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Issue 737


In this Issue	Issue 737
Mission to Cities Initiative Highlights Spring Meeting Opening 02 May 2012 Silver Spring, United States [Ansel Oliver/ANN and Miroslav Pujic/tedNEWS] Top regional Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders identified 24 cities that will receive targeted outreach efforts, the next step of a plan voted by church officials last year to focus on urban area ministry worldwide... Read more AWR Honours Swedish Radio Workers 02 May 2012 Gothenburg, Sweden [Tor Tjeransen] The Swedish radio workers Siv Molin and Anne-Maj Sandström were honoured with the Adventist World Radio (AWR) Award of Merit on April 30. Senior Vice President for AWR, Greg Scott, presented the awards at the close of a four day training event for radio workers... Read more World Religious Freedom Congress Calls to Avoid Secular Society’s Lead 24 April 2012, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic [Mark Kellner/Adventist Review; tedNEWS] Addressing nearly 900 delegates and guests at the Seventh World Congress of the International Religious Liberty Association, Denton Lotz, a noted Baptist minister and IRLA president, summarised the purpose of... Read more Pastors in England Discuss Postmodernism & Outreach 24 April 2012 Bracknell, United Kingdom [Kirsten Øster-Lundqvist] South England Conference ministers in the provinces gathered at Newbold church on Wednesday 18 April 2012 to discuss postmodernism and outreach to the majority population. A presentation on postmodernism by... Read more Conference on Adventist-Muslim Relations in Sarajevo 24 April 2012 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina [Lidija Djordjević-Runić; tedNEWS] Over one hundred participants gathered on 23-25 March 2012 in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) for a Mission Conference. The conference was organised by the conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Adventist Mission department of the South-East European Union Conference... Read more Organizational Leadership Development Process The church needs people who continually experience learning and growth as they go about their ministry. Such persons develop as leaders who in turn create positive transformation. They integrate learning and change with their experience. They in turn disciple others who grow as leaders, experience meaning in their service, and contribute significant organizational... Read more	also in the news Newbold Appoints New College Chaplain Job Vacancies at Newbold College 'Green Sabbath' Produces Eco-Christians Is the Adventist Church Missing $12 Billion? features & analysis Emotional Intelligence: The Most Important Leadership Quality? Building Beneath the Surface - The Leader's Inner Life A World of Possibilities 'Good preaching – What is it?' GET ACTIVE - Day 2 - Snow Skiing Join Patricia Ferreira as she goes on a 15 day GET ACTIVE challenge trying out a variety of sports and encouraging others to get out there and give it a go visit us on Facebook Trans-European Division tedMEDIA LIFEconnect
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Issue 736


