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<\/a>Recently retired, M\u00fcller has given a lifetime of service to the Church, beginning his career in the former East Germany and, as he confessed during a workshop presentation, a childhood where people failed to appreciate his creative spirit.<\/p>\nThat sprit was more that recognised during the Conference as Corrado Cozzi and Victor Hulbert, Communication directors of the two European Divisions of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, made a request to the General Conference Communication department to approve this special award.<\/p>\n
Corrado Cozzi, Inter-European Division Communication director, could not agree more. \u201cI first met Matthias when we were youth leaders of our countries. Years later we continue to be colleagues for the same cause but in the Communication department. With plenty of inspired ideas, Matthias has been an example of \u2018daring one step more\u2019. His vision for the mission in the media setting has been accompanied by his tenacity to \u2018walk the talk\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n Klaus Popa succeeded M\u00fcller as Media Centre director. He reflected how important M\u00fcller’s leadership and mentoring has been in the development of his own career. Adrian Dure, another Media Centre employee called him \u201cmy second father,\u201d noting that \u201cI am here because of him.\u201d That is a sentiment that could be repeated by many.<\/p>\n The award was presented by Williams Costa, GC Communication director, who noted M\u00fcller\u2019s generous spirit and commitment to communication on a world-wide scale.<\/p>\n See Also:<\/strong><\/a>\u201cI\u2019ve known Matthias for many years now and have found him to be a very approachable person,\u201d stated Hulbert, Trans-European Division Communication director. \u201cIt did not matter that he was serving in a different Union and a separate Division, he was always ready to cooperate and share. Much of the networking we do today is as a direct result of his mission focused spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/a>M\u00fcller demonstrated those very skills in his Sabbath morning sermon during the conference, skillfully weaving narrative and personal experience with a deep knowledge of scripture, archeology and history. Noting some of the grand artifacts of ancient times, and comparing them with the biblical narrative, he demonstrated how God can do great things with humble, sometimes broken people. After sharing examples from the likes of Moses and Isaiah, he challenged the 120 communicators present to embrace their mission, however small and inadequate they feel, with the closing but enthusiastic words of the Book of Revelation. \u201cThe grace of the Master Jesus be with all of you. Oh, Yes!\u201d [Rev 22:21 Message Bible]<\/p>\n<\/a>GAiN is the acronym for the \u2018Global Adventist Internet Network\u2019, a world-wide initiative of the GC that Europe runs on a regional basis. Network was the clear intentional emphasis for the 2018 conference as the two Divisions joined with multiple Unions, media centres, and individual communicators to discover ways where, together they can better Make God Known in Europe. [ted<\/em>NEWS]<\/p>\n
European Adventists emphasise \u2018This is my mission\u2019
<\/a>Adventist European Communicators Event Showcases Power of Synergy<\/a> (Adventist Review)
A British Union Conference Video Review of GAiN Europe 2018<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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