Covid-19 and ‘the wilding of the church’ – what sort of leaders do we need?
11 February 2021 | Binfield, UK [Helen Pearson] ‘Re-imagining’ was a key word in Newbold’s first Diversity Lecture of 2021 on Tuesday, 9 February. After environmental disasters, God works in nature giving it an infinite capacity to bounce back. Similarly, God can work through leaders who model and encourage a re-imagining of the church in the…
Read MoreDoes Poverty Have a Colour?
25 November 2020 I Binfield, UK [Michael and Helen Pearson] For its final lecture of 2020, the Newbold Diversity Centre was delighted to welcome Amanda Khozi Mukwashi, the CEO of Christian Aid, on Tuesday, 10th November. The fact that she so clearly identifies as a Seventh-day Adventist added an extra dimension to the event. She framed…
Read MoreUpdate on Teaching at Newbold
26 October 2020 | Binfield, UK [Kirsty Watkins] On Wednesday, 21 October the Executive Committee of the College’s Board of Governors met and voted on the details surrounding the immediate future of teaching on the Newbold campus.
Read MoreScripture and Violence
19 October 2020 | Binfield, UK [Helen Pearson] What is the relationship between religious scripture and violence? The 2020 Beach Lecture explored this question – in105 minutes. Holding the lecture online was a ‘first’ in the Beach Lecture’s 22-year history of commitment to religious bridgebuilding.
Read MoreNewbold College of Higher Education looks to the future; An urgent need to renew focus on ministry and mission
1 October 2020 | Binfield, UK [David Neal] For almost 120 years Newbold College of Higher Education (NCHE) has faithfully served the Trans-European Division (TED), preparing ministers and other workers to serve the region and far beyond.
Read MoreMA in Leadership success with online completion ceremony
22 June 2020 | Binfield, UK [Daniel Duda] Over a four-year period, a mixture of 35 union and conference leaders, along with some local pastors and an ADRA director, have focused on learning and developing new leadership styles under the European MA in Leadership programme. The course was offered by Andrews University via Newbold College of…
Read MoreSupporting diversity at its best: Local Community, Local Challenge
18 March 2020 | Binfield, UK [Helen Pearson] The challenge of creating a community where diversity is respected is ongoing at the local, national and international level. David Putt, from the Jealott's Hill Community Landshare, virtually next door to Newbold College, offered his insights into the process in the college’s March Diversity lecture: ‘A diverse community…
Read MoreOf Brexit, Empire and Theology
12 November 2019 | Binfield, UK [Helen Pearson] A General Election is looming in the UK and Brexit continues to divide the country, so the title of the November Diversity lecture at Newbold College could not have been more appropriate: Theologising Brexit – Anti-blackness and Christian Mission – A Liberationist and Postcolonial Critique.
Read MoreMen and Women Just Like Us
4 October | Binfield, UK [Clive Malcolm/tedNEWS] Sometimes Bible characters seem very distant – unrelated to our modern, 21st century lives. Dr Laurence Turner, an eminent Old Testament scholar, has the ability to bring them to life with real, practical lessons for today.
Read MoreBeing a black Christian woman in Brexit Britain
7 February 2019 | Binfield, UK [Helen Pearson] The February Diversity lecture at Newbold College of Higher Education was a sober reminder of the dangers of partial story-telling in the country and in the churches.
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