“Kingdom Scribes”
Presented by Dr Cedrick Vine 23 August, 2012 Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia [Kirsten Øster-Lundqvist , tedNEWS] Dr Cedrick Vine, Newbold College, based his worship on the gospel of Matthew - the topic being the “Kingdom Scribes”. Starting with Jesus question “have you understood this?” in Matthew 13, Dr Vine explored the tensions between “binding” and “loosing”.
Read MoreWorth a 1000 Words
23 August 2012, Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia [Julian Hibbert, tedNEWS] “A picture is worth a thousand words.” That is so true, especially for the various brief media productions that have been screened during the EPC event. Not only are these creations highly entertaining – they are also powerful cameos of truth. So do yourself a favour and check these…
Read More“But I Give You What I Have”
Presented by Dennis Meier 23 August, 2012 Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia [John Surridge, tedNEWS] Shunning technology Pastor Dennis Meier, a minister in Hamburg, used a paper flip chart to illustrate his presentation on Acts 3:1-11, the story of Peter and John and the healing of the lame man. This approach was an early indicator of the low-key, European style,…
Read More“A Code of Conduct for Leaders”
Presented by Lowell Cooper 23 August, 2012 Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia [John Surridge, tedNEWS] “There is a crisis in confidence in leaders,” said Elder Lowell Cooper in his opening words to the European Pastors Council on Thursday morning. “Leaders are held in suspicion. And yet,” he continued, “a trustworthy God will never be made know by untrustworthy people.”…
Read MoreBehind the scenes at EPC
23 August 2012, Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia [Julian Hibbert, tedNEWS] An interview with Miroslav Pujic, EPC Creative and Operation Director, takes readers behind the scenes at the EPC. Question: Miroslav, I know that many of the physical and technical arrangements for this 2012 European Pastors’ Conference were your responsibility. How do you feel about things, now that the event…
Read More‘Meet me on the Mountain’
22 August 2012, Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia [Victor Hulbert, tedNEWS] Rogaška Slatina is surrounded by mountains. It's not surprising then that Laurence Turner used the theme on Wednesday morning, and Pastor Mark Finley continued it at the end of the day with a sermon focused on the Mount of Ascension, 'Meet me on the mountain'. Ministers and their…
Read More“Misplaced Devotion”
Presented by Derek Morris 22 August, 2012 Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia [John Surridge, tedNEWS] Pastor Derek Morris is known to virtually all Adventist pastors in the world, mainly through his television ministry. He currently works with the Ministerial Association of the GC but, as he pointed out to the assembled pastors, he is originally from Bristol, England,…
Read More“One on One with the Woman of Samaria”
Presented by Sigve Tonstad 22 August, 2012 Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia [John Surridge, tedNEWS] In the first of six in depth presentations by Adventist specialists from around the world, Dr Sigve Tonstad from Loma Linda University, USA gave the one thousand assembled European pastors a unique insight into the story of the woman of Samaria as recorded…
Read MoreEPC Comment Board
22 August 2012, Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia [Julian Hibbert, tedNEWS] The EPC Comment Board is up and ready for conference participants to have their say. Here are the first ones: Pastor Joachim Telfer of Norway: “I was blessed and challenged by Bertil Wiklander’s keynote address. It set the tone for the whole theme ‘Making God Known in Europe’.”
Read MoreA Herculean task, done well!
22 August 2012, Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia [Julian Hibbert, tedNEWS] Greek mythology has bequeathed the idea of the “Herculean task” to the English language, and the term is now used to describe a task that is unusually difficult to perform. Dr Laurence Turner, of Newbold College, undertook such a task during this morning’s worship session at the European Pastors’…
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