In this Issue	Issue 736
Newbold Appoints New College Chaplain 23 April 2012 Bracknell, United Kingdom [Newbold College, tedNEWS] Pastor Paul Goltz has been appointed Newbold College Chaplain from the beginning of the 2012-13 academic year. “The Newbold College community stands to benefit from Paul’s warm, caring manner” Dr Philip Brown, Principal, said this week. “He knows how to accommodate those who might have different... Read more Job Vacancies at Newbold College Newbold College is a student-centred, inclusive and innovative college of higher education operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It is located about 40 miles west of London, United Kingdom. We are seeking to make the following full-time appointments from 1 August 2012... Read more 'Green Sabbath' Produces Eco-Christians 07 April 2012 London, United Kingdom [SEC Communications/Colin Stewart, Olympic Outreach Team] "Green Sabbath was rejuvenating and refreshing after getting into the 'green' mentality. The song that played on my mind was 'How Great Thou Art' especially on our walk to church in the morning," said Marilyn Le Feuvre, Communication leader at Horley Gatwick Adventist church.... Read more Is the Adventist Church Missing $12 Billion? 02 April 2012 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States [Ansel Oliver/ANN] How much money would the Seventh-day Adventist Church have for mission each year if world membership records were accurate and each member returned a faithful tithe?... Read more	also in the news Evangelism among Postmoderns – Norwegian Pastors Sharpen Skills Newbold College Partners with University of Winchester Seminar on 'Sexual Abuse of Children' Vacancy at Newbold College features & analysis Emotional Intelligence: The Most Important Leadership Quality? Building Beneath the Surface - The Leader's Inner Life A World of Possibilities 'Good preaching – What is it?' GET ACTIVE - Day 1 - Cycling Join Patricia Ferreira as she goes on a 15 day GET ACTIVE challenge trying out a variety of sports and encouraging others to get out there and give it a go visit us on Facebook Trans-European Division tedMEDIA LIFEconnect
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Creative Use of Media Makes the Difference in Croatia and Slovenia 23 March 2012 Zagreb, Croatia [Darko Kovacevic, tedNEWS] A hundred fifty participants gathered on 17-18 March 2012 in Zagreb, Croatia for the media conference organised by the Adriatic Union of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The main purpose of the meeting was to explore the possibilities in social media, photography,... Read more "I Need You, God!" - Mission Conference in Skoplje 22 March 2012 Skoplje, Macedonia [Laszlo Gallusz, tedNEWS] Two hundred participants gathered on 09-11 March 2012 in Skoplje, Macedonia for a Mission Conference organised by Macedonian Mission and the South-East European Union of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (SEEUC). The conference was attended by leaders and members... Read more Moving Conversion Story 22 March 2012 Leknes, Norway [Tor Tjeransen, tedNEWS] During a weekend on contextualization March 16-18 the audience in the Leknes Seventh-day Church in North Norway heard the moving story of Richard Elofer’s conversion from the Jewish faith to Adventism... Read more Emotional Intelligence: The Most Important Leadership Quality? Arriving in a new district or taking up a new position in an organisation is always fraught with anticipation, uncertainty and worry. This was particularly true when my husband took a pastoral position in an area with which he was not familiar. Shortly upon arrival, one well-meaning church member offered him very insightful advice. He said: ‘You cannot tell the people... Read more	also in the news Internet Ministry Impacts Church Growth in Albania Facelift of Student Facilities at Newbold College Begins Testimony on Substance Abuse Brings Harlow South to Tears features & analysis Emotional Intelligence: The Most Important Leadership Quality? Building Beneath the Surface - The Leader's Inner Life A World of Possibilities 'Good preaching – What is it?' The Great Hope Project ...think differently... think possibilities!' visit us on Facebook Trans-European Division tedMEDIA LIFEconnect
tedNEWS Staff: Miroslav Pujic, director; Deana Stojkovic, editor 119 St Peter's Street, St Albans, Herts, AL1 3EY, England E-mail: tednews@ted-adventist.org Website: www.ted-adventist.org tedNEWS is an information bulletin issued by the communication department of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Trans-European Division. You are free to re-print any portion of the bulletin without the need for special permission. However, we kindly request that you identify tedNEWS whenever you publish these materials.

Issue 735


In this Issue	Issue 735
Evangelism among Postmoderns – Norwegian Pastors Sharpen Skills 29 March 2012 Royse Norway [Tor Tjeransen, tedNEWS] “How could your church bridge the gap between the church and postmoderns?” That was one of the questions Dr Miroslav Pujic posed to forty Adventist pastors in Norway at a pastor’s meeting designed to sharpen... Read more Newbold College Partners with University of Winchester 29 March 2012 Bracknell, United Kingdom [tedNEWS] For the past few months Newbold College has spent much time preparing for institutional approval to become a partner institution of the University of Winchester. The College received such approval on Wednesday 28 March 2012 and so is now permitted... Read more Seminar on 'Sexual Abuse of Children' 28 March 2012 Zagreb, Croatia [Tunde Torma, tedNEWS] A seminar on the topic ‘Sexual Abuse of Children’, organised by Children and Youth Department of Adriatic Union Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, was held in Zagreb, Croatia on 18 March 2012... Read more Vacancy at Newbold College Newbold College of Higher Education, United Kingdom, seeks to appoint a full-time lecturer within its Department of Theological Studies (DTS). Newbold’s DTS is internationally recognised in Seventh-day Adventist Christian circles as being a centre of excellence in biblical, theological and pastoral education... Read more	also in the news Creative Use of Media Makes the Difference in Croatia and Slovenia Facelift of Student Facilities at Newbold College Begins Moving Conversion Story Emotional Intelligence: The Most Important Leadership Quality? features & analysis Emotional Intelligence: The Most Important Leadership Quality? Building Beneath the Surface - The Leader's Inner Life A World of Possibilities 'Good preaching – What is it?' Vintage Values — 'Direct Access' Looking back to the 1920's watch out for VINTAGE VALUES, a series of short illustrations that will bring old fashion etiquette to a new generation. It is bound to bridge the gap between young and old, members and neighbors. visit us on Facebook Trans-European Division tedMEDIA LIFEconnect
tedNEWS Staff: Miroslav Pujic, director; Deana Stojkovic, editor 119 St Peter's Street, St Albans, Herts, AL1 3EY, England E-mail: tednews@ted-adventist.org Website: www.ted-adventist.org tedNEWS is an information bulletin issued by the communication department of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Trans-European Division. You are free to re-print any portion of the bulletin without the need for special permission. However, we kindly request that you identify tedNEWS whenever you publish these materials.

