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 […]
January 30, 2008
Many scholars and friends with whom JSM partners in the efforts to grow God’s Kingdom in the Majority World have faced daily the trials of political unrest in their countries. Recently, the need for prayer has grown exponentially in places such as Kenya, Lebanon and India, where JSM scholars are struggle daily to work in […]
December 13, 2007
Congratulations to these Langham Scholars who have recently made some great academic achievements! We praise God for these accomplishments and the impact on God’s Kingdom in the Majority World that will happen as a result.
Aiming Wang (People’s Republic of China) This month Aiming successfully defended his dissertation at the University of Basel in China.
Sadrac […]
October 1, 2007
By Meritt Sawyer, International Program Director, Scholars
JSM-Langham Partnership International was one of the primary funders of a landmark consultation for faculty development and doctoral training in Africa held this August. Held by Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology (NEGST), it was hosted by the leadership of NEGST, the Faculté de Théologie Évangélique de Bangui (FATEB) […]
October 1, 2007
By Meritt Sawyer, International Program Director, Scholars
Langham Partnership International was one of the primary funders of a landmark consultation for faculty development and doctoral training in Africa held this August. Held by Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology (NEGST), it was hosted by the leadership of NEGST, the Faculté de Théologie Évangélique de Bangui (FATEB) […]
July 27, 2007
The stranger. The poor. The orphan. The slave. Often times as Christians we might be called – as the Bible beckons us – to reach out to one or two of these groups. But in her involvement with New Life Ministry to fight human trafficking in Athens, Greece, Langham Scholar Myrto Theocharous has discovered […]
June 29, 2007
by Meritt Lohr Sawyer
International Program Director, Scholars
The land of Mother Teresa. Hand-drawn rickshaws. Vivid multicolored saris. A sea full of humanity. I find myself in Kolkata (Calcutta) for a gathering of the Fellowship of Langham Scholars for South Asia. Today we have gathered to consider the impact of theological education on the church. […]
November 29, 2006
Scholars and Scholar Teams meet in Northern California
The first week of November, people involved in Scholar teams came together for an Open House at Meritt Sawyer’s home, Our International Director for Scholars. This gathering saw 6 of the current Fuller Scholars and two graduated scholars spending the evening with over 50 people that […]
November 29, 2006
JSM-Langham Scholar Moussa Bongoyok graduated from Fuller Seminary this spring and has returned to teach in Bangui in the Central African Republic (C.A.R.). Moussa, who is from Cameroon, recently wrote:
“We have finally returned to the mission field after spending some time in Cameroon. It was a great joy to reconnect with our family members […]
October 26, 2006
‘They Know We Are Christians’
Lebanese Christian compassion impresses Muslims during bloody conflict.
The work of JSM Langham Scholars Riad Kasis and Nabil Costa and Elie Haddad during the recent Lebanese Crisis in the Middle East was recently featured in Christianity Today. The impact of JSM-Langham Scholars and the institutions they lead have a extreme […]