The Call to Mission: The Largest Sabbath Morning Service in the World
4 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Victor Hulbert, tedNEWS] It is the largest Sabbath service in the world! One hundred and sixty-eight countries worshipping together in one place! Despite a walk along crowded paths in the heat of a Texas morning, church members from across the world are here in tens of thousands.
Read MoreSee the Adventist World on “Spectacular” Display
3 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Katie Allen, tedNEWS] Walking into the Exhibition Centre at General Conference (GC) Session is an experience akin to walking through the doors of international conferences like the International Broadcaster's Convention Exhibition, held annually in Amsterdam, or Comic Con International, in San Diego. The difference? You are spiritually…
Read MoreMembers are more than Statistics
3 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Victor Hulbert, tedNEWS] If you work in Secretariat, it pays to have a sense of humour. Dr Ng, Executive Secretary of the Seventh-day Adventist World Church has it in bucketfuls. Just as well, since a report packed full of facts, figures and statistics might otherwise be seen…
Read MoreEmpowerment to Mission Top Priority for Re-elected President
3 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Victor Hulbert, tedNEWS] Re-elected by a wide margin, Elder Ted Wilson is ready to set the agenda for his second term as World President of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Read MoreNewbold College Partners with University of Wales Trinity Saint David
3 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Victor Hulbert, tedNEWS] Visit the exhibition area of the Seventh-day Adventist World Church Session in San Antonio, Texas and you will not fail to see bright and cheerful Newbold staff interacting with a broad range of visitors and delegates. Sometimes they will even be dressed in a guardsman…
Read MorePresident’s Report Looks back, but Urges ‘Go Forward’
2 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Victor Hulbert, tedNEWS] Considering the jet-lag still being faced by the majority of TED delegates it was impressive to see the turn-out for the President's report on Thursday evening, 2 July. After all, they had already done a full day of business. And it's not just the jet-lag,…
Read MoreGreat Expectations!
2 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Katie Allen, tedNEWS] 65,000 people attending General Conference (GC) Session with the same religious denomination in common, but what are their individual expectations for such a significant event in the world Church's calendar?
Read MoreChurch Reconciliation in Hungary Celebrated at the San Antonio World Session
2 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Rajmund Dabrowski/Victor Hulbert, with reporting from Adventist Review/tedNEWS] Delegates to the World Church Session meeting in San Antonio, Texas, Thursday, 2 July welcomed a special delegation of leaders from what was once a breakaway group of Seventh-day Adventists in Hungary. The group of believers has been separated from the main…
Read MoreJust Registering!
2 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Victor Pilmoor, tedNEWS] Just Registering! Registration is a formal process through which presence is acknowledged. We show up at a booth and sign a bunch of documents that indicate that we have arrived at the right place for the right purpose and have the right kit to do…
Read More“Arise! Shine! Jesus is Coming!”
2 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Victor Hulbert, tedNEWS] Thursday morning broke fresh and bright! The 15-minute walk to the Alamodome from the Convention centre was refreshing in the balmy 23C breeze. The security guards and hosts made life easy and friendly. San Antonio is a very hospital place.
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