Netherlands leads with new Membership system for Trans-European Division
17 February 2016 | St Albans, UK [Audrey Andersson/tedNEWS] Always on the cutting edge, the Netherlands Union Conference (NUC) is the first in Europe to implement a new membership database that will increase accuracy, facilitate rapid membership transfers, and reduce the workload for church clerks and Executive Secretaries.
Read MoreThe Migrant Crisis – Mopping up while the tap is still running
11 February 2016 | Binfield, UK [Helen Pearson] It is a European problem – and Adventists are not immune to it. Just like everyone else, church members have watched the movement of tens of thousands of despairing people as they pour across Europe in search of a better life, education for their children, jobs and…
Read MoreNewbold launches postgraduate Leadership Degree
15 February 2016 | Binfield, UK [Kirsty Watkins] Newbold College of Higher Education has announced a new Master of Arts (MA) in Leadership. The degree, which will be offered in partnership with Andrews University (USA), will commence in June 2016.
Read MoreKärt Lazić to head new plans for Newbold English Language Centre
9 February 2016 | Newbold College, Binfield, UK [Kirsty Watkins] Kärt Lazić, is brimming with ideas for an exciting future. She has just taken over as interim head for the newly rebranded English Language Centre (ELC) at Newbold College of Higher Education. The change in name is just one of a series of changes which…
Read MoreGlobal Youth Day is coming!
9 February 2016 | St Albans, UK [Janos Kovacs-Biro] Can Adventist youth be relevant in their local communities? That certainly is the plan for the 4th Global Youth Outreach Day, planned for Sabbath, 19 March 2016. A world-wide project of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, millions of Adventist Youth will be mobilised to 'be the sermon'…
Read MoreNewbold celebrates 70th anniversary at Binfield campus
3 February 2016 | Binfield, UK [Kirsty Watkins] Sabbath, 6 February will mark the 70th anniversary of Newbold College of Higher Education's relocation from its previous campus in Warwickshire to its current home in Binfield, Berkshire. The date also coincides with the annual offering for Newbold which this year will support the College's iconic Moor…
Read MoreMinisterial health in Scandinavia
3 February 2016 | Scandinavia [Victor Hulbert] January might be the coldest time of year to visit Scandinavia, but for Pastor Patrick Johnson, Ministerial Association secretary for the Trans-European Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the snow outside was balanced by the warmth of the ministerial welcome he received at venues in Denmark, Sweden and Finland.
Read MoreNew staff join Newbold’s Department of Theological Studies
27 January 2016 | Binfield, UK [Kirsty Watkins] Newbold's Spring Semester commenced this week, and with it came Dr Ivan Milanov, a brand new addition to the Department of Theological Studies. Dr Milanov and Tihomir Lazić, who commenced last semester, are two of the newest members of the academic community at Newbold.
Read MoreADRA Serbia and the European refugee crisis – more than just a job
26 January 2016 | Belgrade, Serbia [Mirko Rudic and N'Deane Helajzen] What do you do when, even in the middle of winter, between one and four thousand refugees are passing through your borders every day? For some, it may be to turn a blind eye, to lock their front door – or even to protest…
Read MorePersistence despite prejudice builds bridges
28 January 2016 | Novi Sad, Serbia [tedNEWS] When you see a good thing you want to bring it home. That, at least, was the case for Marijana* who has been involved with the Relay youth club in Novi Sad, Serbia, since it started in September 2012. She had seen the positive effect of the…
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