Langham Partnership International

Langham Partnership

Founded	1969 (as Langham Trust)
Founder	John Stott
Type	501(c)(3) religious non-profit corporation
Focus	To see the Christian church equipped for mission and growing to maturity in Christ through the ministry of pastors and leaders who believe, teach, and live by the Bible
Location	Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, New Zealand, UK & Ireland, US
Area served	The Majority World of Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, Eurasia, the Middle East, and Pacific region
Method	Three integrated ministries: Nurture national movements for training in biblical preaching (Langham Preaching) Multiply the creation and distribution of evangelical literature (Langham Literature) Strengthen the theological training of pastors and leaders by qualified evangelical teachers (Langham Scholars)
Key people	Mark Hunt, Executive Director Chris Wright, International Ministries Director Pieter Kwant, Director of Langham Literature Paul Windsor, Director of Langham Preaching Riad Kassis, Director of Langham Scholars Trevor Cork, Chair of the Langham Partnership International Council
Revenue	US$5 million (2012)
Website	langham.org

Three integrated ministries:

Langham Partnership (formerly known as Langham Partnership International) is a nonprofit Christian international fellowship working in pursuit of the vision of its founder John Stott: to foster the growth of the global church in maturity and Christ-likeness by raising the standards of biblical preaching and teaching through equipping Majority World Christian pastors, scholars, writers, publishers, and other key leaders. TIME magazine named Stott among the 100 most influential people in the world.

The name 'Langham' derives from All Souls Church, Langham Place, London, where Stott was rector for 60 years. When he launched the original trust fund in 1969 from which the whole global fellowship has developed, he named it after that street – 'The Langham Trust.' Although Stott was a Church of England clergyman, Langham Partnership is, and has been since its foundation, multi-denominational and multi-national. It operates through a wide network of Langham-related ministries, national members, and indigenous partners in more than 70 countries. These include:

Langham Partnership has an international council (Langham Partnership International Council), a staff team (resident in several countries), along with a literature warehouse and Langham service facility in Carlisle, UK. There is no single international headquarters.

The roots of Langham Partnership extend to 1969 when John Stott had a strong desire to help Christian pastors in non-Western countries (where he was travelling widely) more fully understand the Bible so they could preach its messages more clearly to their own people. "He saw lots of Christians, but not enough teachers; lots of enthusiasm, but not enough erudition." By dedicating the royalties from his (eventually more than 50) published books, Stott first established a fund he named Langham Trust (LT) to finance doctoral scholarships.

In 1971, he founded the Evangelical Literature Trust (ELT) to provide books for students, pastors, and theological libraries in the Majority World. Both of these remained independent charities registered in the UK until, in 2001, Langham Partnership UK & Ireland was registered to amalgamate and replace the former LT and ELT). The objectives and work of the two original charities – Langham Scholars and Langham Literature respectively – continue within Langham Partnership.

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