South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in USA Today It was a triumphant night for MercyMe at the Gospel Music Association Dove Awards. The contemporary Christian music band was named Artist of the Year at the 48th annual ceremony, which took place Tuesday in Nashville. The band’s winning evening also included an Artist Songwriter […]
Generational alcohol curse broken as Jesus comes to rescue A 70s pop star’s suicide bid went away when he landed on his feet – quite literally – as he battled in vain to beat the booze! A distraught John Gaughan jumped out of the third-storey window of his Leeds home […]
Originally published by Huff Post “We don’t have to please God in any other way than to be brutally honest.” U2 musician Bono has spent years reading and learning from the poetry of the Psalms, a book of the bible that contains ancient hymns. If there’s one thing Bono has […]
Originally published in Urban Christian News Jesus Culture’s Kim Walker-Smith has released her first solo project in four years, On My Side, available now. Also beginning last weekend, was the popular Outcry Tour that features Walker-Smith and Jesus Culture hitting more than 15 major markets. Walker-Smith is considered one of […]
Gateway News spoke to Warren Elliott composer of “Mighty Men — The Anthem” which he wrote for the Mighty Men of South Africa. A music video of the song will be recorded live at the Western Cape Mighty Men Conference — September 29 to October 1 2017. [LISTEN TO THE […]
Christian musician Dewald Gouws who is well-known as a worship leader at Mighty Men conferences shares a testimony about the origin of one of his latest songs, Born Again: “After a wonderful holiday in the Cape in October of 2016, and long hours spent on the road, I decided to let […]
Two thousand worshipers will gather on April 8 2017 in Cottonlands, KwaZulu-Natal, for Live at LIV led by Worship Central singer/songwriter Tim Hughes (UK), Soul Survivor founder Mike Pilavachi (UK) and the LIV Village Choir. The reason for the event, which is open to the public, is to gather worshipers […]
Born in Birmingham in the United Kingdom, John found himself in the heart of Johannesburg, South Africa working as a Senior Executive at Anglo American, all the while pursuing his love of music over the weekends and being part of the local church worship team alongside his daughter. However, towards […]
[notice]Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column.[/notice] Let me tell you about the inspiring Morning Service at a church I visited last Sunday. I will describe it, and then highlight some positives that […]
Officially listed as Prophet Mikallo Britow on his ID, DJ Prophet777 is a Gospel House DJ gaining a lot of attention across the country as he aims to deliver the Good News of the Gospel through his music. Dressed in his signature full white attire, he uses his unique look […]
