Improving and Growing Yourself to Improve, Grow and Serve Your Church Organisation
28 June 2012 Bracknell, UK [Philip R Brown] In The Twelve Absolutes of Leadership Gary Burnison recounts the story of a farmer whose donkey fell into a well. The farmer frantically thought about what he could do as the stricken animal cried out to be rescued. With no obvious solution, the farmer regretfully concluded that…
Read MoreAdventist Church Celebrates 20 Years of Official Work in Albania
16 June 2012 Tirana, Albania [Julian Kastrati, tedNEWS] The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Albania celebrated the 20th anniversary of its offical work in the country. Although Adventist presence dates back to the 1930s, the first church was organised in Tirana in the spring of 1992. This was a result of the evangelistic meetings held by…
Read MoreRevamped Adventist Study Center to Expand Research Capacity of Church
14 June, 2012 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States [Elizabeth Lechleitner/ANN] Seventh-day Adventist historians say a recent overhaul of the church’s research facilities signals a new commitment to deepening members’ historical understanding of Adventist identity and the denomination's history. The church’s Office of Archives, Statistics and Research (ASTR) opened a new research center at Adventist world…
Read MoreAdventist Musician Receives an Award from the Swedish King
12 June 2012 Stockholm, Sweden [Rainer Refsbäck, tedNEWS] Herbert Blomstedt has been awarded the ‘Seraphim Medal’ by the royal house in his home country Sweden. It was thought that he would receive it from His Majesty's hand on Friday, June 15, but the King will have to wait, because Herbert Blomstedt is, despite being 85 years old,…
Read MoreAustralian Coroner Rules Dingo Indeed Took Baby in 1980
12 June 2012 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States [Ansel Oliver/ANN] Today’s ruling from an inquest into the 1980 disappearance of a baby of Seventh-day Adventist Church members in Australia could mark the final chapter of a legal saga that for years tormented the family, divided that nation and marred the image of the religious denomination there. A…
Read MoreJan Paulsen Receives Order of Merit
06 June 2012 Røyse, Norway [Tor Tjeransen] All eyes were on the former world leader of the Seventh-day Adventist Church as Ambassador Knut Vollebaek fastened the navy blue silk ribbon with the cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit around the neck of Pastor Jan Paulsen at a ceremony in Norway on June 2. “I have…
Read MoreBusiness as Usual is not the Option
28 May 2012 St. Albans, United Kingdom [Miroslav Pujic, tedNEWS] Forty-three delegates from the eleven Unions and three attached Fields, which constitute the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Trans-European region, (TED), including TED administrators and departmental directors, met at Newbold College, United Kingdom from 10 - 12 May 2012. The purpose of the meetings was…
Read MoreInternet Conference Focuses on Denominational Integration, Best Practices
28 May 2012 Hong Kong, China [Ansel Oliver/ANN & tedNEWS] About 160 participants from around the world gathered for the eighth such forum, held this year in Hong Kong. The forum is held in different world regions each year to better accommodate local church administrators and members. Compared to previous conferences, this year’s forum includes…
Read MoreBBC TV Focuses on Adventist Music
28 May 2012 London, United Kingdom [BUC NEWS] Two special editions of the BBC 1 programme, Songs of Praise, have had a specific emphasis on Adventist music. The first, broadcast on Sunday, 20 May was on the theme of Spirituals, whose messages have resonance with the Adventist message, as they focus strongly on the themes…
Read MoreEstonian Adventists Celebrate their 115th Anniversary “In the Light of the Beginning”
07 May 2012 Tartu, Estonia [Lauri Beekmann] Estonian Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church celebrated its 115th anniversary in the biggest concert hall of southern Estonia on the 27th and 28th of April bringing together Adventists and friends from different parts of Estonia and also brothers and sisters in faith from other countries. “The spring…
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