Vavi seeks forgiveness from church leaders for extra-marital affair The National Church Leaders’ Consultation (NCLC) met at the OR Tambo International Airport on October 15 and 16 to address a number of critical challenges facing South Africa, NCLC says in a press statement. A think tank of senior church leaders […]
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Christian teachers to be honoured at W.Cape event
Christian teachers will be honoured and inspired at an event at Val de Vie Estate between Paarl and Franschoek on Sunday, October 20. Speakers at the Teachers’ Day of Honour will underline the legacy of Christian teachers in establishing the Gospel in communities across the country. They will also provide […]
Education returning to the Father
“How many of my father’s hired men have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! I will set out and go back to my father….” — Luke 15:17-18 Since I’ve spent another week in the office I thought I’d share about the Chaplaincy programme I’m involved him. The […]
Steytlerville ondersteun matrieks en beleef seën
[notice]DANIE MOUTON vertel hoe ‘n dorpie in die Karoo seën begin ervaar het toe Christene saamwerk om behoeftige matrikulante prakties te ondersteun. Dit is ‘n inspirerende verhaal van die seën wat God uitgiet wanneer gelowiges in eenheid dien (Psalm 133)[/notice] Christene van verskillende kerke op Steytlerville het ‘n paar jaar […]
E.Cape farmer brothers meeting maths, spiritual needs
Alexandria farmer brothers, Paul and Stephen Fick, who are also both consulting engineers and in their sixties, are helping solve a mathematics teaching crisis in a local township school — and they are involving their church in the lives of the learners. Today the Fick brothers are partnering with the […]
SAPS Occult Unit was never disbanded — just went underground
The South African Police Services special unit tasked with combating crime linked to occult activities was never disbanded. It merely went underground because the glare of publicity sometimes hindered investigations. This was disclosed to Gateway News by the Commander of SAPS Occult Crime Unit, Dr Attie Lamprecht, who said there […]
Education: creating circles of influence
[notice]Musings around children’s ministry.[/notice] Browsing through some of the articles on Education in the secular press can make one feel discouraged! Limpopo is now under the spotlight after last year’s textbook scandal, and even though last year’s overall best matriculant came from Limpopo, it seems there is a lingering morbid […]
Inspired by little movements
[notice]Musings around children’s ministry.[/notice] I have yet another conference story to share…Last weekend the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) invited our ministry (Reaching a Generation) to one of their provincial conferences. I cannot describe how inspiring it was to see teachers share so passionately about what Christ is doing […]
Education Department piloting handbook on dealing with Satanism
Based on reports in Citizen, Sowetan Live, allafrica.com, and women.24 blogs The Gauteng Department of Education is piloting a handbook to help educators and parents deal with Satanism, Gauteng Education MEC Barbara Creecy confirmed this week. Creecy, who signed a memorandum of understanding with faith-based organisations on Tuesday (March 18) […]
Principals’ job to reconnect teachers with Godly calling — author
The role of Christian school principals is to reconnect teachers with their calling from God, said teacher and author Werner Cloete at the launch of his book, First Class — the Calling and Impact of a Christian Teacher. Teachers who rediscovered their Godly calling would follow the example of missionary […]