Meet four transformational theologians from Asia, Africa and the Middle East
When theologian John Stott first began Langham Partnership in 1969, the global church had begun to grow exponentially but needed well-trained, local leaders to shepherd that growth. Stott started sponsoring PhD studies for a handful of church leaders around the world. Equipped with the right tools, these leaders founded seminaries, started ministries, wrote books and…
Read MoreLangham Scholars sow seeds of Christ’s peace in their nations
Believers here have seen this before—a coup that plunges their country into violence and chaos. The government and militant groups commit violent atrocities. Friends and family receive threats. Christians and other ethnic and religious minorities are targeted and jailed. (In fact, we won’t name this country in Southeast Asia for security reasons.) In such a…
Read MoreLifting up key Bible scholars in South Asia
Dr. Angukali Rotokha is a writer, teacher and leader in a sensitive South Asian country who received her PhD with support from Langham Partnership. As a female theological leader, Angu is a pioneering voice for the church in South Asia. We recently talked with her about her work and the impact of equipping key scholars.…
Read MoreLangham’s 2024 year in ministry
God moved in remarkable ways around the global church last year. Although numbers will never tell the full story, they help illustrate everything that God has done. Thank you for partnering with us to strengthen the global church!
Read MoreServing on the ground in Lebanon
“We pray for the thousands and tens of thousands of our brothers and sisters who are in Christ and who are now living under these bombings and airstrikes. They are experiencing war and the threat of more war.” That’s a recent update from a church in Beirut, Lebanon, pastored by a Langham Scholar whose name…
Read MoreA Langham Scholar’s ministry of peace in Israel
In Israel, Dr. Rula Mansour, a Palestinian Christian, wants to see churches become agents of peace in the Middle East. That passion led her to do PhD studies, supported by Langham Partnership, on developing a Middle Eastern theology of reconciliation. She’s now the founder of the Nazareth Peace Center, “symbolically located in the hometown of…
Read MoreMeet the first Mongolian biblical scholar
Langham Scholar Bayar Garamsteren, who lives in Mongolia’s capital, Ulaanbaatar, is soft-spoken and unassuming. You’d never guess the overwhelming impact he is making on the Mongolian church. Bayar is a pastor, leads a Bible translation team, trains other Mongolian pastors and runs a Christian publishing business with his wife. To do this, he became the…
Read MoreHow theological education equips disciples to serve in hard places
Because of persecution in the countries mentioned in this article, names of people and places have been changed or omitted to protect their identity. More than 1,000 believers attend the church in Esther’s* hometown, which doesn’t have a full-time pastor. Every Sunday, they have to ask volunteers or preachers from other areas to bring the…
Read MoreMeasuring Langham Partnership’s impact in 2023
God moved in remarkable ways around the global church last year. Although numbers can’t tell the full story, they help illustrate everything that God has done. We want to celebrate that with you, so we put together these snapshots of Langham’s work over the past year. Thank you for partnering with us to strengthen the…
Read MoreA passion for transformation across Africa
Langham Scholar Dr. Sunday Agang has a passion to see Christians in his native Nigeria equipped to live with bold faith that brings the Gospel outside of the church and seminary walls and into society. And although Nigeria is ranked #12 on Open Doors’ list of the top 50 countries where persecution is very high, Sunday says…
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