Wednesday marks the fifth anniversary of the launch of Apple’s iTunes store. One of the first and most popular free apps, the Bible App by YouVersion, is likewise making history of its own. On Sunday, YouVersion reached the colossal milestone of 100 million downloads, joining major brands like Instagram, Facebook and Twitter […]
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Socio-economic data interpretation workshop for NMB church leaders
Nelson Mandela Bay church leaders are hosting a workshop aimed at empowering church and NGO leaders to make informed decisions in order to address socio economic challenges in their wards. Professor Deon Pretorius, a development analyst, will conduct a morning workshop to teach participants how to use data from the […]
Tamryn turns down law career for call to win souls across Africa
Tamryn Klintworth could have stepped into any prestigious law firm after completing her LLB degree cum laude, at the top of her class. But her heart was already on fire with a vision to win souls for Christ across Africa. She recalls how on her university awards evening in 2007 […]
Global Leadership Summit 2013 Countdown: Meet the speakers — Bill Hybels
BILL HYBELS Founder and Senior Pastor, Willow Creek Community Church Founded The Global Leadership Summit, now in 530+ cities and 90 countries Senior Pastor of Willow Creek Community Church, a pioneer in contemporary church strategy and one of America’s largest churches with more than 24,000 weekly attendees Committed to developing […]
Marie Stopes launches new campaign to target youth
Abortion clinic chain Marie Stopes, in partnership with tertiary institutions and the Department of Health, is launching a campaign aimed at ‘indoctrinating schools, colleges and universities about sexuality, contraceptives and abortion under the auspices of “reproductive health”,’ reports Africa Christian Action (ACA). Leader of Marie Stopes’ Blue Light Campaign, Ndi Mumbengegwi, […]
First-ever Ex-gay Pride Month to be held in US
Originally published in Christian Post Members of the ex-gay community are celebrating the first-ever “Ex-Gay Pride Month” and have asked President Obama to issue a proclamation to recognize the rights of the ex-gay community and to commemorate their month, just as he’s done for the LGBT community with “Gay Pride […]
Christian voices from the Egyptian revolution
By World Watch Monitor Who stole Egypt? The answer depends on who you ask among the thousands of Egyptians who have swarmed the streets across the country since Sunday (June 30), either to force President Mohamed Morsi out of office, or to support him. “Now we’re seeing the revolution being […]
Wave of revival sweeping through SA schools — KZN principal
500 children respond to Jesus after students share testimonies A new wave of revival is sweeping through schools as God is moving among the youth of South Africa, says Matt Hogarty, principal of Oasis Christian Academy in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal. He says that as a result of what God has […]
Uitenhage youth group blesses needy pupils
Just the beginning of God’s amazing plans for town, say team members Rapid Youth, a Christian youth ministry in Uitenhage, recently blessed 10 needy children from Winterberg Primary School with school jersies, gloves and socks to beat the winter chill. The ministry team which is made up of youth leaders […]
Foremost Jewish thinkers at memorable Sinai Indaba
Lesson in community for Christians Unite! Inspire! Discover! And we certainly did, feeling the eager buzz at Indaba III amongst the 1 700 people at the Cape Town International Conference Centre recently. There was a stunning line-up of speakers with the Indaba dubbed the most unprecedented gathering of the foremost […]