June 13, 2008
by Chris Wright, International Director, Langham Partnership International
by Chris Wright, International Director, Langham Partnership International
Kwame Bediako passed away this week. Langham Literature Director Pieter Kwant and I had the opportunity to visit him at the Global Church Tour in Grand Rapids in April, where he and his wife were spending some sabbatical time at Calvin [...]
June 5, 2008
On May 31, 2008, some 1300 people gathered in the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Center (AECC) in Aberdeen, Scotland, for Souled Out, an organisation designed to engage Christians through dynamic, large-scale worship events. Chris Wright, International Director of the Langham Partnership International, spoke to attendees about the need to grow in Christian maturity.
The evening [...]
April 1, 2008
by Ken Perez
President, John Stott Ministries
In early March, I attended a Langham Partnership International Senior Management Team (SMT) meeting, held at the Hookses, John Stott’s coastal hideaway in Wales. “Uncle John” himself had been there with Frances Whitehead, his secretary of more than 50 years, and other friends, the week before. A few days after [...]
February 28, 2008
By Langham Partnership International Director Chris Wright
That’s the vision that Matthew Michael has for himself. Matthew has just reached the end of his first year on the Ph.D. programme in Jos, Nigeria, as the first Langham scholar studying there. Matthew is a Langham scholar supported by John Stott Ministries (the U.S. [...]
January 31, 2008
“I am in debt to God first and Langham second.”
Most Langham scholars’ eyes light up when they talk about their doctoral studies supported by a Langham Partnership International (LPI) grant. But Andrea Zaki Stephanous positively sparkles as he describes the difference it has made in his life. Andrea did his Ph.D. in Manchester, England, in [...]
November 28, 2007
by Chris Wright, International Director, Langham Partnership International
The Langham Partnership Regional Council for Southern Africa met for the first time in September in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Representatives came from Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Among them were Langham scholars, including Fidelis Nkomazana and Lazarus Phiri. For them, it was a [...]
November 9, 2007
By Chris Wright
In preparation for Lausanne 2010 in South Africa, the Lausanne Theology Working Group is focusing on the core ‘slogan’ of Lausanne. The Lausanne Covenant (1974) defined ‘evangelization’ as ‘the whole church taking the whole gospel to the whole world’. This has ensured that the explicit theology of mission within the Lausanne movement has [...]
November 9, 2007
by Chris Wright, Langham Partnership International Director
Many of you know the problem of wearing several hats, bearing different responsibilities. I can sympathize. As well as my role in LPI, I am also the Chair of the Lausanne Theology Working Group. This takes up only a small fraction of my time, but I believe it contributes [...]
November 9, 2007
Theologians Gather in Frankfurt
Chris Wright with a group of Langham-related participants at the OCI Institute of Excellence
For many years the Langham Partnership has enjoyed collaborating with the Overseas Council International and its linked movements around the world in helping to resource theological education in the majority world. As part of its efforts in this direction, [...]