Issue 734


In this Issue	Issue 734
Creative Use of Media Makes the Difference in Croatia and Slovenia 23 March 2012 Zagreb, Croatia [Darko Kovacevic, tedNEWS] A hundred fifty participants gathered on 17-18 March 2012 in Zagreb, Croatia for the media conference organised by the Adriatic Union of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The main purpose of the meeting was to explore the possibilities in social media, photography,... Read more "I Need You, God!" - Mission Conference in Skoplje 22 March 2012 Skoplje, Macedonia [Laszlo Gallusz, tedNEWS] Two hundred participants gathered on 09-11 March 2012 in Skoplje, Macedonia for a Mission Conference organised by Macedonian Mission and the South-East European Union of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (SEEUC). The conference was attended by leaders and members... Read more Moving Conversion Story 22 March 2012 Leknes, Norway [Tor Tjeransen, tedNEWS] During a weekend on contextualization March 16-18 the audience in the Leknes Seventh-day Church in North Norway heard the moving story of Richard Elofer’s conversion from the Jewish faith to Adventism... Read more Emotional Intelligence: The Most Important Leadership Quality? Arriving in a new district or taking up a new position in an organisation is always fraught with anticipation, uncertainty and worry. This was particularly true when my husband took a pastoral position in an area with which he was not familiar. Shortly upon arrival, one well-meaning church member offered him very insightful advice. He said: ‘You cannot tell the people... Read more	also in the news Internet Ministry Impacts Church Growth in Albania Facelift of Student Facilities at Newbold College Begins Testimony on Substance Abuse Brings Harlow South to Tears features & analysis Emotional Intelligence: The Most Important Leadership Quality? Building Beneath the Surface - The Leader's Inner Life A World of Possibilities 'Good preaching – What is it?' The Great Hope Project ...think differently... think possibilities!' visit us on Facebook Trans-European Division tedMEDIA LIFEconnect
tedNEWS Staff: Miroslav Pujic, director; Deana Stojkovic, editor 119 St Peter's Street, St Albans, Herts, AL1 3EY, England E-mail: tednews@ted-adventist.org Website: www.ted-adventist.org tedNEWS is an information bulletin issued by the communication department of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Trans-European Division. You are free to re-print any portion of the bulletin without the need for special permission. However, we kindly request that you identify tedNEWS whenever you publish these materials.

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	Internet Ministry Impacts Church Growth in Albania 08 March 2012 Tirana, Albania [tedNEWS] There were many reasons to give praises and thanks to God as churches and groups throughout Albania convened in Tirana for the “Festival of Faith” and Internet Ministry training on 25 and 26 February 2012. Pr Julian Kastrati, Web Pastor for Albania, could not hide... Read more

	Facelift of Student Facilities at Newbold College Begins 07 March 2012 Bracknell, United Kingdom [tedNEWS] Since commencing as Principal at Newbold College late last year Dr Philip Brown has initiated a much-need refurbishment schedule for the halls of residence, cafeteria and gymnasium. “Improving the standard of existing facilities is vital to the student experience on campus... Read more

	Testimony on Substance Abuse Brings Harlow South to Tears 02 March 2012 Harlow, United Kingdom [Calvin Mazengwe/SEC] A young man from Reading spoke of a life spent battling addictions to the group assembled at Harlow South Church Plant in Essex for their Youth Day, on February 4th. Michael Oxley told the youths assembled for a program on substance... Read more

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Four Church Plants are being Organised into Local Adventist Churches in the Netherlands
In Hungary, Amended Religion Law Recognises Seventh-day Adventist Church
Survey of Adventist ‘Opinions, Attitudes and Spiritual Life Patterns’ Coming to Local Churches

