THE Newboldian autumn / winter 2013 for alumni and friends of Newbold College of Higher Education

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> 1960S Reunion LION > Religious Peace Building OUT OF THE CAGE > Embracing Green Initiatives Freeing the Gospel from Cultural Captivity > The Case for Quality Faith-Based Education

The Newboldian 2013 Autumn NEW.indd 1 06/11/2013 11:34 THE NEWBOLDIAN: A magazine for alumni and friends of Newbold College of Higher Education Autumn/Winter 2013 features Editor: KIRSTY WATKINS 08 Letting the Lion Out of the Cage: Design: Freeing the Gospel from Cultural Captivity ALEXANDER BODONYI Dr Daryl Murdoch, Director of Adventist Schools Photography: in Australia, explores the case for quality faith-based ALEXANDER BODONYI education and his vision for a strong education system TIM WATKINS and a vibrant, future-oriented Church capable of playing the part of freeing the gospel lion in Europe. Thank you to all of those who have contributed to this edition, through photography and articles.

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Newbold College of Higher Education St Marks Road 12 THE HISTORICAL ROOTS OF OUR Binfield, Bracknell Berkshire, RG42 4AN United Kingdom RELIGIOUS FESTIVITIES: Tel: +44 (0)1344 407407 The Origin of Christmas [email protected] www.newbold.ac.uk Dr Tibor Tonhaizer, Newbold School of English student and leader of the Church History Department Letters to the editor may be considered at the Hungarian Adventist eological College, takes for publication and may be edited. Letters can be submitted to: the celebration of the Christmas season back to its [email protected] historical and religious roots. 14 A REUNION AT NEWBOLD: Staff and students from the 1960S gather at Newbold after 50 years Jerry Hoyle (1964-1965) returned to Newbold for a weekend of reconnecting and reminiscing in August.

The Newboldian 2013 Autumn NEW.indd 2 06/11/2013 11:35 Newbold news 20 Newbold's Longest Serving Staff 04 From the Principal Member to Retire: Dr Mike Pearson will retire from full-time 06 At Home and Beyond: teaching at Newbold in December Staff and Student Service Projects Dr John Baildam, Deputy Principal and long-time friend and colleague, details over 40 years of Dr Pearson’s service to Newbold. 11 Life - Changing, Faith - Affirming: How their 22 Heroes The Game: experience at Newbold is Evangelism Campaign Sparks iPhone App Used changing the lives of our by Thousands students A London-based group of Adventists, including several Newbold graduates, launched a Bible game 16 Hot off the Press: Staff for iPhones over summer and achieved over 5,000 Research, Community downloads in the ‘rst week of release. Engagement and 23 The Elusive Quest: Achievements Religious Peace Building in a World of Campus Renewal and Difference 26 Development David Porter, the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Director of Reconciliation, delivered the 2013 Beach Lecture in Alumni News and Events October. 28 31 Student Life

