Langham Partnership International is now a network of three integrated programmes and six supporting national member movements. But its history is more diverse and goes back more than thirty years. To read more of the full history>
Our history in New Zealand
Langham Partnership NZ was launched in 2007, the culmination of over two years of positive discussion between Chris Wright of Langham Partnership International and Leadership Development International NZ, a member of what is now called LeaDev-Langham. Rev Paul Windsor, former Principal, Carey Baptist, had met both John Stott and Chris Wright in Australia and mooted the idea of active cooperation between the two ministries, because their missions are so closely aligned, their theological convictions almost identical, and their values and methods compatible.
Paul Windsor, comments that, “This strategic development brings a NZ face to the ministry that stewards the legacy of John Stott. In itself that is so exciting. But it also brings together the two ministries that do so much to strengthen leadership development in the Majority World through biblical preaching and theological education. With this opportunity to be involved we Kiwis are brought much closer to what God is doing in the world where the growth of the church is so great but the resources for the church are so small.” Kiwi-made preaching has also since been set up, an initiative of Langham Partnership NZ, brought about to help explore biblical preaching in New Zealand.