Our 2025 Just Leaders have graduated May they go out into the world and continue "to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with [our] God" (Micah 6:8) Get in touch if you’d like to be on the waiting list for our 2026 Cohort of Just Leaders!
Pastor Henry Mhlanga, the Pastor at Savannah Park Baptist Church has been journeying with CAST since 2022 through our emergency relief initiative to assist flood victims in the area with food, clothing, and other essential items. “We were in terrible need,” he says. “CAST came along, lent a hand and gave us hope in that situation.” Pastor Henry describes his community as economically disparate between those who have the means to survive, and others who live in abject [...]
Ralph led the seventh gathering for Purple People 2 at Edamini Baptist Church to explore how this congregation can become a community which follows Jesus in being Kingdom citizens and working with Him in seeing His Kingdom coming on earth as it is in Heaven They did this by looking at the story of Genesis and the world as God dreamt it would be to develop their ‘prophetic imagination’. Please keep this church in prayer as they continue [...]
We’ve been journeying with Pastor Ndlovu and the leadership of Ngwelezane Baptist Church for the last couple of months and considering how they want to use their resources to work towards transforming their communities It was a privilege to join their leadership team and members from their congregation to go out into the streets and hear people’s stories and share hope in places of hopelessness. We are looking forward to working with them in the upcoming months as [...]
We are so proud of Savannah Park Baptist Church as they have taken the next step in our Masihambisane journey to launch an addiction recovery programme to help those in need in their community The group is led by Pastor Henry Mhlanga and one of our Just Leaders of 2023, Mthobisi Mbutho, alongside members of their church. This experience has given us valuable insight into how to support the church in extending their evangelistic outreach and encourage more [...]
What is the Holy Spirit saying to us and the Church in KwaZulu-Natal? This was among the many questions we grappled with at our Imbizo on Saturday as we gathered again 'at the table with Jesus' following our Ibandla Malivuke Conference to reflect on Luke 19: 1 - 27 using the Contextual Bible Study methodology. We pray for God's continued guidance and invitation to follow Him in our work and ministries
Our Journey with Chibini Baptist Church continued this month focusing on food security as one of their primary needs. They spent time analysing their community through visually mapping public spaces in their area and analysing which locations represent hope, power, inclusion; and the opposite of these. From there, they were able to reflect on some of the contributing factors, like unemployment, hopelessness and apathy, corruption and lack of education that are made worse by cycles of dependency, unplanned [...]
"All the believers were one in heart and mind." Acts 4:32 It has been so exciting to journey with the youth group in Dassenhoek as they become Purple People as part of our Masihambisane journey with their Church in Outer-west Durban. We use the Contextual Bible Study methodology to help them understand God's Kingdom vision for believers in our world today. Get in touch if you would like to explore how you, your church, or group can also [...]
The Just Leaders gathered for the fifth time this year to delve into the work of Prophetic Imagination – for a Just Leader, prophetic imagination is about vision; where are we going and what are we leading people towards? Put differently, it’s the ability to ‘see the Kingdom and what a Kingdom way of being would look like instead of what’s currently there.’ Using the Contextual Bible Study methodology, they spent time seeing scripture through new eyes in [...]
This October, we’re excited to be partnering once again with The Barnyard Theatre at Suncoast Casino for a musical fundraising show! Join us for a fantastic night in support of our Masihambisane journey alongside churches to see the peace and justice of God present in the world. Date: Saturday 11 October 2025 Time: 19:00 Venue: The Barnyard Theatre Suncoast Casino Suncoast Boulevard, Durban Beach, Durban, 4056 Cost: R230 per person (R2300 for [...]
