Locating the heart of Adventist identity
03 September 2018 | Belgrade, Serbia [Gavin Anthony] Who are we, and where are we going?
Read MoreZealous for Good Works
03 September 2018 | Belgrade, Serbia [John Surridge] What made the 2018 European Pastors' Council in Belgrade, Serbia, such a special event? John Surridge, British Union Conference Executive Secretary, took to the corridors of the Sava Centar to find out. "This is the fourth EPC that I've been to, and it has definitely been the…
Read MoreAre you leaving, or staying in Babylon?
1 September 2018 | Belgrade, Serbia [Widar Ursett] Dr Jeff Brown has many accomplishments to his name. Some of which were listed as he entered the pulpit for the Friday night sermon at the European Pastors' Council in Belgrade: Pastor, author, leader, and much-loved friend. The list goes on…
Read MoreThursday talks inspire change at Pastors’ council
31 August 2018 | Belgrade, Serbia [Peter Jeynes] Someone behind the scenes has put a lot of thought into the programming at the European Pastors’ Council in Belgrade. A story is being developed as we move from ‘Connecting’ on to ‘Inspiring’ and then on to ‘Change’. There has been much connecting and re-connecting going on.…
Read MoreRoom of remorse and rejoicing
31 August 2018 | Belgrade, Serbia [Widar Ursett] Have you ever seen your sins disappear right in front of your eyes, literally? I came close to that today, but I had to walk a while to get there. If you carry a burden of sin, or have a song of praise in your heart, or…
Read MoreIn the Very Act
31 August 2018 | Belgrade, Serbia [Sam O Davies] If one of the aims of the European Pastors’ Council (EPC) is to inspire, then there was ample evidence from the audience that it was accomplished. Enthralled by the remarkable illumination on the well-known story of the woman caught in adultery, Gifford Rhamie (Lecturer and Director…
Read More“But Jesus, we have nothing to give”
31 August 2018 | Belgrade, Serbia [John Surridge] In the packed schedule of the EPC very little time is wasted. Even before the countdown clock on the screen has begun its descent to the official programme start, there is a buzz of activity on the stage. Musicians make final preparations, the media team rehearse their…
Read MoreA family reunited
31 August 2018 | Belgrade, Serbia [Julian Hibbert] It’s not often a sturdy, home made tandem gets wheeled on stage in the middle of a worship service. It is just as rare when sixty pastors who once in dispute with each other, could stand together on the same platform in a sign of togetherness, reconciliation…
Read MoreThe Missing
30 August 2018 | Belgrade, Serbia [Julian Hibbert] You can’t fall asleep when Pastor Ian Sweeney is the preacher – even after a full day of seminars, workshops, fellowship, and for some, walks around the beautiful city of Belgrade. Sonja Kalmbach, a pastor in Sweden confessed “his sermon really touched me!”
Read MoreWhy would you travel so far?
30 August 2018 | Belgrade, Serbia [Julian Hibbert] Why would you travel almost 1,692 km (and in some instances much further) at considerable expense, in order to attend a four-day pastors’ convention in Belgrade, Serbia? In my case, I found the answer on day one of the 2018 European Pastors’ Council (EPC) in the form…
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