Response to ‘No’ Vote on Women’s Ordination
8 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Victor Hulbert, tedNEWS] Delegates at the 60th Session of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists voted 'no' with an overwhelming majority on a question regarding the ordination of women to Gospel Ministry.
Read MoreNewboldians Reconnect at General Conference Session
8 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Kirsty Watkins, tedNEWS] Around 100 former students, staff, and friends of Newbold College of Higher Education met on Tuesday evening, 7 July for a special get-together at the General Conference (GC) Session.
Read MoreTrans-European Division Officer Team Now Completed
9 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Victor Hulbert, tedNEWS] The election of officers to serve the Trans-European Division was completed on Thursday morning, 9 July, with Audrey Andersson and Nenad Jepuranović being asked to continue in their roles of Executive Secretary and Treasurer.
Read MorePastor Raafat Kamal Re-elected as TED President
6 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Victor Hulbert, tedNEWS] On Monday afternoon, 6 July, Pastor Raafat Kamal, 51, was re-elected as president of the Trans-European Division of the Seventh-day Adventists Church (TED), based in St Albans, United Kingdom.
Read More‘Finishing the Work’ Effective Mantra for Treasury Report
4 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Victor Pilmoor with Victor Hulbert, tedNEWS] The after-lunch slot is never the best time to speak – so when lunch is delayed due to the late finishing morning session it was impressive how many delegates made it back for what is usually the most technical – and…
Read MoreEmpowerment to Mission Top Priority for Re-elected President
3 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Victor Hulbert, tedNEWS] Re-elected by a wide margin, Elder Ted Wilson is ready to set the agenda for his second term as World President of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Read MoreNewbold College Partners with University of Wales Trinity Saint David
3 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Victor Hulbert, tedNEWS] Visit the exhibition area of the Seventh-day Adventist World Church Session in San Antonio, Texas and you will not fail to see bright and cheerful Newbold staff interacting with a broad range of visitors and delegates. Sometimes they will even be dressed in a guardsman…
Read MorePresident’s Report Looks back, but Urges ‘Go Forward’
2 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Victor Hulbert, tedNEWS] Considering the jet-lag still being faced by the majority of TED delegates it was impressive to see the turn-out for the President's report on Thursday evening, 2 July. After all, they had already done a full day of business. And it's not just the jet-lag,…
Read More“Arise! Shine! Jesus is Coming!”
2 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Victor Hulbert, tedNEWS] Thursday morning broke fresh and bright! The 15-minute walk to the Alamodome from the Convention centre was refreshing in the balmy 23C breeze. The security guards and hosts made life easy and friendly. San Antonio is a very hospital place.
Read MoreMillions Visit Adventist Social Media
23 June 2015 | St Albans, United Kingdom [Mirjana Tešanović, tedNEWS] We live in a time in which people’s lives are unavoidably dominated by the presence of media. A time in which reality can often seem veiled by social media and programmes broadcast on the Internet are both popular and commonplace. In response to such a…
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