Norwegian teachers keeping God in the classroom
21 February 2017 | Sundvolden, Norway [Widar Ursett] Adventist teachers from across Norway met at Sundvolden, 6 – 8 February to learn the skills of sharing their faith within a world of globalisation, postmodernism and consumerism.
Read MoreTrans-European Division request GC approved ministerial credential
15 February 2017 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert] The Executive Committee of the Trans-European Division of Seventh-day Adventists today voted a strong request to the General Conference that consideration be given to issuing a single credential for those in ministry, or to alternately amend existing credentials making them more inclusive.
Read MoreMoving beyond Immature Faith – a psychiatrist’s perspective
13 February 2017 | Binfield, UK [Helen Pearson] Give a lecture a thought provoking title and you will capture an audience. That was certainly true on Tuesday, 7 February as a capacity audience actually overflowed into the corridor for Newbold’s first Diversity Lecture for 2017, ‘Moving beyond Immature Faith – a psychiatrist’s perspective’.
Read MoreADRA Slovenia raises over 20,000 Euros for refugees in Greece
13 February 2017 | Ljubljana, Slovenia [Patricija Virtič] Extremely cold temperatures, wind and snow around Europe have claimed many casualties. Vulnerable people, including refugees are dying from hypothermia. With this kind of weather, even in Greece, ADRA Slovenia started a project, ‘Let’s warm them!’
Read MoreUK Adventists promote peace and freedom during film release
10 February 2017 | St Albans, UK [Kirsty Watkins / tedNEWS] With the UK and Ireland being among the last countries in Europe to release the Mel Gibson blockbuster Hacksaw Ridge, Adventist communities, and especially youth, have been taking advantage of every opportunity to share their faith.
Read MoreNew health association formed in Norway
9 February 2017 | Oslo, Norway [Tor Tjeransen] With a significant number of Adventist members working in the health professions, the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Norway has organised a Health Association to better meet the needs of their communities.
Read MoreHolistic, creative outreach in the South-East European Union
9 February 2017 | Belgrade, Serbia [Victor Hulbert] There is nothing better than the satisfaction of giving away money for mission – and then finding those possibilities of mission multiplied. A report of no less than six mission projects from the South-East European Union, part-funded by the Trans-European Division Creative Initiatives Evangelism fund, is a…
Read MoreEighty years and still in service
7 February 2017 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert] While many complain at the UK government pushing the retirement age up to 68, eighty-year-old Alan Redfern is still going strong as Assistant director of the General Conference Auditing Service at the Trans-European Division office in St Albans, England.
Read MoreDeath of William ‘Bill’ Olson
7 February 2017 | St Albans, UK [Audrey Andersson] It is with great sadness that we announce the death of former TED Treasurer, Bill Olson, on Thursday, 19 January 2017. Bill served as Treasurer in the Trans-European Division from September 2000 to February 2004.
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…
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