By Heartlines In a time when so much that we have taken to be our “normal” has been shaken and challenged, life can seem daunting. Church communities, meant to be a place of solace and strengthening, have had to weather the storm of this strange season of disconnectedness. Now that […]
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SA church leaders add their voice to ‘black lives matter’ conversation
By Heartlines “Imagine a South Africa where, instead of creating more negative stereotypes about others, we start getting to know each other better by sharing our stories …” The start to an ongoing series of online conversations and training sessions for Christian leaders, presented by Heartlines, was a discussion, titled: […]
Not business as usual in corporate SA
Heartlines, the Centre for Values Promotion and Heartlines Consulting are making sure it’s not business as usual in South Africa’s corporate spaces. In an unconventional meeting held at GIBS Business School in Johannesburg, it was the attendees who were in the spotlight more than the speakers as they took time […]
You know my name, but do you know my story?
Sara Thackwray reports back on the experience of a group of worship leaders who participated in a weekend workshop aimed at promoting healing and reconciliation through personal storytelling. On Friday October 5, Burn 24-7 gathered worship leaders from across Nelson Mandela Bay at Mentor’s Kraal in Jeffreys Bay for a […]
What’s your story? Whatever it takes — Glenn Weiss
An inspiring update by Port Elizabeth church leader Glenn Weiss on how Christian citizens in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro are running with “What’s Your Story” — Heartlines’ personal story-telling campaign which aims to promote healing and reconciliation in South Africa In the last few months since March when we […]
Freedom Day launch for highly-rated SA movie
It’s been called “the South African cinema experience of the year” — “a film that makes you laugh, cry and feel every emotion in between”. Jan du Plessis, head of MNet Movies says it’s, “one of the best films to come out of SA in the last 20 years!” Beyond […]
‘What’s your Story?’ training starting in PE next week
PE church leader Glenn Weiss invites churches, youth groups, schools, and businesses in Nelson Mandela Bay to join a story-telling revolution by getting plugged into a powerful national reconciliation campaign called “What’s Your Story” So what is all this talk about, “What’s your Story”? “What’s your story” is an initiative […]
Beyond the River is a ‘must-see’ movie, say previewers
A true reflection of South Africa, A must-see for all South Africans, Very enlightening, Brilliant — a few comments that Gateway News captured from people after the preview screening in Port Elizabeth last week of Heartlines’ new movie Beyond the River. Based on a true story of two South African men […]
Join the ‘storytelling revolution’ – and bring healing in our land
Last week a group of 34 senior church leaders from all the mainline and large independent churches of Nelson Mandela Bay (Port Elizabeth, Uitenhage and Despatch) spent three days at Carmel Retreat Centre near George, unpacking racism, privilege and prejudice. The leadership group felt it should get its house in […]
‘Beyond the River’ preview in PE
Call for those in business and education to attend Heartlines have done it again — but this time they’ve upped the level! Beyond the River is a must-see film for every South African who is serious about wanting all of us to live together as one. Based on a true story, […]