20 Questions on Black Lives Matter
30 September 2020 | Binfield, UK [Helen Pearson] Diversity Seminars at Newbold College of Higher Education have been recorded for some years now. For a variety of reasons, the Q&A sessions, which members of the audience frequently judge as ‘the best part of the evening’, have not been recorded.
Read MoreFrom Earthquake to Pandemic: ADRA Brings Hope to Albania Amid Ongoing Health Crisis
28 August 2020 | Tirana, Albania [Rachel Cabose] Stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic have posed hardships for people around the world. But in Albania, the misery was compounded by the fact that many people had no homes to stay in.
Read MoreCome, you who are Humanitarian Workers
19 August 2020 | Brussels, Belgium [João Martins] There are moments in our collective memories that unanimously come into our minds when we talk about events that affected the course of history during our lifetime. If I quickly think about it, I immediately remember the fall of Berlin Wall, the September 11th, the Southeast Asia…
Read MoreADRA distributes food and laptops in Hungary during pandemic
12 August 2020 | Budapest, Hungary [ADRA Hungary] During the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 560 low-income families received food packages and 24 families received laptops for online education thanks to projects sponsored by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in Hungary.
Read MoreLearning Leaders and Gownless Graduations
11 August 2020 | St Albans, UK [Karen Holford and co.] For centuries, graduation services have involved flowing black robes, tasselled mortarboards, processions, and diplomas. But not this year…On Sunday, May 3rd and Sunday, August 2nd, the students who had completed the Trans-European Division (TED) MA Leadership programme graduated from Andrews University in Michigan, USA. They…
Read MoreThree new courses for the UK Adventist Discovery Centre
11 August 2020 | Watford [Maureen Rock/tedNEWS] Despite the challenges of working from home, staff on furlough and working reduced hours, the Bible Correspondence School in the British Union Conference, aptly named the Adventist Discovery Centre (ADC), has managed to launch three new courses.
Read More“Dear Coronavirus” Videos Circle the World
Adventist communication experts from different worldwide church divisions work together to share messages of hope through a series of 12 #DearCoronavirus videos shown globally on social media/viewing platforms.
Read MoreBert Smit, from ADRA-UK, appears in Leaders Council podcast, alongside Lord Blunkett.
6 August 2020 | Watford, UK [Cathy Boldeau] The Leaders Council of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is currently in the process of talking to leadership figures from across the nation in an attempt to understand this universal trait and what it means in Britain and Northern Ireland today.
Read MorePrayer call for Beirut as church reaches out following devastating explosion
6 August 2020 | St Albans, UK [tedNEWS/ANN] Following a major explosion that killed at least 135 people and injured 4,000 more, citizens of the city of Beirut, Lebanon are left in shock and anger. The government has imposed a two-week state of emergency to help deal with the crisis following the blast caused by 2,750…
Read MoreThank you, Peter Bo
5 August 2020 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert] Trans-European Division staff have said a ‘virtual’ farewell to Pathfinder Director Peter-Bo Bohsen as he completed his term of faithful, innovative and creative service on 31 July 2020. After enhancing Pathfinder skills across the TED, Bohsen has accepted a full-time position serving at the Adventist Junior College…
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