Newbold College of Higher Education Annual Awards Ceremony 2012
16 July 2012 Bracknell, United Kingdom [Maria Rosenquist, tedNEWS] Dr Philip Brown led the 2012 Newbold College Awards Ceremony on Sunday 15 July in his first awards ceremony as principal of the College. Dr Brown opened the proceedings by welcoming the 67 graduands as well as the many family and friends in the audience, and…
Read More100 Trained for the Mission Forward
16 July 2012 Belgrade, Serbia [Laszlo Gallusz, tedNEWS] In the last ten months, two schools for lay members training were held in the South-East European Union Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (SEEUC); one in Novi Sad, Serbia and one in Skopje, Macedonia. About one hundred lay members were trained during these two weekends in…
Read MoreEuropean Pastors United to Make God Known
12 July 2012 St. Albans, United Kingdom [Miroslav Pujic, tedNEWS] The Trans-European Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (TED) based in St. Albans, United Kingdom, will hold the European Pastors’ Conference (EPC) from 21-26 August 2012 in Rogaska Slatina, Slovenia. This gathering of all the division’s pastors and their spouses will be for spiritual growth,…
Read MoreLIFEconnect 2012 Camera Relay
12 July 2012 Watford, United Kingdom [Andrew Willis, tedNEWS] For seven weeks the Olympic torch has been travelling around the United Kingdom. Along the relay route communities have come together to celebrate the individuals carrying the torch. When the flame is lit at the opening ceremony on the 27th July attention will be focused on…
Read MoreOlympic Adventist Roundup – UK Style
05 July 2012 London, UK [Victor Hulbert/Colin Stewart] With the Olympic torch currently being carried across the UK in the run-up to the commencement of the London 2012 Games, Seventh-day Adventists are joining in the excitement and enjoying the opportunity to witness. Special books have been published, events planned and church halls opened to the…
Read MoreImproving 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 MoreThe Art of Leadership – Some Reflections
28 June 2012 St Albans, UK [Bertil Wiklander] A colleague recently reminded me of Peter Drucker’s distinction between management and leadership: ‘Management is doing things right – Leadership is doing the right things.’ It made me think again of the real nature of leadership. What helps us know how to do the right things? See…
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 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 MoreNewbold College Sets out Updated Vision, Mission and Values
24 May 2012 Bracknell, United Kingdom [Newbold College] The Newbold College Board of Governors has authorised updated Vision, Mission and Values Statements presented by the Principal, Dr Philip Brown, at the AGM and Board of Governors meeting at Newbold College on Sunday 13th May. The updated statements were developed using a collaboration of ideas from…
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