Youth explore Adventist Identity at Newbold Symposium
24 October 2018 | Binfield, UK [Kärt Lazic/tedNEWS] In a remarkable feat of organisation and planning, a 19-year-old Newbold undergraduate student, together with his brother, visioned an event that would encourage youth to do far more than “Stay strong and stand firm!” the message they often hear from the pulpit.
Read MoreA Pastoral Message from Trans-European Division President, Raafat Kamal
23 October 2018 | St Albans [TED Communications] Ever since the 2015 General Conference Session in San Antonio, Texas, the Trans-European Division leadership and Executive Committee has sought to work closely with the General Conference leadership to gain a common understanding, resolve differences, and seek positive solutions on issues particularly facing the church in Europe.…
Read MoreHow do you write a theme song?
15 October 2018 | Belgrade, Serbia [Victor Hulbert] You know how it is. Lots of planning goes into an event: Convention centres are booked, speakers assigned, workshop and witness programmes arranged, meals and accommodation negotiated – then at the last minute someone suggests, “perhaps we should have a theme song!”
Read MoreMusic in Worship – Bridge-Builder or Barrier?
11 October 2018 | Binfield, UK [Helen Pearson] Never, in twenty-one years of its existence, has the annual Beach Lecture at Newbold College begun with music. The 2018 lecture on Tuesday, 9 October was the exception.
Read More“It’s not another programme”
10 September 2018 | Freudenstadt, Germany [Harald Giesebrecht] “This is not another programme. Not one more thing on the pastor’s to-do list”, Stephan Sigg told the participants gathered for the iCOR training for trainers in Freudenstadt, Germany the last week of September.
Read MoreChurch plants don’t happen by accident
10 October 2018 | Belgrade, Serbia [Caleb Quispe with tedNEWS] A strategic decision to employ specialist discipleship coaches in Scandinavia and the Balkan regions of south east Europe is bearing fruit. An intensive four-day workshop in Serbia means 20 pastors from seven countries are now equipped and energised to plant churches in their local areas.
Read MoreWeek of Spiritual Emphasis Builds Resilience at Newbold
15 October 2018 | Binfield, UK [Clive Malcolm] Japhet J. De Oliveira, senior pastor at Boulder Adventist Church, Colorado USA, challenged students to stop, think and “reset” their lives during Newbold’s Week of Spiritual Emphasis (WOSE), 24 to 29 September.
Read MoreBaltic leaders connect for growth
01 October 2018 | Turbas, Latvia [Guntis Bukalders] Almost 60 department leaders with their teams from the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian conferences and church administrators came together for a departmental weekend 21-23 September in Turbas, Latvia, to meet each other, share their joys and challenges, listen to and pray for each other. We had several…
Read More70 Years Broadcasting Hope in Germany and Beyond
24 September 2018 | Alsbach-Hähnlein, Germany [Gerald A. Klingbeil, Adventist Review] European media centre Stimme der Hoffnung celebrates landmark anniversary.
Read MoreTed Wilson inspired by Belgrade Refugee Community Centre
25 September 2018 | Belgrade, Serbia [Victor Hulbert] When you have been inspired you need to visit. That was the case for Pastor Ted Wilson during his visit to the European Pastors’ Council in Belgrade, Serbia, 28 August – 2 September 2018. He specifically asked to visit the nearby ADRA Community Centre for refugees.
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