South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
East London worship musician/ songwriter Jean du Rand has released a song, Garden which he says is the first of a series of singles that “have been birthed out of a place of journeying with Yahweh into a place of intimacy, where all structures of performance and strife fade away […]
Originally published in The Washington Times Finding a new way to tell a familiar story, crowdfunded TV series “The Chosen” wraps its second viewing season on Sunday having exceeded its creator’s expectations on several fronts. The episode that will air reportedly centers on what led up to the famed Sermon […]
South African songwriter Stefan Green who has co-written songs such as Grateful and I Can’t Believe with Elevation Worship, Steve Furtick and Chris Brown is releasing his first solo single ‘Battlefield‘ on Friday. A worship leader at Hillsong South Africa, Stefan went to school in Cape Town and college in […]
By Leah MarieAnn Klett — Originally published in The Christian Post Everybody has a fatherhood story, whether good or bad, and every person’s identity and beliefs about God are profoundly connected to that relationship. That’s according to filmmaker Stephen Kendrick, who, with his brother Alex, is behind the forthcoming documentary Show […]
Origianlly published in Faithwire Kaya Jones, a former member of the girl band Pussycat Dolls, says she’s “all in” for “serving the Lord” after experiencing what she called a “life-changing” baptism in late May. “I’ve sung with Jagger, Britney, Fergie, Katy Perry, [and] many others,” she wrote in a Facebook post. […]
TWR Africa is partnering with a brand-new Christian satellite network to expand the reach of a popular music and commentary radio programme across most of the African continent. Worship Connection, produced by the African branch of global media ministry TWR (also known as Trans World Radio), will air five days […]
“Preach the word of God” –2 Timothy 4:2 (NLT) “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly … as you sing” — Colossians 3:16 (NIV) From these Scriptures, we can draw a guiding maxim: “If it’s in the Bible, you can preach it; If it’s in the Bible, you can sing […]
Multiple SAMA winning group, We Will Worshi have released Difela an EP consisting of four modern-day hymns, with standout tracks Grace Alone and Pholoso featuring multi-platinum selling South African Gospel singer Lebo Sekgobela. Using the structure of hymns, the songwriters Langa Mbonambi, Ndumiso Manana, Lesego Lebese and Themba Ntuli, say […]
Neziswa Kanju interviewed Stelio Savante, a Hollywood actor, producer and Jesus follower who left Cape Town on a US sports scholarship over three decades ago and went on to make a unique name for himself in the world of screen and stage. South African Hollywood actor and producer Stelio Savante […]
I have a sneaking suspicion that many people, especially pastors and preachers, could write relevant songs to support their sermons, but they don’t realise it. Yet this is not such a difficult challenge as one might imagine. As I opened my Bible for my devotional reading the other day, God’s […]