Behind 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’…
Read More“Peeping” on the pastor
22 August 2012, Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia [Julian Hibbert, tedNEWS] Any Adventist members curious about what may happen in the pastor’s study should pay him an online “visit” by clicking on peep. It will only take four minutes of your time. When it was shown this morning at the EPC the pastors saw the funny side of it. Go…
Read MoreStansted Bomb Hoax Affects EPC
21 August 2012, Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia [Julian Hibbert, tedNEWS] The irresponsible actions of UK man caused air traffic controllers to divert a Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340 from Heathrow to Stansted airport early this morning. This was caused by a telephonic bomb threat. According to the MailOnline the plane “landed safely at 5.24am and the 214 passengers and 18…
Read MoreSuccess Lies in the Details
21 August 2012, Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia [Julian Hibbert, tedNEWS] A key ingredient of every successful conference is the ability of the convening team to handle detail. They must think through and list the requirements for each component of the event, down to the finest detail. I was interested in how the Trans-European Division (TED) team, tasked…
Read MoreEuropean Pastors’ Conference Begins
21 August 2012, Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia [Victor Hulbert, tedNEWS] Some drove for sixteen hours. Others flew on convoluted routes around Europe. All had one purpose – to arrive at Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia in time for the opening service of the European Pastors' Conference (EPC). With 30°C Slovenian sunshine outside, it was bliss to enter a…
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