South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
“I trust daddy, but not when it comes to hair. He has no idea how hair works,” says Maisha Mashua matter-of-factly. “We’ll aim to change that,” counters Mahlatse Mashua, the dad in question. A hair salon is usually off-limits to men. And when it comes to hair day in most […]
In the 30 years that I’ve been involved in addressing some of our region’s most pressing health and social issues, including GBV, HIV/AIDS and child abuse, I have never encountered an issue that is as emotionally charged and resonant — with as many people across all sectors of our society […]
By Heartlines In a time when so much that we have taken to be our “normal” has been shaken and challenged, life can seem daunting. Church communities, meant to be a place of solace and strengthening, have had to weather the storm of this strange season of disconnectedness. Now that […]
By Heartlines “Imagine a South Africa where, instead of creating more negative stereotypes about others, we start getting to know each other better by sharing our stories …” The start to an ongoing series of online conversations and training sessions for Christian leaders, presented by Heartlines, was a discussion, titled: […]
Heartlines, the Centre for Values Promotion and Heartlines Consulting are making sure it’s not business as usual in South Africa’s corporate spaces. In an unconventional meeting held at GIBS Business School in Johannesburg, it was the attendees who were in the spotlight more than the speakers as they took time […]
Sara Thackwray reports back on the experience of a group of worship leaders who participated in a weekend workshop aimed at promoting healing and reconciliation through personal storytelling. On Friday October 5, Burn 24-7 gathered worship leaders from across Nelson Mandela Bay at Mentor’s Kraal in Jeffreys Bay for a […]
An inspiring update by Port Elizabeth church leader Glenn Weiss on how Christian citizens in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro are running with “What’s Your Story” — Heartlines’ personal story-telling campaign which aims to promote healing and reconciliation in South Africa In the last few months since March when we […]
It’s been called “the South African cinema experience of the year” — “a film that makes you laugh, cry and feel every emotion in between”. Jan du Plessis, head of MNet Movies says it’s, “one of the best films to come out of SA in the last 20 years!” Beyond […]
PE church leader Glenn Weiss invites churches, youth groups, schools, and businesses in Nelson Mandela Bay to join a story-telling revolution by getting plugged into a powerful national reconciliation campaign called “What’s Your Story” So what is all this talk about, “What’s your Story”? “What’s your story” is an initiative […]
A true reflection of South Africa, A must-see for all South Africans, Very enlightening, Brilliant — a few comments that Gateway News captured from people after the preview screening in Port Elizabeth last week of Heartlines’ new movie Beyond the River. Based on a true story of two South African men […]
