Originally published in Church Leaders Dr Charles Frazier Stanley, Pastor Emeritus of First Baptist Atlanta, founder of In Touch Ministries, and former Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) president, died peacefully at his home on Tuesday morning (April 18) at the age of 90. Raised by a single mother after his father died when he […]
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Christian leaders gather in Senekal to seek solutions for SA
Last week 90 Christian leaders from different sectors of society and different parts of South Africa gathered in Senekal in the eastern Free State where they spent two full days strategising on practical ways to make South Africa better. This week, Gateway News, which participated in the visionary Uniting for Change […]
It’s ‘back to court’, say civil society groups after president signs contentious Electoral Amendment Bill
President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the controversial Electoral Amendment Bill into law yesterday, calling the move “a significant milestone in the evolution of our democracy”. But the New Nation Movement (NNM) who precipitated a 2020 Constitutional Court ruling requiring the Electoral Act to be amended to accommodate independent candidates, says the […]
George Verwer, evangelist and founder of OM International, dies at 84
Originally published in The Christian Post George Verwer, an author and evangelist who founded the group OM International and was known for his focus on global missions, has died at the age of 84. OM International announced Verwer’s death on Facebook on Saturday, explaining that their founder had died on […]
How ‘The Third Education Revolution’ could transform SA – Vishal Mangalwadi
Charlene Pauw reports on a message delivered by Indian Christian thought leader Vishal Mangalwadi during the Christian Leaders Forum SA’s first quarterly online prayer meeting for 2023 on March 29 The guest speaker at our recent Christian Leaders Forum SA online prayer meeting, Vishal Mangalwadi, is a prominent social reformer, political […]
Thousands unite in joyous Let Us Worship SA event
By Bianca Barnard. On the 7th of April, on Good Friday, Johannesburg saw thousands of South Africans gather for a Let Us Worship South Africa 2023 with Sean Feucht and our very own We Will Worship, opening the event with worship and praise. A variety of leaders, pastors, elders and […]
Prayer call for pivotal Christian leadership summit
Global Voice of Prayer has called on Christians in South Africa to “pray for one of the most important strategic events in recent years” — a Christian leadership summit that aims to “mobilise the entire SA Christian Community to play an active, practical role in transforming our country in all […]
‘Passing of Tata Wallace Mgoqi, cause to reflect on how poorly we have treated good leaders’
Tshego Motaung pays tribute to the memory of Dr Wallace Mgoqi, an advocate, thinker, social activist and champion of the poor, who passed away earlier this week. A former city manager of Cape Town and former chief land claims commissioner –among many positions he held — he was chairman of […]
Move of God continuing at US campuses
Originally published in CBN News In the weeks and months since the “Asbury Awakening,” the move of God continues to unfold on secular and Christian college campuses, at youth events, and at churches across the country. As CBN News reported, the Holy Spirit continues to spark fires of revival in […]
Kathy Lee Gifford — The Rock, the Road and the Rabbi: Book review
If you fancy a tour of Israel, but can’t afford it or feel it would be too dangerous in view of escalating conflict, you could just read a book! Kathie Lee Gifford’s The Rock, The Road and the Rabbi, with additional comments from Rabbi Jason Sobel, takes you on an […]