Faith And Politics – A Reformation Anniversary View
17 October 2017 | Binfield, UK [Helen Pearson] Love it or hate it we can’t avoid it. We are all involved in politics. In celebrating 500 years of Reformation history, organisers of the 2017 Beach Lecture, selected Dr Alec Ryrie, Professor of the History of Christianity at the University of Durham, to offer supporters of the…
Read MoreTED Leadership Appointments focus on training and mentoring
5 October 2017 | Silver Springs, USA [Victor Hulbert] The appointment of three new members to the Trans-European Division leadership team is part of a key strategy to develop and enhance the skills of ministers, elders, member and administrators across the Division. Simon Martin and Nikolaus Satelmajer will serve as Discipleship Coaches while Mack Tennyson…
Read MoreNew video series helps explain reformation themes
4 October 2017 | St Albans [tedNEWS] “And it’s a wrap,” declared Dragana Selaković at the end of a final day of filming Reformation Journey, a seven-part social media video series aimed at explaining some of the major themes of the Reformation. The first episode releases on Thursday, 5 October.
Read MoreHungarian pastors spend 3 days enhancing media skills
25 September 2017 | Balatonlelle, Hungary [Victor Hulbert] Expect a brighter, tighter and more active style of reporting in Hungarian Adventist websites, social media and print publications over the coming months. During three days of ministerial meetings, 18 – 20 September 2017, sixty ministers and retirees from across Hungary committed to stamp out boring photos,…
Read MoreWe Nailed it!
4 August 2017 | Valencia, Spain [Victor Hulbert. Photos: Joshua Roberts] A record-breaking attempt at the world’s largest nail mosaic climaxed Thursday, 3 August 2017 in the centre of Valencia, Spain. A portrait of Jesus, measuring 5 x 3 metres, and comprised of 100,000 nails is the result of just three days of hammering by…
Read More‘The Journey’ begins as 4,000 European Youth network in Valencia, Spain
2 August 2017 | Valencia, Spain [Victor Hulbert] Pack 4,000 youth from across Europe into a large auditorium. Add a rich mix of music, local Spanish culture, rapidly produced slick, on-the-spot video reports, and the story-telling skills of a master preacher, and you will quickly learn that worship and positive Christianity can still be a vibrant…
Read MoreLithuanian Mission School gains Media Skills
31 July 2017 | Kaunas. Lithuania [tedNEWS] When Pastor Bertold Hibner organised media training for his pastoral team in Lithuania earlier this year, he rapidly came to the conclusion that Mission School participants also needed the same practical skills to share Jesus using modern techniques.
Read MoreAdriatic Union parenting seminar gains live TV audience
28 June 2017 | Zagreb, Croatia [Darko Kovačević] A two-day parenting seminar based in Zagreb, Croatia, 17 – 18 June attracted not just parents, but others interested in the wellbeing of children and youth. The presentations replaced traditional worship services on the Sabbath, together with added Sunday workshops and were also broadcast live on the…
Read MoreChanging trends and new technologies challenge Adventist radio producers in Europe
15 May 2017 | Bucharest, Romania [Victor Hulbert] The world of radio is changing. Analogue is switching to digital with AM and FM transmissions switching to DAB, online and broadcast-on-demand services. The listener has more choice and in the youngest age-group, teenagers, only 3% listen to live radio. Spotify and social media fulfil their needs.…
Read MoreThe case against God
8 May 2017 | Moldova [Andrew McChesney / Adventist Mission] Life was tough in my homeland of Moldova, where I worked as a state prosecutor. So, I bought a Polish passport on the black market and moved to Ireland to start a better life. But then I found out that my Moldovan room-mate was a…
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