South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Charisma News Alongside programmes like Orange Is the New Black and House of Cards, Netflix now offers users another type of content: Christian sermons. The online video streaming service added lectures by four popular Christian pastors in early December. “I believe if Jesus were on planet Earth today in […]
By Waldo Malan Visitors to East London that arrive by way of the R72 have for years have been met with the city skyline that includes the Telkom tower, Trinity Church spires and some more modern office blocks. More recently, and in the near future, a skyline that is rapidly changing will greet […]
Originally published in Christian Examiner As if Charlie Brown doesn’t have enough to worry about with Lucy moving the football, now he’s getting censored. Johnson County Schools in Kentucky have told the staff at W R Castle Elementary in Wittensville, a school staging “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” that they must […]
[notice]In Video of the Week we post a weekly video clip to inspire, inform, edify or entertain. Readers are welcome to email suggested clips of the week to news@gatwaynews.co.za[/notice] Originally published in The Gospel Herald A Charlie Brown Christmas was looked down on by TV executives and criticized for reciting […]
Faith Broadcasting Network has entered into an agreement with Parables TV to bring premium Christian entertainment to all its viewers, says FBN in a press release. Parables TV was developed to provide families with an alternative to traditional network television. The programs offered are thought provoking, uplifting and will inspire […]
South Africa’s premier Christian television channel rebranded on November 1, 2014 from TBN Africa to FAITH BROADCASTING NETWORK. This name change and branding strategy is a direct result of the Board’s innovative approach to keep Christian television fresh and relevant in today’s society, says Media Director, Waldo Malan. Since its inception in […]
Paul Crouch, who co-founded the Trinity Broadcast Network with his wife, Jan, 40 years ago, passed away Saturday at 2:32 a.m. at the age of 79 after more than a decade of chronic heart problems. TBN’s website and Facebook page announced Saturday that, “Dr. Paul F. Crouch passed into the […]
[notice]ANNA-MARIA Lombard interviews polific filmmakers Josh and Luke Rous. — Originally written for www.scratchpages.co.za[/notice] In a television and film industry where empty celebrity, debauchery and cut-throat business are the norm, Josh and Luke Rous of Rous House Productions have nailed their colours to another mast. Their website proclaims: “As Christians the […]
Watchman on the Wall, a pioneering weekly television programme on TBN Africa that focuses on current affairs from a Christian perspective, celebrates its first anniversary tomorrow (Wednesday, September 4). The hour-long programme hosted by Family Policy Insititue Director Errol Naidoo together with a team of co-presenters has tackled a range […]
On 4 Sept 2013, ‘Watchmen on the Wall’, South Africa’s first current affairs TV show – from a Christian perspective – celebrates one year of weekly broadcast on TBN Africa – DStv channel 341. Since its inception on 4 Sept 2012, the show has steadily improved in content, presentation and […]