South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice] A fortnightly column by Johannesburg Business Editor, Patrick Kuwana. [/notice] Numerous people have asked me why I am so obsessed about business and the economy. Well, the economy is the platform that we use to fulfil the first instructions we were given by God – ‘And God blessed them […]
[notice] A fortnightly column by Johannesburg Business Editor, Patrick Kuwana. [/notice] The last half of 2012 was rampant with labour unrest (especially in the mining sector) and we saw the same continue into 2013 as the agricultural sector followed suit. The fact of the matter is that unabated levels of […]
[notice] A fortnightly column by Johannesburg Business Editor, Patrick Kuwana. [/notice] In my last article 2 weeks ago I wrote about ‘Prayer for business and the economy’ and used the famous 2 Chronicles 7:13-15 as the foundational scripture. As much as we would like to see economic prosperity for all […]
Kingdom companies (companies that intentionally implement a calling from God to advance His Kingdom) play a pioneering role in the growing shift towards marketplace ministry, says the latest Call42 report. Kingdom companies, marketplace ministries and people who regularly attend Christian business groups are surveyed in the report by the initiative […]
[notice] A fortnightly column by Johannesburg Business Editor, Patrick Kuwana. [/notice] We have continued to see labour unrest in the foundational economic sectors of South Africa – starting with the mining sector and now moving to the agricultural sector. In the last few months I have written numerous articles addressing […]
South Africa is teeming with bright, industrious entrepreneurs working themselves out of unemployment and poverty. Paradigm Shift puts the local church at the heart of this action of transforming the entrepreneurial poor in their communities with a model that incorporates business training, discipleship, micro-finance and mentoring, which creates sustainable economic […]
Originally published in Christian Today South African businessman and Global Day of Prayer founder Graham Power has received the first WEA/ELO Entrepreneurial Leader of the Year Award. The award from the World Evangelical Alliance and Entrepreneurial Leaders Organisation recognises exemplary Christian and ethical behaviour in the marketplace, which has significantly […]
[notice] A fortnightly column by Johannesburg Business Editor, Patrick Kuwana. [/notice] A critical component of any economic system and business environment is the banking sector. As part of the work we are doing to look at Kingdom economic structures and a Kingdom based business environment I would like to share […]
Christian students are aware of a calling on their lives but may not be equipped to live out their calling at work, suggests the latest report released by Christian marketplace initiative Call 42. The report based on an online survey of 1 300 Christians, including more than 400 students, highlights […]
[notice]Gateway News writer Gerschwin Langeveldt recently visited a church in the Cape Town township of Mfuleni where he caught up with local residents attending a course that equips them to start their own businesses. He also chatted to Laura and Bruce who run the business training in conjunction with an […]