Newbold Students Lend a Helping Hand in Greece
23 April 2018 | Athens, Greece [Clive Malcolm] Twenty-seven students and six staff volunteers from Newbold College distributed food to the homeless on the streets of Athens during a 10-day mission trip to Greece, 21 March to 2 April.
Read MoreHungarian Adventists commit to ‘build churches in a crumbling world’
19 April 2018 | Debrecen, Hungary [Géza Hegyes-Horváth/tedNEWS] Over 700 members from across eastern Hungary committed to ‘Building churches in a crumbling world’ during the Tisza Conference’s fourth ‘Out of the salt shaker’ Mission retreat, the weekend of 13-14 April 2018. The weekend also saw a special dedication of staff for two Centres of Influence…
Read MoreBritish volunteers learn the meaning of ‘estamos aqui para servir’
18 April 2018 | San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic [Sajitha Forde-Ralph] What motivates 16 British volunteers to raise funds, leave the comforts of home and travel to an island recently devastated by hurricanes? Maybe for it’s rich history, beautiful beaches and thriving culture; yet, there was a stronger purpose as they flew to the Dominican Republic…
Read MoreDigital World, Digital Church, Digital God
23 March 2018 | Binfield, UK [Helen Pearson] Do you read the Bible on your phone? Do you connect with other church members on Facebook? Do you watch church online? Is it possible that, in a networked world, God will somehow look different? Tim Hutchings, Research Fellow in Digital Discipleship at Durham University, looked at…
Read MoreEuropean Divisions combine to deliver family ministries training
8 March 2018 | Friedensau, Germany [Elizabeth Iheoma] A converted barn at Friedensau Adventist University, Germany, provided a warm and friendly venue for 22 participants from across Europe who attended the 2018 Family Ministries Leadership Training (FMLT). They met between 16-21 February to enhance their knowledge and skills for supporting and enriching family relationships.
Read MoreAdriatic youth spend 14 days in a refugee camp
14 February 2018 | Katerini, Greece [tedNEWS with Slavica Marčeta] For the second year in a row, young people from the Adriatic Union of Seventh-day Adventists volunteered their winter holiday to work at a refugee camp in Greece.
Read MoreNew methods, new audiences for Croatian publishing house
14 February 2018 | Zagreb, Croatia [tedNEWS with Mario Šijan] From a historic reformation printing press, to the latest in social media apps, the Adventist publishing house in the Republic of Croatia is taking giant strides in making Adventist literature available and accessible in a rapidly changing world. While books and magazines are still popular,…
Read MoreAdventist pastor gains recognition for Poland’s most important book in biblical studies in 2017
13 February 2018 | Warsaw, Poland [Daniel Kluska] Adam Grześkowiak, a pastor in Białystok, Poland, has been recognized for his contribution to biblical literature by the theological and philosophical website Orygenes+. In 2017, his book, “At the Feet of Gamaliel…” (Acts 22:3) Application of Jewish Exegesis in 1 Corinthians, beat 91 other submissions on biblical…
Read MoreOthers centred ministry focus for TED Super-Tuesday
12 February 2018 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert] Once a month, officers and directors of the Trans-European Division gather to discuss and agree upon Mission projects within our region while also spending quality time together sharing initiatives and ideas. Often a specialist in a particular area of mission will be invited to share their…
Read More‘Hacksaw Ridge’ attracts best foreign film award and generates baptism in Poland
8 February 2018 | Warsaw, Poland [Jan Kot / Victor Hulbert] Hacksaw Ridge, Mel Gibson’s blockbuster movie on the courage of Adventist WWII medic, Desmond Doss, has been awarded the title of ‘Best Foreign Film‘ at the prestigious Polish award ceremony, Bestsellery Empik 2017. The award ceremony on Tuesday, 6 February, recognised the best-selling books,…
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