Polish Church issues statement on murder of Gdańsk mayor, Mr Paweł Adamowicz
15 January 2019 | Warsaw, Poland [Marek Rakowski] Following the Sunday evening stabbing and subsequent death of Gdańsk mayor, Mr Paweł Adamowicz at the climax of a charity concert, the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Poland has issued the following statement:
Read MoreA Shirt to Talk About
10 January 2019 | Oslo, Norway [Andrew McChesney] Glenn Lie slipped on his favourite green polo shirt and boarded a subway train in Oslo, Norway. The 55-year-old teacher hoped that people would stare at him. He didn’t have to wait long.
Read MoreAdventist Family Ministries Celebrates 100 Years with live:kind
9 January 2019 | St Albans, UK [TED Communications] 2019 marks the centenary of Seventh-day Adventist Family Ministries. How to celebrate? Inspiration came to TED family ministries director, Karen Holford, when she read a report of a small church in Congresbury, England who decided to mark their 800th anniversary with 800 acts of kindness.
Read MoreFor my friends, prayer is just one ‘like’ away
4 January 2019 | Tallinn, Estonia [Mervi Kalmus] Mervi Kalmus, a pastor in Estonia, opens her heart and steps out of her comfort zone, to make a difference in the lives of her friends.I am a very private person. I am certainly not one of those people who would constantly post ’Jesus Loves You’ memes…
Read MoreNew Pan-Serbian Choir ‘links’ youth and community
3 January 2019 | Belgrade, Serbia [Aleksandra Jovanovic] It might seem impossible. A group of young people brought together just a year ago from across Serbia with one aim, to form the LINK youth choir. Yet their sincere enthusiasm and deep motivation is infectious, and despite obstacles of distance, age and temperament, the LINK choir…
Read MoreMost read news articles of 2018
31 December 2018 | St Albans [Victor Hulbert] Which articles have attracted the most attention during 2018? The list below is generated by Google Analytics and covers the 12 months January – December.The most read article for the entire year is the pastoral message written by TED president, Raafat Kamal, following the GC compliance document…
Read MoreGifted, Needed and Treasured – Special Needs Symposium
21 December 2018 | Binfield [Sophia Nicholls, Patrick Johnson, John Baildam] What is the difference between praying for healing and praying for acceptance? How do you see through a disability to the real person behind it? Why do special needs groups sometimes need special worship together within their special cultural identity? Gifted, Needed and Treasured…
Read MoreThe essence of Christmas
14 December 2018 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert] What is the essence of the Christmas message? For Raafat Kamal the verse that comes to mind is ‘Glory to God in highest, and on earth peace, good will to all men.’ [Luke 2:14] During his year-end video address, Kamal notes how ‘peace on earth, good…
Read MoreDecoding the ADRA Genome
10 December 2018 | Brussels, Belgium [ADRA Europe] On the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ADRA Europe makes a strong statement on the continued need to stand up for human rights.
Read MorePermission to Dream
28 November 2018 | St Albans, UK [David Neal] As the conversation about Women’s Ordination and Compliance reaches megaphone level, is there not a Holy Spirit prompting to take a step back and reflect, “Is this my church?” Has it really come to a point where we feel the need to produce just another quick-fire…
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