Season’s Greetings from the Trans-European Division
13 December 2016 | St Albans, UK [Raafat Kamal] In his Christmas message, Trans-European Division president, Raafat Kamal shares his 2016 highlights and his hopes for the coming year.
Read MoreCroatian Adventist Pastor receives 2016 Human Rights Award
13 December 2016 | Zagreb, Croatia [Darko Kovačević] Adventist pastor, Dragutin Matak, was one of three individuals awarded the 2016 Croatian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights Award on Friday, 9 December at a ceremony in Zagreb. Together with Dubravka Šimonović and Inoslav Bešker, they were recognised for their promotion of human rights, religious liberty and…
Read MoreSnowflakes or ice cubes? Diversity delegates make the choice
12 December 2016 | Oxford, UK [Victor Hulbert / Natasha Mirilov] In a Europe that has increasingly become a global village, the South England Conference (SEC) organised its first Diversity Conference at Oxford Seventh-day Adventist church, Friday and Sabbath, 25-26 November 2016.
Read MoreRelational Care training in Lithuania
12 December 2016 | Kaunas, Lithuania [tedNEWS] When Bertold Hibner, President of the Lithuanian Conference, asked his team of pastors and Bible workers what they needed to help them be more effective leaders, he discovered an unexpected answer. “We need to learn more about helping our church members with their challenges and pain, and how…
Read MoreNewbold Lecturer Awarded Doctorate in Theology by the University of Oxford
7 December 2016 | Binfield, UK [Kirsty Watkins] Newbold lecturer and TED Campus Ministries director, Tihomir Lazić, was recently awarded his doctorate by the University of Oxford.
Read MoreARM Assists with ‘First of its Kind’ Training for Union Insurance Coordinators in South Africa
7 December 2016 | St. Albans, England December 6, 2016 [ARM / tedNEWS] Based at the Trans-European Division office in St Albans, England, the European office of Adventist Risk Management cares for church risk and insurance matters across the whole of Europe and Africa. Training in risk management is an important part of their role. …
Read MoreTrustees trained for good governance in Church Leadership
5 December 2016 | Daventry, UK [John Surridge / tedNEWS] ‘Trustees’, the Executive Committee members of our Unions and Conferences, take on a lot of legal and spiritual responsibility when they accept office. While voted for their skills or experience they may, nevertheless, have little knowledge of the work of a trustee in practice.
Read MoreTraditional methods still make an impact in secular Finland
5 December 2016 | Kuopio, Finland [Sibrina Kalliokoski] Even in secular Finland, traditional evangelistic methods can still reach people. The fifth evangelistic visit of Richard and Mary Halversen from Florida, USA has clearly demonstrated that, with meetings held in Kuopio Adventist church, central Finland, some 380km north-east of Helsinki.
Read MoreLeadership Award for Adventist Health Educator
5 December 2016 | London [Richard Daly / tedNEWS] Dr Chidi Ngwaba, an Adventist doctor who specialises in the prevention and reversal of lifestyle diseases was presented with an honorary Leadership Award at a ceremony in London on Friday, 25 November 2016. Leaders in business, charity, education, NGOs, and health were among those honoured at…
Read MoreIntroducing Torben Bergland
2 December 2016 | St Albans [Victor Hulbert] Just one year on since elected, and six months since he started full time as Health Ministries director for the Trans-European Division, Torben Bergland talks with Victor Hulbert about his role, his expectations and how he believes that the Health Ministries department can make a difference.
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