Ministerial Mentoring in the Baltics
16 March 2017 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert] How do you really know what ministers need? For Patrick Johnson, Trans-European Division Ministerial Association secretary, the answer is simple: get alongside them. Last week, 5 – 10 March, he did exactly that, accompanied by TED president, Raafat Kamal.
Read MoreReidar Kvinge leaves Norwegian Union Presidency for evangelism
15 March 2017 | Røyse, Norway [Tor Tjeransen] Pastor Reidar J Kvinge announced today that he is resigning as president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Norway. However, there is nothing dramatic in the reason for pastor Kvinge’s resignation even though his decision to resign came as a total surprise to most employees of the union.
Read MoreFree speech for Christians in a secular world
8 March 2017 | Binfield, UK [Helen Pearson] The March Diversity Lecture at Newbold College on Tuesday, 7 March, focused on a subject dear to the hearts of Seventh-day Adventists – religious liberty. Dr David Landrum, Director of Advocacy at the Evangelical Alliance spoke about the development of contemporary ideas about free speech and the…
Read MoreTED Mission Focus as world-wide Church growth tops 20 million
8 March 2017 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert with Andrew McChesney/Adventist Mission] “A major drive to engage every church member in Total Member Involvement (TMI) has helped propel the Seventh-day Adventist Church past 20 million members for the first time in its history,” states Andrew McChesney, writing for Adventist Mission.
Read MoreTED Health Ministries department expands and recruits new team member
7 March 2017 | St Albans, UK [tedNEWS] Recognising the importance of health and wellbeing within the context of European Adventism the Health Ministries department is expanding its programme across the Trans-European Division. This is a result of a newly formed collaboration between Sanitarium Health & Wellbeing in Australia and the TED.
Read MoreLifetime achievement award for Professor Jenő Szigeti
2 March 2017 | Budapest, Hungary [Imre Tokics] In recognition of Professor Jenő Szigeti’s 50 years of service, the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Hungary presented him with a Lifetime Achievement Award at Budapest Central Adventist church on Sabbath, 25 February 2017.
Read MoreNorwegian teachers keeping God in the classroom
21 February 2017 | Sundvolden, Norway [Widar Ursett] Adventist teachers from across Norway met at Sundvolden, 6 – 8 February to learn the skills of sharing their faith within a world of globalisation, postmodernism and consumerism.
Read MoreTrans-European Division request GC approved ministerial credential
15 February 2017 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert] The Executive Committee of the Trans-European Division of Seventh-day Adventists today voted a strong request to the General Conference that consideration be given to issuing a single credential for those in ministry, or to alternately amend existing credentials making them more inclusive.
Read MoreMoving beyond Immature Faith – a psychiatrist’s perspective
13 February 2017 | Binfield, UK [Helen Pearson] Give a lecture a thought provoking title and you will capture an audience. That was certainly true on Tuesday, 7 February as a capacity audience actually overflowed into the corridor for Newbold’s first Diversity Lecture for 2017, ‘Moving beyond Immature Faith – a psychiatrist’s perspective’.
Read MoreADRA Slovenia raises over 20,000 Euros for refugees in Greece
13 February 2017 | Ljubljana, Slovenia [Patricija Virtič] Extremely cold temperatures, wind and snow around Europe have claimed many casualties. Vulnerable people, including refugees are dying from hypothermia. With this kind of weather, even in Greece, ADRA Slovenia started a project, ‘Let’s warm them!’
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