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The Newboldian 2013 Autumn NEW.indd 3 06/11/2013 11:35 correctly - to teach them how to will extend way beyond random learn anything for themselves.” and occasional acts of service We might well add “… and that we might organise or to understand how they can use encourage our students and sta™ whatever they are studying to to participate in. is would serve God and others”. I believe involve integrating increasing a tailored service-learning service activities into each programme at Newbold can student’s programme of study and a™ord our students opportunities providing opportunities to engage to gain insight into what in service at an ever-increasing includes appropriate service and level of intensity. is could its impact on those ‘serving’ and include collaborating with sta™ ‘being served’. mentors, community members is academic year we and other students; participating have begun to explore a more in a range of in-class critical deliberate approach to service- re¡ection activities; keeping a learning which utilises our weekly guided journal for critical curricula to further our mission. re¡ection over the course of is includes how we can the semester; participating in in¡uence our community and a class-wide and site-speci‘c the lives of our students via a group online discussion of more intentional service-learning experiences; writing an analytical programme. paper integrating research into ere are several reasons why issues faced by community service-learning should matter in partners; giving presentations that from the the Newbold context: demonstrate academic/personal/ 1. It’s what a Christ-centred civic learnings and apply these learning community to new situations; and engaging does – 1 Peter 4:10 in semester - or summer - long PrincipaL says: “Each one should use projects. whatever gift he has received ere is a continuum when to serve others.” Serving is it comes to implementing Meeting the Needs of not a remote command service-learning at the College, from some out-of-touch, particularly from what it will paternalistic being. God represent and could require from Others became one of us to serve the student perspective. At the us. How are we choosing moment we are just dipping Newbold values service. Our stated to respond? our toes in the water, yet we 2. It helps in arming and need to start somewhere! ere mission is to “foster a Christ-centred deepening one’s faith is signi‘cant interest amongst – Manning (2003) says: students and sta™ in progressing and diverse learning community “Servanthood is not an the intensity of our service- that prepares students for service emotion or mood or feeling - learning initiatives. it’s a decision to live the life e journey has started - and in an ever-changing world”. One of of Jesus.” it promises to be an exciting 3. It helps us to learn one! On 8 November students our four priorities is to “promote beyond just the classroom and sta™ participated in our – Astin & Sax (1998) inaugural Newbold Impact Day. opportunities for service to meet the report that students who Participants chose a service needs of others”. engage in service are more activity in which to participate likely to see more growth for a day of service in the local in leadership ability, area. is was linked to re¡ection HIS INCLUDES participating So, what is service-learning? critical thinking ability, in small groups before and after Tin activities consistent Clayton (2012) suggests it is “a con¡ict resolution skills, the service activities. with the worldwide mission collaborative and democratic and teamwork skills. Expect to read more in the of the Seventh-day Adventist learning and teaching strategy 4. It provides opportunities next issue of e Newboldian Church - and which promote a designed to promote academic to express our uniqueness about this event, and further practical understanding of civic enhancement, personal growth, and gifts to help others – details of our service-learning and social responsibilities. One and civic learning and to advance As a ‘rst-year university journey - it just might transform way in which we can pursue public purposes … Students, student re¡ected: “ ese how we prepare our students for this priority is through a more sta™, and community members service projects have opened the future. deliberate approach to service- are all co-educators, co-learners, my eyes to how needed and learning. Service-learning is not and co-generators of knowledge.” valuable service truly is to a new concept. ere is plenty of Over 100 years ago, Newbold’s those receiving it. Service- literature to wade through on the ‘rst principal wrote: “ e one learning helped me learn topic, although much less within great object always kept in view where my strengths are.” the Christian higher education will be to lead students to learn I am hopeful that service- Dr Philip R Brown context. how to think, and to think learning in the Newbold context Principal

