzadu is an Associate Coordinator and Facilitator for Langham Preaching in West Africa. He lives in French-speaking Togo, where the church has been increasingly…
Read MorePreparedness, passion and preaching the good news in Fiji
“Standing from up there and preaching, it takes courage to preach something about God. And you’re preaching God’s word, it’s very important. And when I took the Langham training, it helped me a lot. The Langham training really taught me to dig deeply in the Bible passage, and then from text to sermon.” Veresa Colato…
Read More‘Escuelitas’ – The preaching circles of Latin America
Pastors are the backbone of the global church. They are biblical leaders who are at the centre of their communities and essential in the growth of new Christians. One of the core ministries of Langham Partnership is training pastors throughout the Majority World. We focus on training pastors who are shepherding God’s flock in places…
Read MoreThe Word of God transforms through war and tragedy
“The crisis doesn’t cancel God’s calling and the war doesn’t cancel God’s calling. We are called to teach people God’s Word and to be present with them…We can leave the country at any moment, but we want to be here because God is present here, and we want the church to be present.” Anna Gnatyshyna…
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 MoreTackling illiteracy to bring the Gospel to Kenya
“You’re 12, you’re old enough to share your testimony of salvation” – my father said to me out of the blue one Saturday evening, to my astonishment, as I had little personal faith at the time. After that conversation, I realised that if I was going to take faith seriously and talk to people about…
Read MoreWorking to shepherd, serve and steward preaching around the world
The work of Preaching Director Paul Windsor International Program Director of Langham Preaching, Paul Windsor, first encountered Langham Partnership through the person of John Stott. At the age of 21, he attended an International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES) conference in the USA where John preached on Romans Chapters 1 – 5 to Paul and…
Read More‘Through Langham Preaching, I see God’s Word working in peoples’ lives’
Alongla Aier has been involved with Langham Preaching for 13 years in her South Asian country*, and in February’s Langham Live it was a privilege to welcome her onto the call and hear her passion for the programme. Introduction to Alongla Aier Alongla’s nation is vast, divided into various states and has numerous languages and…
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