TED 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 MoreBack to school, forward to mission with TED directors and officers
14 September 2017 | St Albans [Victor Hulbert] It is always good to learn! That is a strong belief in the Trans-European Division office and was exemplified during three days of planning meetings, 11 – 13 September 2017. Interspersed throughout intensive meetings, directors and officers were challenged by a series of four lectures on basic theology,…
Read MoreRespectful debate and new leadership in Swedish Church elections
10 July 2017 | Ekebyholmsskolan, Sweden [Rainer Refsbäck] Pastor Robert “Bobby” Sjölander is to lead the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Sweden for the next four years, replacing former President, Göran Hansen, who retired at their Union Session, 4 – 8 July.
Read MoreChallenging the impossible in Europe. TED Spring Meetings.
25 May 2017 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert] Probably no other Adventist evangelist understands the challenges of Europe better than Pastor Mark Finley. While having been involved in mega-campaigns across the world he has equally committed time into seeking ways forward to reach people in the secularised cultures of the west, including a significant two-year…
Read MoreInternational leaders gather in Budapest to discuss issues impacting children, women and families
18 May 2017 | Budapest, Hungary [Victor Hulbert] When four hundred leaders from sixty nations gather to discuss issues impacting children, women and families, you know there will be a buzz. Gathered at the Budapest Congress Centre in Hungary from 10-13 May, the International Leadership Conference was a first for the three Adventist World Church…
Read MoreIntensive media training a first for Lithuanian church leaders
6 February 2017 | Kaunas, Lithuania [Jurgita Kregždaitė] Adventist church pastors need more than just theology. In the modern world they also need a clear understanding of media. How do you make a picture tell a story? What can make an article or news report not only interesting, but also relevant? What’s the point of…
Read MoreCroatian Adventist Pastor receives 2016 Human Rights Award
13 December 2016 | Zagreb, Croatia [Darko Kovačević] Adventist pastor, Dragutin Matak, was one of three individuals awarded the 2016 Croatian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights Award on Friday, 9 December at a ceremony in Zagreb. Together with Dubravka Šimonović and Inoslav Bešker, they were recognised for their promotion of human rights, religious liberty and…
Read MoreRelational Care training in Lithuania
12 December 2016 | Kaunas, Lithuania [tedNEWS] When Bertold Hibner, President of the Lithuanian Conference, asked his team of pastors and Bible workers what they needed to help them be more effective leaders, he discovered an unexpected answer. “We need to learn more about helping our church members with their challenges and pain, and how…
Read MoreARM Assists with ‘First of its Kind’ Training for Union Insurance Coordinators in South Africa
7 December 2016 | St. Albans, England December 6, 2016 [ARM / tedNEWS] Based at the Trans-European Division office in St Albans, England, the European office of Adventist Risk Management cares for church risk and insurance matters across the whole of Europe and Africa. Training in risk management is an important part of their role. …
Read MoreTrustees trained for good governance in Church Leadership
5 December 2016 | Daventry, UK [John Surridge / tedNEWS] ‘Trustees’, the Executive Committee members of our Unions and Conferences, take on a lot of legal and spiritual responsibility when they accept office. While voted for their skills or experience they may, nevertheless, have little knowledge of the work of a trustee in practice.
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