Desmond Doss story inspires Norwegian soldier to faith
9 May 2019 | Mjøndalen, Norway [Tor Tjeransen] Christian Ødegård had barely heard about Seventh-day Adventists. However, while serving in the Norwegian armed forces, he saw a war movie that made a huge impact on him. The film was Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge with the young Adventist paramedic, Desmond Doss, as the main character.
Read MoreSpiritual and physical growth at Kalamos campsite, Greece
9 May 2019 | Kalamos, Greece [Claudio Gulyas] A recent refurbishment of the Kalamos campsite in Greece means that even more children and youth from across the country, many of them in isolated communities, can build deep friendships and learn about God together.
Read MoreHospitality: a reminder of grace and blessing
8 May 2019 [ADRA Europe, EUD & tedNEWS] The Seventh-day Adventist church will commemorate World Refugee Sabbath on 15 June 2019, reminding members that an attitude of hospitality is biblical and can have surprising and positive rewards.
Read MoreEuropean Adventist theologians gather in Collonges, France
2 May 2018 | Collonges, France [Gabriel Monet] Who are the faithful men and women teaching our pastors the skills needed for 21st century ministry in Europe? If you visited the campus of the Adventist University of France, Collonges on the French, Swiss border, 24 – 28 April, you would have met fifty of them,…
Read MoreAdventist Cyclists share Christ during Giros Athinas event
23 April 2019 | Athens, Greece [tedNEWS with Adrian Fernandez] Despite starting near the rear of around 2,000 cyclists participating in a popular 15-km-around-Athens cycling event, a team of Adventist cyclists finished the ride near the front, and with the ability to share their faith.
Read MoreThe 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.
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