Pastor Olusegun Olanipekun the visionary leader and founder of the Institute for Christian Leadership Development (ICLD) hosted a one-day seminar last weekend titled: Where are we in God’s Plan? He says that this is a critical question to ask, not only for individuals, families, businesses but for South Africa, for […]
Tag: national transformation
Healing crossroads in South Africa in 2017 — Rachel Simpson
Rachel Simpson reflects on two key, defining moments in South Africa during 2017 South Africa’s wounds of division have been temporarily bound by two decades of political correctness. But beneath the well-intended rainbow bandage is a festering sore that will only grow worse unless South Africa as a nation seeks […]
Inklings of a new season where a united Church rises and leads the nation — Tshego Motaung
Tshego Motaung sees beyond the dark clouds of corruption, division, and brokenness hanging over South Africa. While South Africa is grappling to come to terms with many of our social ills and leadership crises affecting our society, I have been encouraged by Christian community efforts to bring unity and reconciliation […]
Benevolence with a twist of racism: time to renew thinking — Craig Bailie
According to AGRI SA, “2015 was declared the driest year in South Africa, in over a century.” Farming is a long-term investment, therefore it is understandable how recovering from a drought, particularly one of significant proportions, is no quick fix. Farmers who experienced hardship in 2015 continue to struggle as […]
50 days of blessing the nation through prayer: Week 2 — Alf James
Each week of the #50Dayd2BlesstheNation Alf James is interviewing a leader around the week’s theme. This week he spoke to Olusegun Olanipekun, Pastor of the Pretoria Christian Centre and leader at The Institute for Christian Leadership Development (ICLD) about the week’s focus of “The Government and Judicial system”. Christians’ love […]
We can make a difference by speaking up
By Trevor Jennings, Transformation Christian Network (TCN) We face a number of obvious “giants” in our country: poverty, inequality, unemployment, lack of education, land reform and crime are the big ones. They are monsters and will not go gently into the night. Students provide reminderHowever, two silent giants also stand […]
SA leaders back from ‘Bethel’ and ‘Mission’, ready to change nation
[notice]A monthly prophetic perspective from Marian and Kate Fitz-Gibbon[/notice] First report-back on rich time in God during US trip A group of South African Christian leaders, 118 to be exact, all flew a great voyage across time and lands to splash down in Bethel, Redding, California and begin soaking. Organised […]
Solutions, not criticism, will transform nations
[notice] A column by Transformational Entrepreneur Patrick Kuwana. [/notice] Has the church become largely irrelevant in shaping main stream society and culture because we spend more time complaining about the problems and criticising others for not rectifying them rather than bringing the solutions to solve the problems? For as long as […]