Scottish Leaders challenged to ‘do something extraordinary’ during annual training event
17 February 2020 | Crieff, Scotland [Jimmy Botha / tedNEWS] "You have to be brave to do something extraordinary for God," says Simon Martin, TED discipleship coach for Scandinavia. He was speaking to 77 Scottish church leaders at Crieff Adventist church during their annual leadership training day on Sunday 26 January.
Read MoreModern Slavery – It’s bigger than you think
13 February 2020 | Binfield, UK [Helen Pearson] When news stories about people trafficking make the headlines, we are all shocked. But we tend to forget. On Tuesday, 11 February Diversity lecture at Newbold College offered insights into the hidden and mostly ignored slavery behind the headlines in modern Britain. Hundreds of thousands of lives…
Read MorePraying for the President
03 January 2020 | Reykjavík, Iceland [Gavin Anthony] On Wednesday, 1 January 2020, Gavin Anthony, President of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Iceland was among invited guests to a New Year’s reception at Bessastaðir, the official home of the President of Iceland. Following the reception, he shared this reflection:
Read MoreTop News reports of 2019
31 December 2019 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert] It has been our pleasure to serve you with news items from across the Trans-European Division during 2019. Below is our list of the top stories for the year as generated by Google Analytics.The most read article for the entire year was published following the November…
Read MoreAdventist church gives guidance for UK voters
22 November 2019 | Grantham, UK [tedNEWS/BUC Communications] Sometimes events overtake us and we have to respond – and even engage! With a General Election in the UK on Thursday, 12 December, Adventist leaders have chosen to rapidly prepare guidance for the general public as they consider their election options.
Read MoreA 90-Year ‘Passion for Mission’ highlighted at TED Year-End Meetings
22 November 2019 | Bečići, Montenegro [Victor Hulbert] For ninety years, the Trans-European Division has overseen the mission and ministry of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in a vast, diverse, and ever-changing territory. Now a new book and a short documentary film highlight a passion for mission right from the early origins of the Church in…
Read MoreA thought for Armistice day
11 November 2019 | Grantham, UK Pastor David Neal, editor of the British Union Messenger, reflects on war, peace, Brexit, and control. This piece first appeared in the 8 November editon of Messenger. Who’s in control?
Read MoreInternational Film Festival commends GAiN Europe ‘Fathers’ film.
11 October 2019 | Madonna di Campiglio, Italy [Roberto Vacca] The GAiN Europe network project, ‘Fathers’ received a special commendation at the 22nd Religion Today Film Festival, an event hosted annually in and around Trento in northern Italy.
Read MoreMen and Women Just Like Us
4 October | Binfield, UK [Clive Malcolm/tedNEWS] Sometimes Bible characters seem very distant – unrelated to our modern, 21st century lives. Dr Laurence Turner, an eminent Old Testament scholar, has the ability to bring them to life with real, practical lessons for today.
Read MoreEvangelism training emphasis continues at Newbold
For a second year running, Newbold College of Higher Education has hosted a summer Evangelism Symposium. With the largest groups this summer coming from Estonia and Norway, we share with you this report from the perspective of the Estonian pastors in attendance:
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