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The Newboldian 2013 Autumn NEW.indd 4 06/11/2013 11:35 Adventist youth IMPACT city of Novi Sad Over 100 British youth, including several Newbold students, staff a di‚erence on the Friday night to close out the Impact Day and to and alumni, attended the 2013 PATRICK JOHNSON lead into a night time celebration senior pastor of the baptism of 12 young pan-European Adventist Youth Newbold Church people. “During the talks on the Congress (AYC) in Novi sad, serbia, Impact Day of service, we looked HE purpOsE OF THE AYC, at two stories of how Jesus made from 30 July – 4 August, in what T which takes place every four a di™erence in someone’s life and or ‘ve years in cities throughout the enormous impact that had is one of the largest gatherings of Europe, is to share and celebrate on the lives of others,” said Pr a common faith, to strengthen Johnson. Adventist youth in Europe. the Adventist identity and “ e story of the healing of to make a positive impact in the demoniac in Mark 5 was an mainly because the healed man potential of over 2,000 young the host city and surrounding incredible display of power and went and told his story to all he people living their lives with area. e ‘rst Congress was authority by Jesus. Unfortunately encountered. e conclusion is this thought in mind is truly held in Germany in the 1930s the inhabitants of the town did clear - once Jesus makes a di™er- mind blowing.”Approximately (Chemnitz) and since then not welcome Jesus’ visit because ence in our lives the potential to 2,200 youth attended the AYC has been a powerful spiritual it resulted in basically ruining in¡uence others is enormous. throughout the week, with opportunity and a signi‘cant their main industry – pig farming. e story of Jesus meeting attendance soaring to 3,200 on social event for those who One can only imagine the the woman at the well in John 4 Sabbath. Almost every country participate. economic crisis of people being and how he made such an impact within the Trans-European e theme for the AYC in laid o™, bacon and pork prices on her life that she brought all Division and the Inter-European 2013 was e Power of ONE, skyrocketing due to decreased the people of her home town to Division was represented, as well and signi‘es that all we do and supply and high demand. e meet him, was the other story as Russia, Ukraine, Australia, the are comes from the “One” who story shows that people are often we explored. ere can be no USA and Canada, Chile, Israel is Jesus Christ. is also re¡ects afraid of God. ey fear that if doubt about it, Jesus is the ONE and as far as Papua New Guinea. the motto of the Seventh-day he comes into their lives they may who has the power to make Over 200 people expressed an Adventist Youth department - lose their security, their money, a di™erence in our lives and interest in baptism through the “For the love of Christ constrains and their independence. Well, therefore in the lives of everyone distribution of decision cards us.” (2 Cor. 5:14 NKJV) even though Jesus was forced to we come in contact with. e following the group baptism. is year’s AYC also had leave without the chance to say a strong focus on service, a word, he left them with the with several opportunities for healed man who went around volunteering including an Impact telling everyone his story. People Day where approximately 90% who are afraid of God need our of attendees went out into the personal stories to help them city of Novi Sad to distribute past their fear so they can learn refreshing watermelon on a hot to trust him as we do. day, to o™er smokers an apple e interesting thing is the in exchange for their cigarettes, response Jesus received next time and to make improvements to he visited that vicinity. is time playgrounds and other facilities. they bring to him a man who is Pr Patrick Johnson, Senior deaf and mute and Jesus heals Pastor at Newbold Church, had him (Mark 7:31-37) and then he the opportunity to speak on the ends up preaching to and feeding topic e Power of ONE to make at least 4,000 people! is is s toykov of Nikolai courtesy photography

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The Newboldian 2013 Autumn NEW.indd 5 06/11/2013 11:35 at home and beyond Newbold students and staff make a Newbold young people face, in Great difference in the Hollands, Bracknell. Students Work “When enrolling this semester, having the chance to sign up community with Bracknell to do volunteer work, with Youth in underprivileged children in students from the community really got my Volunteer attention,” said Joe. “I’m looking the College Programme forward to playing games, hanging out and being a role have begun model for the 10-13 year olds at e Zone and with His help, a regular showing these young people that volunteer being a Christian is a great life choice to make.” programme e group’s objective at e Zone is to positively interact with with local Snežana Kordovan and mentor Bracknell youth from youth, and staff Dean of Women 13 to19 through sports, arts and crafts, games, cooking and more. LMOST TWENTY and students Newbold English language student Astudents commenced a Kenji Kiuchi leads two participate in weekly volunteer programme this di™erent groups who volunteer semester in partnership with the at the Coopers Hill Youth and the College’s Bracknell Forest Youth Service Community Centre After School inaugural (BFYS). Club on Tuesdays and ursdays. Each week students divide Here students have the Impact Day of into four teams to step out of opportunity to relate to teenagers their comfort zones and into one who visit the club, playing service of the three local centres for youth sports, games, eating in the club’s from disadvantaged backgrounds kitchen and simply sitting down in the Bracknell area. and talking with them. Newbold students interact e boys play basketball with with teens between 9-12 years of the local teenagers, while the age who are in need of peer role girls chat with each other sitting models to assist with cognitive, outside on the grass or in the interpersonal, social and club lounge, having conversations emotional development. that quickly develop into heart- First-year theology student to-heart discussions. Joe Philpott leads a team of “I think about how great it students who volunteer every would be if they could know Monday at youth centre e about God. It will be a challenge For more information on the volunteer, service or ministry projects at Zone, a purpose-built youth to tell them, but I think if they Newbold, or to get involved or to donate, contact: centre that runs a wide range of could see something di™erent [email protected] projects around every-day issues through the Newbold students

