\u201cThis is part of a strategic goal, to work and move together,\u201d GAiN Europe leaders reminded participants as they introduced the unveiling. \u201cWhat we can achieve together is much more than what we can accomplish by ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n
Collaboration in the Making<\/strong><\/p>\n GAiN leaders explained that since 2012, Adventist communication leaders were dreaming of working together. A few years later, European church communicators moved from ideas to action as they launched the Rest<\/em> project in 2016, in partnership with Hope Channel, Inc. The fledgling initiative, which sought to motivate audiences to reflect on the meaning of Sabbath rest, energised communicators across Europe to keep exploring ideas for collaborative multimedia projects.<\/p>\n After a momentous GAiN Europe conference in the United Kingdom in 2017, where communication leaders established the foundation for greater collaboration, they developed the 2017-18 project, This Is My Mission<\/em>. In February 2019, during a worldwide GAiN convention in Jordan, GAiN Europe communicators introduced Fathers<\/em><\/a>, which became an award-winning documentary and a book.<\/p>\n After Fathers<\/em>, the communicators decided to explore the notion of Uncertainty<\/em>. Little did they know when they chose that project how relevant it would become a year later, as the COVID-19 pandemic brought worldwide worry, anxiety, and a lot of uncertainty. That collaboration kept the teams busy from 2019-21. And in 2021, during a virtual GAiN Europe conference, the group decided to focus on the notion of happiness.<\/p>\n Beyond Borders<\/strong><\/p>\n What began as a mostly European idea soon crossed borders to include productions from other countries such as Brazil, South Africa, and South Korea. As of 2022, 26 countries have participated in producing spots or clips, 27 countries have collaborated to produce documentary films, and 21 countries have provided authors for the printed resources.<\/p>\n \u201cOur goal has been to create the environment and the spirit and the community that may think more as \u2018we\u2019 and less as \u2018I,\u2019\u201d Adrian Dure, Hope Media Europe producer and coordinator of network projects, said during the October 15 presentation. \u201cWe keep creating a community that is willing and wants to work together.\u201d<\/p>\n About Happiness<\/strong><\/p>\n The idea to focus on the notion of happiness was born out of a vote by GAiN participants after a brainstorming session during the virtual event in 2021. The cross-media initiative was created and coordinated by Hope Media Europe, the Inter-European Division (EUD), and the Trans-European Division (TED) of the Adventist Church. It also included the cooperation of the Inter-American Division (IAD), the North American Division (NAD), and the South American Division (SAD), GAiN leaders said.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AME_100115000_20221015_TOR5985.jpeg\")
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