Emotional Intelligence: The Most Important Leadership Quality?
Arriving in a new district or taking up a new position in an organisation is always fraught with anticipation, uncertainty and worry. This was particularly true when my husband took a pastoral position in an area with which he was not familiar. Shortly upon arrival, one well-meaning church member offered him very insightful advice. He…
Read MoreInternet Ministry Impacts Church Growth in Albania
08 March 2012 Tirana, Albania [tedNEWS] There were many reasons to give praises and thanks to God as churches and groups throughout Albania convened in Tirana for the “Festival of Faith” and Internet Ministry (IM) training on 25 and 26 February 2012. Pr Julian Kastrati, Web Pastor for Albania, could not hide his enthusiasm as…
Read MoreFacelift of Student Facilities at Newbold College Begins
07 March 2012 Bracknell, United Kingdom [tedNEWS] Since commencing as Principal at Newbold College late last year Dr Philip Brown has initiated a much-need refurbishment schedule for the halls of residence, cafeteria and gymnasium. “Improving the standard of existing facilities is vital to the student experience on campus and will prove critical to boosting enrolment…
Read MoreTestimony on Substance Abuse Brings Harlow South to Tears
02 March 2012 Harlow, United Kingdom [Calvin Mazengwe/SEC] A young man from Reading spoke of a life spent battling addictions to the group assembled at Harlow South Church Plant in Essex for their Youth Day, on February 4th. Michael Oxley told the youths assembled for a program on substance abuse how he changed from an…
Read MoreFour Church Plants are being Organised into Local Adventist Churches in the Netherlands
29 February 2012 Huis ter Heide, the Netherlands [tedNEWS] This spring four church plants in the Netherlands Union Conference (NUC) are being organised into a recognised Seventh-day Adventist church. The Netherlands Union has from the beginning of this century heavily invested in the starting of new church plants. These projects, 23 in total that have started…
Read MoreIn Hungary, Amended Religion Law Recognises Seventh-day Adventist Church
28 February 2012 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States [Bettina Krause; TED] A difficult saga for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Hungary took a new turn this week when the nation’s lawmakers voted to restore the denomination’s official church status. Hungary’s parliament amended the country’s controversial “Law on Churches” February 27 to expand the list of officially…
Read MoreSurvey of Adventist ‘Opinions, Attitudes and Spiritual Life Patterns’ Coming to Local Churches
24 February 2012 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States [Elizabeth Lechleitner/ANN] More than 60 percent of Seventh-day Adventists worldwide are women. Less than 40 percent of American Adventists study their Bible once a week. Regularly cited at Adventist board meetings and business sessions, these and other so-called church statistics are not actually known to be factual. Many…
Read More‘Bible 3D – Would the Bible fit in Harpa?’
24 February 2012 Reykjavik, Iceland [tedNEWS] Reykjavik, Iceland provided the venue for a pilot outreach project which could serve as a new method within the most secular countries of the Trans-European Division of the Seventh-day Adventists (TED). During the period 4-16 February 2012 the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Iceland organised an exhibition called ‘Bible 3D…
Read MoreLIFEconnect Comes to Sweden
24 February 2012 Jönköping, Sweden [tedNEWS] LIFEconnect, a new and dynamic initiative for sharing the Gospel on the web, was introduced last weekend by Pr Miroslav Pujic, Communication & Media Ministries Director for the Trans-European Division (TED), emphasising the power inherent in social media.
Read MoreNew Boost to Anglo-German Relations
22 February 2012 Bracknell, United Kingdom [Newbold] Detailed discussions over the last six months with our state-recognised Seventh-day Adventist university in Germany have resulted in Newbold College being granted permission to offer undergraduate and postgraduate degrees which will be conferred by the Theologische Hochschule Friedensau. This is excellent news and will enable the College to…
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