Featured Stories

• A Visit with Stay-at-Home Scholars

  September 1, 2008

  A Visit with Stay-at-Home Scholars
  by Elaine Vaden, scholar director, John Stott Ministries
  JSM’s Scholar Director Elaine Vaden recently visited Africa to get a grasp of the challenges and rewards that the Langham scholars are facing when they study in their home regions. She wrapped up her travels in London, finding insight and connection with the Langham […]

• Connecting with Langham Partners, United Kingdom

  August 31, 2008

  United Kingdom — July 13-19, 2008
  Winding up this extended tour with a week in the United Kingdom, visiting the Langham family in London, Glasgow, Carlisle, Dormans and Exeter, was “the icing on the cake.” The gracious hospitality of Chris, Liz, Ian, Christine, Pieter, Elria, Howard, Roxanna, Ruth, Frances, Peter, and Uncle John was like the […]

• A Visit with Stay-at-Home Scholars, Kenya

  Kenya — July 8-12, 2008
  The recent turmoil in Kenya after the presidential election is well documented. On the day I arrived in Kenya, another cabinet member had been confronted and forced to resign due to financial improprieties. This seemed to illuminate deep fissures in the governmental system. Most of the people I spoke with said, […]

• Connecting with Langham Partners, Zambia

  Zambia – June 30-July 7
  Zambia has been experiencing a period of economic growth and political stability. After twenty years of decline, copper is once again in demand, prompted by the growing economics of India and China. The situation in Zimbabwe has driven tourists and business to Zambia. And President Mwanawasa has gained favor with the […]

• A Visit with Stay-at-Home Scholars, South Africa

  South Africa – June 22-29, 2008
  Notably the most well developed country on the continent, South Africa is still trying to find its balance with majority rule in a democracy. The recent riots attributed to xenophobia point to economic uncertainties, unrealized expectations since the transition to majority rule, and prospect of the next presidential election. Traveling […]

• Habakkuk in Zimbabwe

  July 24, 2008

  We’re hungry, angry, and depending on a sovereign God.
  July 24, 2008
  (from ChristianityToday.com)
  One Langham scholar comments on the hope of God’s sovereignty amid political unrest:
  How long, O Lord, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, “Violence!” but you do not save? Why do you make me […]

• A New Heritage: Langham Scholar Philip Wandawa’s Hope for Uganda

  June 4, 2008

  As Langham Scholar Philip Wandawa works on his dissertation at Calvin Theological Seminary, his heart remains focused on his home country more than 6000 miles away – Uganda. He has spent many years helping lay the groundwork for the Kampala Evangelical School of Theology (KEST), and though he has seen the institution grow from a […]

• Matching Grants Will Extend Donor Support

  April 1, 2008

  Dear Friends,
  I am pleased to let you know that your ability to support Majority World pastors through John Stott Ministries (JSM) has been amplified as a result of two substantial matching grants from a leading Christian foundation.
  As you may know, over the years, JSM has been the beneficiary of a number of generous grants from […]

• Come and Follow: A Challenge for the Church

  February 29, 2008

  by Dave Hoffman, Vice President, John Stott Ministries
  The pain was evident in their voices as three Langham scholars talked about what partnership with the church around the world really looks like. “Part of our pain is being made to feel dependent,” said Athena Gorospe, as she told of the history of the Philippines and spoke […]

• A Teacher with a Missionary Heart

  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. […]