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Reverend Thabiso Mcinga, who became a voice for the youth, talks about her search for signposts on her path to leading a Methodist church. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Signs on the road to a ministry

Reverend Thabiso Mcinga, who became a voice for the youth, talks about her search for signposts on her path to leading a Methodist church

Caring for God’s creation: Bishop Geoff Davies and his wife Kate started the multi-faith organisation, the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute. Photo: David Harrison

God is an environmentalist, says South Africa’s ‘green bishop’

God is the creator, the greatest sin is extinction of species and profit is driving our destruction, says Bishop Geoff Davies

Acceptance: A memorial service for Desmond Tutu. During his life the archbishop rejected homophobia. (Rajesh Jantilal/AFP)

Most churches in the LGBTQ+ Dark Ages

Homophobia persists in mainstream churches despite the acceptance of the queer community by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane and Bishop Paul Verryn

Determined: Thoko Mkhwanazi-Xaluva (above centre) arrives at Hillbrow police station to lay charges against Pastor Paseka Motsoeneng, of the Incredible Happening Ministries, who asked his followers to fund his legal fees as he prepared to battle the Cultural, Religious and Linguistics (CRL) Rights Commission in court. (Vathiswa Ruselo/Sowetan/Gallo Images)

Danger of exposing the dark side of prophets and pastors

The head of the Cultural, Religious and Linguistics Rights Commission investigated church leaders abusing their congregants and refused to be distracted by threats on her life

A Pastor from the Incredible Happenings Ministry Church of Prophet Paseka Motsoeneng, popularly known as Prophet Mboro, checks the temperature at the entrance of the church in Katlehong, Ekurhuleni, on June 07, 2020. – Rigid distancing, hand sanitising and record keeping was enforced today at the church, where only 50 worshippers have been admitted in observance to South Africa lockdown level 3 regulations. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI / AFP)

What happened to church during Covid?

Attendances rose as lockdown was eased and then lifted — but some people were lured by glamorous online churches abroad

Faith: ANC supporters at a civil disobedience campaign protest in the 1950s. Older people have the patience and experience to go through hardships and still see hope, the author writes. Photo: AFP/Getty Images

Does Jesus still have meaning for today’s youth?

This young generation faces problems previously only envisaged in science fiction movies. They need to reflect on the effect of their own demands on their world

Conspiracy: The Christian Fringe sees the Large Hadron Collider as a bid to open portals through which aliens will arrive – or it will create a black hole into which Earth will disappear. Photo: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

Combing through the conspiracies of the Christian Fringe

Fundamentalist Christians are embracing fringe movements that marry biblical prophecy with mainstream conspiracy

Tradition and modernity: Refiloe Letuma, an IT support technician, has embraced the digital world in her work as a traditional healer and is considering holding virtual consultations

The millennial sangomas merge old and new

Young people are straddling their professional careers with their spiritual callings and incorporating digital technology