South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
How is it in your church? Is there a tension between the songs which the oldies enjoy, and the songs preferred by the younger generation? Do some want hymns, while other want contemporary worship songs? Are there some who want an organ or piano, while others want a band with […]
By Stephen Lahood — Originally published in God Reports His doctor said, “You’ve got cancer,” but John Mark Hall, lead singer of Casting Crowns, heard, “You’re going to die.” It was 2015 and the Grammy-winning Christian worship band was approaching 10 million sales of its albums. Mark was youth pastor […]
Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column. Nebuchadnezzar had invaded Judah and demolished the beautiful temple which Solomon had built in Jerusalem. The important Jews were carried off into exile in Babylon, the […]
Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column. How do we choose suitable songs for funerals, and memorial services? These are precious, intimate occasions, and the choice of music must be handled with sensitivity. […]
Originally published in chvnradio.com The Jesus Culture artist releases a new praise anthem at the More Than A Moment Conference. The new single from Walker-Smith debuted on Thursday evening last week. The song, released through Jesus Culture, is about pursuing friendship and intimacy with God, and how God will not […]
Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column. Over the past three months, Colossians 3:16 has shown us more clearly that the three main purposes for singing in church are: 1. to teach the […]
Womb Stewardship will be releasing its second worship album, Ecclesia at Pentecost at a spectacular musical event in Port Elizabeth on October 12. The ministry’s new album follows the release of its debut album, Breakthrough last year. All the songs on the Breakthrough album were written by Womb Stewardship founder […]
Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column. “Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and […]
Recently featured as one of the Top 48 on KykNet’s Maak My Famous, 23-year old Port Elizabeth singer, Faith Lee, is set to launch her much-awaited EP record, Battlefield, at Word of Faith Christian Centre on Sunday 16 June 16 at 7pm. Entrance to the event is free. Battlefield comprises four tracks, […]
South African singer-songwriter Allan, is set to release his single I Belong To You from his debut album Face To Face to radio stations across South Africa, for impact on May 17. I Belong To You was written by Allan and well-known South African songwriter and producer Neil Engel. The […]