TED Spring Meetings Pushes New Strategic focus on Mission and Teamworking
24 May 2021 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert] With particular focus on Mission, Media, Bible and theological training, as well as reaching children, youth and millennials, the Trans-European Division Executive Committee voted two new directors and adjusted the scope of assignments for those so far voted to office for a further term.
Read MoreTED Wellbeing Webinars – finding healing in difficulties
13 May 2021 | St Albans, UK [Paul Lockham] From 10-12 May 2021 the staff of the Trans-European Division office were again joined by leaders and pastors from across Europe (and a few from even further afield) for the presentation of the latest series of Wellbeing Webinars.
Read MoreEuropean Divisions collaborate to teach family ministries online
10 May 2021 | St Albans, UK [Sam Davies, Marek Rakowski] The annual Family Ministries Leadership Training (FMLT) programme took place virtually for the first time this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on “Understanding, supporting, and reaching families”.
Read MorePastor Herman Smit, former TED Communication director, dies age 87
2 May 2021 | St Albans [tedNEWS with Bert Smit] We are sad to announce the death of Pastor Herman Jan Smit on Saturday, 1 May 2021. As well as working in the Netherlands, Smit served as Communication director for what is now the Trans-European Division between 1980 – 1985 then moving on to become the…
Read MoreIndia COVID-19 Second Wave Emergency Appeal
30 April 2021 | Watford, UK [Catherine Boldeau] COVID-19 is currently hitting India extremely hard. As of the 29 April there were 386,452 infections and 3,500 deaths reported in the previous 24 hours. The caseload has surged to 18.3 million cases.
Read MoreDon’t shush me, please!
29 April 2021 | St Albans, UK [Petar Popivanov] “Pharaoh said: Have only men go and worship … Moses answered: We will go with our young and our old, with our sons and our daughters …, because we are to celebrate a festival to the Lord.” Exodus 10:10, 9 Over the weekend of 16-18 April, three departments…
Read MoreTrans-European Division votes strategic framework for a new era
28 April 2021 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert] Trans-European Division (TED) leaders are excited about a new strategic framework for the Division that was voted as working document on Sunday, 28 March. It focuses on plans for mission from now until the 2025 GC Session and beyond.
Read MoreExpanding God’s kingdom
27 April 2021 | St Albans, UK [David Neal, Messenger News Service] ‘Still the driving force – not holding on, not fitting in, but growing the people of God in Europe.’ A conversation about the emerging strategy of the Trans-European Division, with Pastor Raafat Kamal, president.
Read MoreTED devotional webinars – the wellbeing of the whole church
27 April 2021 | St. Albans, UK [Paul Lockham] Continuing with the theme of Wellbeing, four new Devotional Webinars were shared during the Trans-European Division (TED) morning devotional time from 19-22 April.
Read MoreApril Diversity Lecture: Where shall we look for environmental leadership
19 April 2021 | Binfield, UK [Helen Pearson] As the world tries slowly to emerge from the pandemic, the Newbold Diversity lecture for April focused on an even more urgent and serious problem – climate change. Where should we now look for leadership on the challenges presented by our environment?
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