26 March 2013 Rogaska Slatina, Slovenia [Andrew Willis, tedNEWS] The Grand Hotel Sava in Rogaska Slatina was the venue for the latest LIFEconnect – LC STREAM event from Slovenia. For over 10 years the hotel has hosted workers’ meetings and training events and is well known to many in the Division. After sharing their friendship and hospitality with the Seventh-day Adventist church over the years, the town was invited to the hotel to explore life together with the online LIFEconnect community.
Over two weekends, Pastor Miroslav Pujic, Trans-European Division Media Ministries Director, explored six topics in a contemporary setting. Using music, stories and presentations he covered the values of trust, integrity, allegiance, forgiveness, love and hope and encouraged the audience to make positive choices in their lives.
Around 70 people were able to experience the LC Event in the Hotel. Seated around small tables they shared food and conversation whilst taking part in quizzes and getting to know each other. Each evening included a short presentation on health principles and some of the finest musicians had recorded videos to be shared during the events. Thought provoking video clips and stories contributed to the relaxed and open discussion that flowed throughout the evening. At the end of the evening the participants were encouraged to reflect on their values and make positive choices in their lives.
Pastor Zmago Godina, President of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Slovenia said, “The LC STREAM programme was a wonderful opportunity to reach out through both digital media and live events to people that would otherwise hesitate to attend or would consider traditional settings or topics boring and irrelevant. It presented the everlasting gospel in a contemporary way. It was a great blessing for all of us.”
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The impact of the LC STREAM was not limited to the small town of Rogaska Slatina. Every night between 700 and 800 people joined in online. Online visitors were able to part in the programme, whilst the audience in the hotel discussed the host’s questions, the online chat room was open and the virtual community shared in the conversation. Many commented on the quality of the programmes, the excellent music, and relevant topics.
Amongst the comments were those who had logged on and found hope in times of trouble. One online guest wrote in, “In my crisis of ‘epic proportions’ I have learned to stay calm and leave everything else up to God”. Another told the programme hosts, “I believe that you tonight have contributed to someone stepping on to the right side…” The conversation started online during the programme continues on the LC website.
The Slovenian livestream programme was the second LC STREAM event following on from its successful launch earlier in the month in Albania. (To read more about LC STREAM in Albania, click here.)
LC STREAM events are part of LIFEconnect, an online community where people can explore life together with the ultimate aim of becoming disciples of Christ. The website [lifeconnect.info hyperlink] provides a place to meet, an opportunity to share and a forum to talk. The LC STREAM event introduces the fourth level of the discipleship process, a place to meet. The final level is an invitation to discipleship. LIFEconnect Web Pastors and Community Developers from around the Division were present at the LC STREAM in Slovenia where they gained valuable experience in preparation for future live stream events in their countries.
After success in Albania and Slovenia the LIFEconnect team is preparing for the next LC STREAM events in Poland, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro in April. To be part of the online community and to take part in this growing ministry, log on to lifeconnect.info. [tedNEWS]
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