Women discover ‘My worth in God’s eyes’
18 March 2019 | Belgrade, Serbia [Marija Trajkovska]What is my worth in God’s eyes? That is the serious question addressed by Raquel Arrais during a Women’s Ministries weekend in Belgrade, Serbia.
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 MoreTED Year End Meetings votes statement to support women in ministry and leadership
22 November 2018 | Bečići, Montenegro [Victor Hulbert] Updated 28 May 2019Members of the Trans-European Division Executive Committee today voted a four-point document aimed at supporting women who serve in roles of leadership and ministry. The vote came as a result of extensive discussion during TED Year End Meetings, 21 – 25 November in Bečići,…
Read MoreA family reunited
31 August 2018 | Belgrade, Serbia [Julian Hibbert] It’s not often a sturdy, home made tandem gets wheeled on stage in the middle of a worship service. It is just as rare when sixty pastors who once in dispute with each other, could stand together on the same platform in a sign of togetherness, reconciliation…
Read MoreHealthy Relationships evangelism in South East Europe
3 May 2018 | Belgrade, Serbia [Marija Trajkovska] Historically speaking, spring time is when kings and armies set out to start new wars and go on the offensive. Today one of our biggest wars involves the breakdown of marriage and relationships – something that is destroying people’s lives.To tackle this issue the Family Ministries department…
Read MoreEuropean Divisions combine to deliver family ministries training
8 March 2018 | Friedensau, Germany [Elizabeth Iheoma] A converted barn at Friedensau Adventist University, Germany, provided a warm and friendly venue for 22 participants from across Europe who attended the 2018 Family Ministries Leadership Training (FMLT). They met between 16-21 February to enhance their knowledge and skills for supporting and enriching family relationships.
Read MoreCouples “Team up!” in the Netherlands
21 December 2017 | Huis ter Heide, the Netherlands [Madelon Comvalius with Karen Holford] How do you deal with showing love, communicating, working through your conflicts, and surviving all the different seasons in your relationship? On 9 December 2017, Karen and Bernie Holford came to the Netherlands Couples’ Day, entitled “Team up!”, and shared their…
Read MoreChristianity and Capitalism – Why Women and Shopping Matter
13 November 2017 | Binfield, UK [Helen Pearson] In the week when ‘The Paradise Papers’ revealed the investment habits of some of the richest people in the world, Newbold’s last Diversity Lecture of 2017 focused on Christianity and Capitalism.
Read MoreAlbanian women’s retreat reaches out beyond women and beyond Adventists
28 June 2017 | Durres, Albania [Sanda Veidemane-Thomollari] It’s a women’s retreat – so you expect women, with possibly the odd spouce hanging around at the back or helping with logistics, but when you find the back row filled with elderly Muslim men you know someting special is happening.
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…
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