Posts Tagged ‘training’
The 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 MoreStaff Spotlight: Mercy Ireri
Meet Langham Preaching‘s East Africa coordinator Mercy Ireri, from Kenya. How did Jesus find you? “Mercy, you are old enough now to tell us your testimony,” Dad said to me one Saturday evening. I was 12 years of age. I stared at him, blankly. Deep within my heart, I knew I had never had a…
Read More‘God is in control of His work’ – Langham Preaching in Sierra Leone
Chris Jonah, Langham Preaching’s country coordinator in Sierra Leone, reported on a successful ‘refresher’ event there in May. This country has only recently recovered from the devastating Ebola epidemic, which stopped some of the Preaching Clubs that had been running in various places. But now, many of the groups have revived, and the work is…
Read MoreIn His Own Words: Conrad Mbewe
How a pastor in search of biblical books in the right context finds “a rich vein of gold” Conrad Mbewe knows from personal experience that these words by John Stott are true: “Good preaching is impossible without study, and study is impossible without good books.” Although today Conrad is a theological leader in his native…
Read MoreLangham Preaching celebrates 15 years in Argentina
Around 100 people gathered in Córdoba, Argentina in April, for an “enriching” time celebrating 15 years of Langham Preaching in the country. Former Langham Preaching Director Jonathan Lamb and his wife Margaret were special guests at the event, which was led by Igor Améstegui (Director, Latin America) and Wilfredo Weigandt (Country Coordinator). Theologian René Padilla joined the celebrations…
Read MoreLangham Preaching established and raring to go in Hungary
Sometimes the best things take a long time to happen – that’s the case with Langham Preaching in Hungary. After a slow process over eleven years, a movement there is now well established and “raring to go”. A Level 2 preaching training seminar took place in March, which according to Mark Meynell, Preaching Director (Europe…
Read MoreStaff Profile: Peter Fleck
Peter Fleck has been with Langham Literature since 2005. This month we have a short interview with Peter to introduce another of our faithful staff to you. Peter, those of us who know you will be aware that you used to live in Nigeria. Why did you live in Nigeria? What was it like living…
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