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Issue 732


In this Issue	Issue 732
Four Church Plants are being Organised into Local Adventist Churches in the Netherlands 29 February 2012 Huis ter Heide, the Netherlands [tedNEWS] This spring four church plants in the Netherlands Union Conference (NUC) are being organised into a recognised Seventh-day Adventist church. The Netherlands Union has from the beginning of this century heavily invested in starting of new church plants... Read more In Hungary, Amended Religion Law Recognises Seventh-day Adventist Church 28 February 2012 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States [Bettina Krause; TED] A difficult saga for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Hungary took a new turn this week when the nation’s lawmakers voted to restore the denomination’s official church status. Hungary’s parliament amended the country’s controversial “Law on Churches”... Read more Survey of Adventist ‘Opinions, Attitudes and Spiritual Life Patterns’ Coming to Local Churches 24 February 2012 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States [Elizabeth Lechleitner/ANN] More than 60 percent of Seventh-day Adventists worldwide are women. Less than 40 percent of American Adventists study their Bible once a week. Regularly cited at Adventist board meetings and business sessions... Read more	also in the news 'Bible 3D - Would the Bible fit in Harpa?' LIFEconnect Comes to Sweden New Boost to Anglo-German Relations features & analysis Building Beneath the Surface - The Leader's Inner Life A World of Possibilities 'Good preaching – What is it?' Paul Lee and Croydon SDA Choir - 'Family of Man' - 'inTUNE' A collection of Christian music videos from a variety of genres, performed by a range of European artists. 43 music video clips on a set of 3 DVDs. visit us on Facebook Trans-European Division tedMEDIA LIFEconnect
tedNEWS Staff: Miroslav Pujic, director; Deana Stojkovic, editor 119 St Peter's Street, St Albans, Herts, AL1 3EY, England E-mail: tednews@ted-adventist.org Website: www.ted-adventist.org tedNEWS is an information bulletin issued by the communication department of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Trans-European Division. You are free to re-print any portion of the bulletin without the need for special permission. However, we kindly request that you identify tedNEWS whenever you publish these materials.


In this Issue	Issue 731
'Bible 3D - Would the Bible fit in Harpa?' 24 February 2012 Reykjavik, Iceland [tedNEWS] Reykjavik, Iceland provided the venue for a pilot outreach project which could serve as a new method within the most secular countries of the Trans-European Division of the Seventh-day Adventists (TED). During the period 4-16 February 2012 the Seventh-day Adventist... Read more LIFEconnect Comes to Sweden 24 February 2012 Jönköping, Sweden [tedNEWS] LIFEconnect, a new and dynamic initiative for sharing the Gospel on the web, was introduced last weekend by Pr Miroslav Pujic, Communication & Media Ministries Director for the Trans-European Division... Read more New Boost to Anglo-German Relations 22 February 2012 Bracknell, United Kingdom [Newbold] Detailed discussions over the last six months with our state-recognised Seventh-day Adventist university in Germany have resulted in Newbold College being granted permission to offer undergraduate and postgraduate degrees which will be conferred... Read more	also in the news Militant Secularisation Threat to Religion Adventist Leaders Visit the President of Poland Newbold College Joins Two International Associations features & analysis Building Beneath the Surface - The Leader's Inner Life A World of Possibilities 'Good preaching – What is it?' Ralf Poehler, Theology Professor from Germany, answers what is theology. visit us on Facebook Trans-European Division tedMEDIA LIFEconnect
tedNEWS Staff: Miroslav Pujic, director; Deana Stojkovic, editor 119 St Peter's Street, St Albans, Herts, AL1 3EY, England E-mail: tednews@ted-adventist.org Website: www.ted-adventist.org tedNEWS is an information bulletin issued by the communication department of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Trans-European Division. You are free to re-print any portion of the bulletin without the need for special permission. However, we kindly request that you identify tedNEWS whenever you publish these materials.


In this Issue	Issue 730
Militant Secularisation Threat to Religion 14 February 2012 London, United Kingdom [BBC News; tedNEWS] Britain is under threat from a rising tide of "militant secularisation", Baroness Warsi and a conservative cabinet minister wrote in an article for the Daily Telegraph. Religion is being "sidelined, marginalised and downgraded in the public... Read more Adventist Leaders Visit the President of Poland 14 February 2012 Warsaw, Poland [Andrzej Siciński, AAI; tedNEWS] On 24 January 2012 Mr Bronislaw Komorowski, President of Poland, invited to the Presidential Palace representatives from Christianity, Judaism, and Islam for a New-Year meeting. Christian denominations were represented by members of ... Read more Newbold College Joins Two International Associations 13 February 2012 Bracknell, United Kingdom [tedNEWS] Newbold College is now an international member of the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC). This is an association of 600+ small and mid-sized private liberal arts colleges and universities in and outside the United States. “I am delighted to... Read more	also in the news Meeting Point in Cyprus Order of Merit to Jan Paulsen World Day of Religious Freedom in Croatia Operation Global Rain features & analysis Building Beneath the Surface - The Leader's Inner Life A World of Possibilities Women in Leadership 'Good preaching – What is it?' How should we treat the newly elected leader? 'Happy Home' - Experiencing the Joy - This is a collection of 42 short drama clips in a variety of styles dealing with Adventist beliefs in a creative approach and asking current questions. visit us on Facebook Trans-European Division tedMEDIA LIFEconnect
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Mission to Cities Initiative Highlights Spring Meeting Opening

AWR Honours Swedish Radio Workers

World Religious Freedom Congress Calls to Avoid Secular Society’s Lead

Pastors in England Discuss Postmodernism & Outreach

Conference on Adventist-Muslim Relations in Sarajevo