Women train for Mission in Greece
17 December 2019 | Athens, Greece [Ioannis Samaras] The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Greece has a high proportion of women in its membership. As a result, the Greek Mission strategic plan has placed a strong emphasis on strengthening the Women’s Ministries department.
Read MoreAdventist Literature highlighted at Belgrade book fair, Serbia
19 November 2019 | Nova Pazova, Serbia [Saša Todoran] The International Belgrade Book Fair is a significant event in the Serbian cultural calendar. Held at the end of October, the decades old event attracts people to enjoy a variety of literary activities covering creativity, education, cultural exchanges with a variety of countries and the launch…
Read MoreBeing Human in a Digital Age – an ethical challenge for the church?
14 October 2019 | Binfield, UK [Helen Pearson] In an age where more than half the people in the world now have access to the internet, what effect is the digital age having on our humanity? This was the question posed during the 2019 Beach Lecture at Newbold College of Higher Education on the evening of…
Read MoreInternational Film Festival commends GAiN Europe ‘Fathers’ film.
11 October 2019 | Madonna di Campiglio, Italy [Roberto Vacca] The GAiN Europe network project, ‘Fathers’ received a special commendation at the 22nd Religion Today Film Festival, an event hosted annually in and around Trento in northern Italy.
Read MoreRacing for Education, Norwegian Union President Raises 5,500 Euros for ADRA in marathon
9 October 2019 | Lock Ness, Scotland [Tor Tjeransen] The head of the Adventist Church in Norway, Victor Marley, has raised over NOK 55,000 (approximately 5,500 Euros) for ADRA's work while running a tough marathon alongside Scotland’s famous Loch Ness. He claims to be very pleased with both the donations and the race.
Read MoreIceland Photo Tour inspires and trains Adventist photographers
9 October 2019 | Reykjavik, Iceland [Victor Hulbert for TED, EUD, and NAD communications] Photographers and video makers from three Adventist Church world divisions gather in Iceland to network, share, and improve their photographic skills.
Read MoreIntegrating Faith into Teaching
26 August 2019 Bracknell, United Kingdom [Clive Malcolm] If God is an integral part of your life, then your faith is integrated into your teaching by default. When you accept Jesus as your Saviour, your faith becomes a part of your deoxyribonucleic acid – your DNA, or if you prefer, your spiritual DNA. You cannot…
Read MoreShowing up for inter-generational communication
17 September 2019 | Bracknell, United Kingdom [Helen Pearson] ‘How do human beings make space for God in their lives?’ was the key question at the heart of the September Diversity Lecture – the first of the 2019 Autumn Semester at Newbold College on 10 September 2019.
Read MoreEvangelism training emphasis continues at Newbold
For a second year running, Newbold College of Higher Education has hosted a summer Evangelism Symposium. With the largest groups this summer coming from Estonia and Norway, we share with you this report from the perspective of the Estonian pastors in attendance:
Read MoreMelting Iceland – A New Approach to Mission
30 August 2019 | Reykjavik, Iceland [Eric Louw] “As the planning began to take shape and focus on Iceland, I didn’t like the idea at all.” Eric Louw, VP of Communications for Generation Youth for Christ [GYC], shares a very personal report of his life-changing experience during a very different mission trip to the highly…
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