European Adventist Communicators Discuss How to Adapt to Digital Challenges
27 April 2021 [Adventistische Pressedient, Adventist Review, with tedNEWS] GAiN Europe 2021 event encourages professional development, networking for mission. From 19-21 April 2021, about 100 media professionals from the Seventh-day Adventist Church across Europe met for the annual Global Adventist Internet Network (GAiN) Europe meeting, which was held online due to pandemic-related restrictions. This year, some…
Read MoreExpanding God’s kingdom
27 April 2021 | St Albans, UK [David Neal, Messenger News Service] ‘Still the driving force – not holding on, not fitting in, but growing the people of God in Europe.’ A conversation about the emerging strategy of the Trans-European Division, with Pastor Raafat Kamal, president.
Read MoreTED devotional webinars – the wellbeing of the whole church
27 April 2021 | St. Albans, UK [Paul Lockham] Continuing with the theme of Wellbeing, four new Devotional Webinars were shared during the Trans-European Division (TED) morning devotional time from 19-22 April.
Read MoreApril Diversity Lecture: Where shall we look for environmental leadership
19 April 2021 | Binfield, UK [Helen Pearson] As the world tries slowly to emerge from the pandemic, the Newbold Diversity lecture for April focused on an even more urgent and serious problem – climate change. Where should we now look for leadership on the challenges presented by our environment?
Read MoreStanborough Press author wins the Wise Women Award for Top Christian Book 2021
12 April 2021 London, UK [Messenger News Service] One of the books published by the Stanborough Press was presented with the prestigious Wise Women Award on 14 March 2021 for outstanding Christian book. The Stanborough Press book, which won the hotly contested prize over many other nominees, was Cooking With Kids by Kirly-Sue (also known as…
Read MoreMy God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?
31 March 2021 | Tallinn, Estonia [Mervi Kalmus] I am a fourth-generation Adventist and a pastor’s kid; therefore the communion service has always been a natural part of my life. The words read from the Scripture, the solemn silence of the church, the stack of washing basins in the corner, the sweet taste of the…
Read MoreYouth Matter
22 March 2021 | St Albans, UK [Paul Lockham] From 15-18 March, the third series of the TED Devotional Webinars on Wellbeing was focusing on youth and the office staff were yet again joined by colleagues from the unions and fields within the Trans-European Division and their Inter-European Division counterparts.
Read MoreAdventist Church releases new Bible trivia game app
A brand-new digital evangelism tool aimed at reaching the world's 2.7 billion gamers18 March 2021 | Silver Springs, USA [GC Communications] Heroes 2: The Bible Trivia Game is a free app developed by Hope Channel to share the Three Angels' Mes-sage with gamers and young people around the world. The app will be available on 25…
Read MoreMarch Diversity Lecture – Good News for Women Leaders and their Countries
11 March 2021 | Binfield, UK [Helen Pearson] The March Diversity Lecture at Newbold College brought good news for aspiring women leaders. Early in the pandemic, anecdotal media reports suggested that women-leaders were more successful than their male counterparts. These reports were the spur for further research by Newbold’s March Diversity Lecturer, Professor Uma Kambhampati,…
Read MoreRecord ingathering amount for ADRA Norway
3 March 2021 | Mjøndalen, Norway [Tor Tjeransen] Despite restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Adventist Relief Agency (ADRA) Norway raised a record amount for projects in developing countries during the annual ingathering programme. The total showed the equivalent of USD570,000.00. “We are both surprised and very happy with this result,” says Birgit Philipsen, Country Director…
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