The Biblical Story – A Study Guide
11 June 2020 | St. Albans, UK [Zlatko Musija] A new baptismal Bible study guide has been designed to help young people fall in love with the Bible and read it as one big story of God’s love.
Read MoreYouth alive pilot programmes vital in Albania & Lithuania
21 April 2020 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert] ‘Youth Alive’ is a practical reality in Albania and Lithuania with two pilot projects running since training last summer.
Read MoreLiving our values in Lockdown
14 April 2020 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert] iCOR, the intergenerational church of refuge, is about Church becoming a safe, community-oriented, spiritual environment for people of all ages. How does that work in a time of lockdown – at a time when churches are closed, families are confined in each other’s presence, others are totally…
Read MoreYouth and Pathfinder Ministries Keeping One Step Ahead across the British Isles
8 April 2020 | Watford, England [Natalie Davison] A rapid close-down of major events and then churches has meant British Pathfindering has undergone a major change to adapt to the COVID-19 crisis.
Read MoreWelsh Mission chooses to adopt iCOR
27 February 2020 | Swansea, UK [Emanuel Bran / tedNEWS] The Welsh Mission of Seventh-day Adventists has decided to adopt the intergenerational Church of Refuge (iCOR) principles and values. According to Welsh Mission President Emanuel Bran, “iCOR complements our local vision amidst the global effort to make and retain disciples.”
Read More‘At Risk’ Youth Leadership inspired at South England Leadership Conference
25 February 2020 | London, UK [SEC Youth Ministries] In a world where there can be a frustrating struggle to find and encourage youth leadership at a local church level, the South England Conference Youth Leadership Conference (YLC) stimulated over ninety leaders towards innovative development.
Read MoreHow do you write a theme song?
15 October 2018 | Belgrade, Serbia [Victor Hulbert] You know how it is. Lots of planning goes into an event: Convention centres are booked, speakers assigned, workshop and witness programmes arranged, meals and accommodation negotiated – then at the last minute someone suggests, “perhaps we should have a theme song!”
Read More“It’s not another programme”
10 September 2018 | Freudenstadt, Germany [Harald Giesebrecht] “This is not another programme. Not one more thing on the pastor’s to-do list”, Stephan Sigg told the participants gathered for the iCOR training for trainers in Freudenstadt, Germany the last week of September.
Read MoreWhat if God is an Atheist?
5 August 2018 | Kassel, Germany [Costin Jordache, Director of Communication and News Editor, Adventist Review] Global Youth Leaders Congress discusses the character of God and the nature of the Church.Small groups discussing challenging questions on a park bench, strangers praying together, spontaneous outbursts of group singing at metro stations. These are only some of…
Read MoreHow Far for a Bible?
3 July 2018 | Llanfihangel-y-pennant, Wales [Victor Hulbert] How far would you be willing to walk to get a Bible? The local bookshop, the nearest town, or only as far as your smartphone to promptly open the app store?
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