South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
A monthly column by social entrepreneur and A2B Transformation Group founder Vivienne Schultz. Last month we discussed the first three of 15 human factors blocking your own growth. Please do check back and recognise it in yourself, family and community you work with. It is really important that we all […]
Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column. Yesterday I was caught up in some super-fantastifabulous congregational singing, such as I’ve not experienced for 20 years or more. You’ll find it hard to believe, […]
An ambitious family conference planned for St Albans Prison near Port Elizabeth at the weekend has been cancelled by Correctional Services due to internal issues with the prison’s security plan, says the event visionary Apostle Donovan Arends. “It is with deep disappointment that I’m sending this message,” he says in […]
Yesterday — Thursday November 9 2017 — Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) filed an application for leave to appeal against the recent judgment by the Johannesburg High Court which declared all physical chastisement of children by their parents – regardless of how light or well-intended – to be […]
Reinhard Bonnke’s Farewell Crusade in Lagos, Nigeria started last night — celebrating the evangelist’s 50 years of ministry in Africa with millions of salvations, and the handing over of the torch to Daniel Kolenda, the new lead evangelist for CfaN (Christ For All Nations). Lindy-Ann Hopley of Beautiful Witness Ministries, […]
On Tuesday November 7, 10 Constitutional Court judges heard argument by various parties on whether or not to confirm the Western Cape High Court judgement delivered earlier this year, which declared that dagga may be cultivated and used at home. Declaring the legislation prohibiting dagga possession, use, cultivation and dealing […]
Originally published in World Watch Monitor Nine Christians were shot dead by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria’s central Plateau State on Tuesday night (7 November), as they returned from a weekly village market. Four more were injured during the incident in the Riyom Local Government Area (LGA), which happened at […]
Originally published in The Christian Institute A woman decided against going through with an abortion because of the gentle presence of pro-lifers outside a Marie Stopes facility, British MPs have heard. The woman, known only as Kate, said her young daughter is an “amazing, perfect little girl” who would not […]
The sounds “chop chop chop chop”‘of the copter broke the peals of childlike laughter, but this time it was different. “Listen gamma, a copter!” Angus Buchan flew over New Covenant Bryanston Church to bring the Good News. The last time I felt the clutches of fearful little hands around my […]
“I am looking forward to seeing hardened criminals and murderers converted and having fathers and sons relationships restored,” said Apostle Donovan Arends — organiser of a family conference in one of South Africa’s toughest prisons. The “Real Men Follow Jesus — Bring Back the Heart of the Fathers to the […]