The eco-college in leafy Royal Berkshire
22 April 2019 | Binfield, UK [Victor Hulbert] In celebration of Earth day, 22 April 2019How do you heat a redbrick Jacobethan mansion built in 1864. That was the challenging question facing Governors at Newbold College of Higher Education. The boilers were ageing and running on a crude, thick black heating oil.
Read MoreDeath, Life and Easter
18 April 2019 | St Albans, United Kingdom [Article & Photos: Victor Hulbert] With the spring flowers out, leaves already on the trees, the woods filling with bluebells, and, at least in the UK, the sun warming up nicely for the Easter weekend, it is not a good time to talk about death – yet,…
Read MoreNicosia church: Never too old – or too young for new witness techniques
17 April 2019 | Nicosia, Cyprus [tedNEWS] Social media is now such an integral part of our lives that Nicosia church members, aged 9 to almost 90, spent an entire weekend, 5 – 7 April, to learn both the theology and the practical skills of using social media for God.
Read MoreCompetencies and Proficiencies for Adventist Pastors and Elders
17 April 2019 | Zagreb, Croatia [Svjetlana Veble with Patrick Johnson/tedNEWS] The Trans-European Ministerial Association has been ‘on the road’, enhancing ministerial competencies for pastors and proficiencies for elders in the Balkans and Nordic regions.
Read MoreTED research part of solution for membership retention
15 April 2019 | Washington DC [Marcos Paseggi, Adventist Review / tedNEWS] TED Leaders participate and share ideas on what is working to keep members in church and engaged.
Read MoreFamily Ministries Training: Couples add value
16 April 2019 | Bečići, Montenegro [Karen Holford] Couples training together is proving an effective way to develop family ministry. With this understanding the TED provided extra sponsorship for couples to jointly attend the annual TED/EUD family ministries training, this year based in Montenegro.
Read MoreHealth – the tool to stretch across communities in Mostar Church plant
11 April 2019 | Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina [tedNEWS with Caleb Quispe] The Mostar Adventist church totally disappeared during the Balkan crisis of the 1990s. Now two young church planters, with the support of the Conference and church members, are aiming to replant a church in this historic city in the centre of Bosnia and…
Read MoreMaking ‘Health for All’ a reality
7 April 2019 | Brussels, Belgium [Maja Ahac] How important is your health? Sometimes we take it for granted until something happens – then there are hospitals, doctors, treatments and care staff available.
Read MoreReal-life Forgiveness is more than just a word
4 April 2019 | Binfield, UK [Helen Pearson/tedNEWS] How do you forgive and build bridges with the man who murdered your father? That is the reality for Jo Berry, the daughter of British politician Sir Antony Berry who was one of five killed in the October 1984 Brighton bombing of the Conservative Party annual conference.
Read MoreUnderstanding the business of Church
1 April 2019 | St Albans, UK [David Keszeg] Church is about God, relationships and theology. But for Newbold Business students who visited the Trans-European Division Office on 19 March 2019, it is also a business. The Business Students’ Society visit aimed to help students understand Church operations and potential opportunities available for them.
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