South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Neziswa Kanju sheds light on “Ntinga Nathi”, a faith-filled youth development ministry birthed in Mdantsane, where many dreams have been crushed under the weight of poverty and social evils Ntinga Ntaka Ndini!!!! A popular phrase among amaXhosa, literally means “fly high bird”. It is often said when congratulating someone who […]
WHEN: 4-9 January 2019 WHERE: Hermanus, Western Cape “See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.” — Colossians 2:8 The Biblical Worldview Summit is a vibrant and exciting camp […]
Keith Hickman and his wife Sharon lead a vibrant life group at their home in Cape Town where Keith says they worship God with fellow believers “like they did in the early Church days, breaking bread and fellowshipping”. “And the amazing thing is that God is adding to our numbers daily,” […]
Many people say YES to Christ during the hype of a big Christian event. But all too often their emotional highs begin to fade as they drive out the gate, and are all but forgotten by the time the first trouble hits at home. So says Harm Engelbrecht of Christian Businessmen’s […]
The Alpha Course has become salt and light to the disease and darkness in Gugulethu, Western Cape, says Pastor Siviwe Minyi, one of the Christian leaders behind the growth of the Alpha movement in the township. When Gateway News reported on the launch of the world famous introductory Christian course […]
Taverns are not where one would expect to find men of God, but members of the Men4Peace Network recently started visiting taverns in Motherwell, Port Elizabeth, in an attempt to bring change to the crime and violence situation. “Crime such as domestic violence, rape and robberies are perpetrated by men, […]
Opportunity to sponsor students After more than 40 years in education Mart and Toy van Vuuren sensed God was giving them a vision to uplift disadvantaged students. Mart, a former Teacher Training College lecturer and Toy, a former High School Principal, spent three busy years preparing to launch a Grade […]
I remember running an Alpha course with a group of teenagers many years ago, and being so impressed with how straightforward and basic it was. It really explained what it means to be a Christian in great, simple terms. So, on hearing news from Cape Town that Alpha is being […]
Hundreds of churches in seven Southern African nations will participate in a live simulcast event in September at the launch of a campaign that aims to equip hundreds of thousands of men and women to disciple new leaders. The ambitious Teach Every Nation (TEN) campaign is the dream of US-based […]
South Africa is teeming with bright, industrious entrepreneurs working themselves out of unemployment and poverty. Paradigm Shift puts the local church at the heart of this action of transforming the entrepreneurial poor in their communities with a model that incorporates business training, discipleship, micro-finance and mentoring, which creates sustainable economic […]