Can we be friends with those we disagree with?
I read Chaim Potok’s Chosen recently. If you are not familiar with Potok and his work, he is one of the most prominent Jewish author of many books and also a rabbi. In his novel, The Chosen, he writes about the unlikely friendship...
Safeguarding in the Irish Mission
I was appointed Designated safeguarding officer for Belfast church in Sept 2013 and I am into my 2nd three year term for Safeguarding officer for the Northern Irish mission churches. The BUC has given us guidelines to follow in...
7me Training Event Brings the Church Into the 21st Century
This past weekend on 20-21 May, the Secretariat and Treasury departments at the British Union Conference (BUC) collaborated in an exciting training event at Kents Hill Park Conference Centre near Milton Keynes. The event brought...
Reflections on Mental Health Awareness Week 2023
"Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, But a good word makes it glad." Proverbs 12:25. The theme for Mental Health Awareness Week 2023, held 15-21 May, focused on anxiety. In highlighting the topic, Mental Health...
Celebrating 160 Years of What Defines Us
This year, the #AdventistChurch will celebrate 160 years–and you’re invited! It was 160 years ago, two years into the American Civil War, 20 believers from churches around the Midwest and Northeast gathered in Battle Creek,...
BUC President Reflects On 2023 Ministerial Council
The British Union Conference (BUC) held 'Called for This!', its 2023 Ministerial Council from 28 April to 1 May in Hinckley, Leicestershire, for pastoral workers and their families. Under the leadership of Pastor Sam Ouadjo, BUC...