South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
With the changing musical cultures, the Church of Jesus Christ is in danger of dividing along generational lines. The natural driving force is the people’s preference for the kind of song they like. If they don’t like another style of singing, they avoid it. People’s preference prevails. But what about […]
In the 1970s, when the new wave of “praise and worship songs” swept through the churches, there were people who liked them and people who disliked them. “Worship wars” divided congregations. Usually, the older generation wanted to retain hymns, while the younger generation was eager to embrace the new contemporary […]
There is a battle over South Africa and Africa now for a spiritual takeover which is going to bring a new governance in the natural, says prophetess Naomi Sheneberger is a word released in Zambia on Tuesday April 28. She says God is calling for an army of praise and […]
First published in The Christian Institute. Leading Christian songwriters Keith and Kristyn Getty are continuing to share their music during lockdown to help others continue to worship in song. The Gettys, from Northern Ireland, are two of the best-known Christian artists today, having written modern favourites such as In Christ […]
Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column. Nebuchadnezzar had invaded Judah and demolished the beautiful temple which Solomon had built in Jerusalem. The important Jews were carried off into exile in Babylon, the […]
An October 31 campaign to take back Halloween for Jesus developed into a global live-streaming event equipping people to pray for revival in their communities, said Warren Horak of Father’s Heart International Ministries. It started after he sent out a prayer event notice via social media advising that Halloween had […]
Top American contemporary Christian Music Band Mercy Me will be visiting South Africa for the first time in April/May next year. The band will perform at praise and worship evenings in Pretoria, Johannesburg and Cape Town, says 104Concerts, a division of Radio Tygerberg 104FM, which is bringing them to SA. MercyMe was […]
Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column. In the Bible there are nine references to “a new song”. God’s Spirit encourages His people to sing “new” songs (Psalm 33:3; 96:1; 98:1; 144:9; 149:1). […]
More than 1 500 churches in the city have come together to unite the body of Christ and to impact the city of Cape Town and bring about peace. A special prayer and worship event will be held on Sunday November 11 2018 at the Grand Parade in the CBD […]
Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column. If the Bible writes about it, and the pastor preaches on it, then we should sing about it! We should sing the teachings of the Bible […]