Messy church – It’s more than a programme
30 May 2019 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert] Messy Church has become an established programme for many churches across the Trans-European Division (TED) – but during an International Messy Church Conference, 2 – 5 May, Adventist participants recognised that it was far more than just a programme.
Read MoreADRA Norway praised by Auditor General
29 May 2019 | Røyse, Norway [Tor Tjeransen] In 2018 ADRA Norway received NOK 73 million (7.48 million Euros) from Norad, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, for education programmes in Ethiopia, South Sudan, Somalia, Niger, Mali, and Myanmar. This included helping children with special needs to gain an education.
Read MoreADRA Croatia team join Wings for Life World Run
28 May 2019 | Zadar, Croatia [Darko Kovačević] Wearing running shirts emblazoned with the ADRA logo and slogan ‘Justice. Compassion. Love’, an ADRA Croatia team participated in the globally renowned humanitarian international Wings for Life World Run. Together they ran a total of 227.5 km in Zadar, an attractive coastal city, host to the race…
Read MoreA new sporting look for Newbold’s 23rd Annual General Meeting
24 May 2019 | Binfield, UK [Angeline Tyrokomos] Sombrely dressed men and women headed towards a sports hall? That is not the traditional picture of the Newbold Annual General Meeting – a review of academic and financial progress over the past twelve months. Yet on Sunday, 19 May, that is exactly what happened. With the…
Read MoreBecoming European: The Trans-European Division at 90
23 May 2019 | Binfield, United Kingdom [Victor Hulbert with Helen Pearson] There are three essentials for a good party: guests, a cake and a good speech. Leaders of the Trans-European Division found they had all three aplenty when they gathered for a ninety-year celebration on Saturday afternoon, 18 May.
Read MoreASI Europe responds to ‘Macedonian call’
22 May 2019 | Paris, France [Christiane Theiss] “Five years ago, I received a ‘Letter from Macedonia’”, Christiane Theiss, ASI Europe president states. “It offered IT services, webhosting, web design and software development. At first glance I thought that this was a marketing letter like many others I received in the past, but then something…
Read MoreWith time out of the office, TED aims for caring staff environment
20 May 2019 | St Albans, United Kingdom [Victor Hulbert] Working together for better health outcomes, staff at the Trans-European Division (TED) office took two full days to focus on positive health in a comprehensive programme that reviewed stress, diet, exercise, mental health, and the work-life balance. Day one was theory as health specialists provided information…
Read MoreTrans-European Division Recommendations to Encourage Greater Participation of Women in Ministry and Leadership
21 May 2019 | St Albans, United Kingdom [TED Executive Committee] On Monday, 20 May, the Trans-European Division (TED) Executive Committee voted a series of recommendations to encourage the greater participation of women in ministry and leadership.
Read MoreNurture, retention and renewal for pastors at the BUC Ministers’ Council
23 May 2019 | Grantham, United Kingdom [Messenger News Service] As British Union Conference Ministerial Director Eglan Brooks and his team of association secretaries, pastors, George Kumi (NEC) and Ebenezer Jones-Lartey (SEC) planned the 2019 Ministerial Council, they designed it with a difference. ‘Our world needs strong leaders to nurture, retain and place opportunities for…
Read MoreWhere ancient documents meet modern technology
20 May 2019 | Saint Catherine’s Monastery, Egypt [Tor Tjeransen/tedNEWS] Ancient manuscripts, many of which have not been fully studied, are now being made available to academics by a careful process of digitalisation in a remote Sinai monastery.
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