South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
The ruling spirit over South Africa is the Holy Spirit. That was the word God gave Joshua Mills, of New Wine International, as he stepped off the airplane in Johannesburg arriving for his second visit to the country with his wife, Janet. And that was just part of the encouragement […]
[notice]A monthly interview column in which Mike Beets tunes into the heartbeat of Christian musicians and the SA Christian music industry.[/notice] What seemed like a chance meeting five years ago when brothers Jaco and Johan van den Berg met the church newbie, Zander De Beer at Living Word Church in […]
[notice]Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column.[/notice] Worship Leaders tend to have differing paradigms for ensuring a homogenous “flow” in the Worship Service. Those with a “chord” orientation, such as guitars and keyboards, are […]
[notice]Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column.[/notice] The Convener of a recent Worship Leaders’ Workshop sent out this email: “As elder in oversight of our music ministry, it is my duty to ensure that […]
The Footprints Festival Thanksgiving Service held on Sunday (June 1, 2014) near MorganBay featuring the international concert singer, Hanli Slabbert was also unexpectedly blessed by a rendition of “Jerusalem” by the Forte Gauteng Opera Singers. Festival Convenor, Dawn Field said: “The event is going to remain in people’s hearts for […]
Many respectable Christians snitch songs from the Internet or a song-book, project them on the screen, and lead the congregation in Worship the God who gave this command. The band plays along using photo-copies of the music, well rehearsed during the preceding week. Legally, if the writer of the song […]
Originally published in Assist News It was a sight that many thought they would ever see – doctors and medical professionals dancing before the Lord to Israeli worship music during a unique medical conference in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia. The joyful event took place on the final day of […]
Music Review by Ellenor Lotter ELEVATION WORSHIP — ONLY KING FOREVER: KARI JOBE Today the stirred heart inside me is calling out to the worshipper in yours… With this week being very significant in our Nation with our people making their mark at the polls, we had the privilege of […]
[notice]Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column.[/notice] This month of May gives us more Holidays. How do these affect your Worship Services? Our church has a pool of three excellent drummers, but they […]
Christians throughout South Africa are intensifying prayer and worship initiatives in a bid to shift the spiritual atmosphere as the May 7 election draws closer. In Pretoria, The Way, a broadly-based network of 200 youth leaders, has got the go-ahead to host #GAPnight2014, a multicultural prayer and praise event at the […]