Members 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.
Read MoreWhy GC Session?
1 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Victor Hulbert, tedNEWS] If there is one meal that defines the Seventh-day Adventist diet it is 'the haystack'. For those outside of Adventism it is a mystery, but go to any social gathering in North America and the mix of corn chips, beans, salads and sauces is almost…
Read MorePraying for 20/20 Vision for the Vision in 2020
1 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Katie Allen, tedNEWS] “My journey was excellent, but as soon as we arrived we discovered that they’ve cancelled our return flights!” commented Pastor Raafat Kamal, Trans-European Division (TED) President.
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