South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
In January a diverse group of believers attended the inaugural residential week of the Wilberforce Academy at the start of a journey to equip them to apply a biblical worldview in their spheres of influence. In this article academy team members Ryan Smit, Stefanie Kotze and Embeth du Toit report […]
By Gerda Potgieter The KHULA Clean Up team from aQuellé joined the Matjhabeng Municipality to clean up the Saaiplaas area in the Free State last Saturday. The campaign was the team’s latest in more than 50 community clean-ups throughout South Africa over the past two years. To date the team […]
Originally published in Worthy Christian News Amid the ongoing deadly and destructive tribal conflict in India’s Manipur state, a local Christian leader has pleaded for help saying Hindu extremist members of the Meitei tribe are committing “ethnic cleansing” and “genocide” against Christians from the Kuki and Zo tribes, International Christian […]
Our job as Christians is to preach the Gospel — not to judge the world or force a Christian worldview on those outside the Church, says Andrew Selley, leader of Joshua Generation Church and the Four12 partnership of churches, in a Facebook video clip made to answer the question: “How […]
Tears of joy were shed by some of those gathered at the Apostolic Fath Mission of Africa (AFMA) branch in Pimville, Johannesburg on June 4 to witness the handover of a brand-new 68-seater bus that was purchased exclusively by church members for Gospel missions in Africa. “We thank God, who […]
The Concerned Clergy of the Western Cape (CCWC) says in a media statement it has decided to support a call to boycott Woolworths stores during June over the company’s gay pride campaign. Pastor Barry Isaacs chairperson of the CCWC says the group of Christian leaders emphasises the sanctity of marriage […]
Last week news media and some on social media poked fun at Christian singer and pastor, Heinz Winkler, when he posted on a Somerset West community Facebook group that posters on street poles promoting a weekend sex expo should be removed immediately. The Sexpo organisers also mocked Heinz’s objections and […]
Originally published in Christianity Today For eight months, the Ukrainian city of Kherson endured Russian occupation. Now — along with at least seven churches — it is underwater. Experts estimate that the collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam, 44 miles upstream, released an amount of water equal to the Great Salt Lake. A […]
Originally published in Religion News Service Empowered21, a relational leadership network representing the more than 650 million Spirit-empowered Christians, will host Amsterdam2023, a three-day conference and one-day stadium event on June 21-24, 2023, at Amsterdam RAI & Olympic Stadium. Influential leaders and powerful speakers are gathering at this international event […]
Originally published in CBN News England’s National Health Service (NHS) announced it will not routinely offer puberty-blocking drugs to children at gender identity clinics, saying more clinical evidence is needed about “the safety, potential benefits, and harms of medical interventions.” In a notice posted Friday, the NHS officially stated that outside of […]