South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
This week we introduce another four speakers from the list of 24 influential thought leaders who will be inspiring attendees at the annual Global Leadership Summit at venues throughout South Africa in October and November. Click here for more information on GLS 2019. Jason Dorsey — #1 Rated Gen Z and millennial […]
Pastor Claude Esagouri from Tiberius on the Sea of Galilee who is currently visiting South Africa through the David and Jonathan Foundation (D&J) reminded the Encounter Church congregation in Claremont, Cape Town last Sunday that while Christians long for Jesus’ return, many do not understand how to speed the day. […]
Christians in South Africa are invited to join a 24-hour prayer and fasting chain for the government by committing to fasting for one day per week. In this video, Janet Brann Hollis, visionary of the widely-supported 21-day Election Fast that ended last Wednesday shares about a call she had […]
By Olea Nel — novelist who writes on the life and works of Andrew Murray Most Christians today know of Andrew Murray as a prolific author of devotional books. But few know that he was a great visionary and the first to spearhead women’s education in South Africa via establishing […]
‘Department says diverse sexual education to be introduced from Grade 7’ Parents of school learners should be informed upfront regarding topics in the Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) curriculum, says Freedom of Religion SA (FOR SA), amidst an outcry following a Sunday Times article entitled Grade 4s to learn about masturbation […]
Nelson Mandela Bay church leaders have called on local Christians to attend an Ascension Day service on the square in front of the Port Elizabeth City Hall from 3pm to 5pm on Thursday May 30. “We need to reclaim one of Christianity’s most sacred days,” says Apostle Neville Goldman of […]
OM’s ministry ship Logos Hope is looking for volunteer crew to fill various positions this year and early next year. In September at least 110 people are needed to join the ship which travels around the world to share knowledge, help and hope, says Deborah Ngobeni, the communications team leader […]
On June 17 purity movement Womb Stewardship will host its first Youth Prayer event at the Feathermarket Hall, Port Elizabeth, from 10am to 4pm. Entrance is free but booking is essential as space is limited. The theme is “Pass The Baton” and is geared at getting this generation to […]
The Pretoria High Court on Friday refused the application by the Alliance Defending the Autonomy of Churches in South Africa (ADACSA), asking the court to clarify its judgment in Gaum vs General Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church. More particularly, ADACSA wanted clarity on whether the court’s judgment, which declared […]
I guess that’s a funny title for an article on the South African elections. But I believe it speaks volumes. And for that reason I will keep this commentary short and sweet. Yes — sweet, so don’t let the first few paragraphs depress you so much that you read no […]