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The Newboldian 2013 Autumn NEW.indd 6 06/11/2013 11:35 and realise that Christians have country can do for you, but something special, then I will what you can do for your have been a good witness for country. Obviously Newbold God,” said Kenji Kiuchi, the is not a country, but it’s still a leader of the Coopers Hill group. community, one that we must e majority of the youth take care of and provide for in at Coopers Hill come from a the ways that we know how, and Nepalese background. With that is why I ‘nd my time as the diverse range of cultural a volunteer so worthwhile and backgrounds Newbold students rewarding.” hail from, an interesting cultural e students play various exchange has commenced. games and work in the Great Students are now planning Hollands canteen with the 10- to exchange cultural heritage 12 year olds and help with the through cooking together and clean-up at closing time. As a sharing information together on result of their ‘rst visit they have the club premises. become friends with some of the Students prepare for their first volunteering experience with First-year business student children and have got to know the Bracknell Forest Youth Service. Gunnar Hardy leads a team the sta™ in the Centre. of students who volunteer at “We are very pleased with the Great Hollands Community how the partnership with BFYS “We desire that each student Newbold Impact Centre on Wednesdays. is progressing so far,” said and sta™ member be known “As a future leader in the Snežana Kordovan, Dean of as individuals who are willing Day of Service to serve others,” said Newbold Adventist Church I ‘nd that Women and coordinator of the N FRIDAY 8 NOVEMBER Principal, Dr Philip Brown. volunteering my time for BFYS volunteer programme at Newbold staff and students “ rough our academic, O underprivileged youth and those Newbold. spent the day volunteering co-curricular and extra-curricular who do not have as much as I do “All of our students are very their time to give back to the programmes over the year ahead, is humbling. It’s an experience comfortable in the volunteer community and the College. we will be seeking to encourage that I believe all students, and role they have chosen, and are projects included: all those who want to lead out, looking forward to regular and develop lifelong attitudes of should experience. It’s a weekly involvement with local youth.” compassion and care.” • Landscaping in sylvia’s event that provides me with e BFYS youth volun- Newbold’s inaugural Garden an opportunity to give back to teer work is part of Newbold’s Impact Day - a one-day service • spending time visiting my community instead of just commitment to encourage all opportunity for all students and with elderly church taking,” said Gunnar. members of the College learning sta™ to sign up for one or more members “We don’t think on a daily and teaching community to en- of a dozen projects designed to • Gardening and generally basis about what we can give gage in generous service to meet meet the needs of others in the clearing up at local back. As a student from the human needs, and to participate local Bin‘eld, Bracknell and/or churches All saints and st US I can’t help but think of a in activities consistent with Wokingham areas - will occur on Mark’s quote from one of our former the worldwide mission of the 8 November and is planned to be • Assisting with assorted presidents – ask not what your Seventh-day Adventist Church. repeated every semester. projects at the Newbold School • Basic one-on-one computer courses for people from the local community The group interacts with children in the Great Hollands canteen. • Driving those in need to medical appointments • A free carwash for people from the community, with a hot drink and tour of Newbold while they wait • Cleaning College classrooms • serving hot drinks, cakes, soup and buns to people from the local community • Assisting the Bracknell Food Bank • Clearing rubbish from the streets of Binfield • serving breakfast to Students pose outside The Zone youth parents and children at centre in Bracknell. the Newbold school

See the Spring/Summer 2014 issue of e Newboldian for more details on this event.

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The Newboldian 2013 Autumn NEW.indd 7 06/11/2013 11:36 Letting the LION OUT OF THE CAGE Freeing the Gospel from Cultural Captivity r Daryl Murdoch is the National Director of Adventist schools in DAustralia. He is passionate about providing quality faith-based education as a part of the fabric of schooling in Australia, and has 37 years of service in Adventist education. Daryl recently delivered the module Philosophy of Adventist Education as an intensive during Newbold’s summer session.

HE GREAT BAPTIST point that if we are to unlock the to believe that this impact Peter Berger2 noted that TprEACHEr, Charles cage constraining the gospel, “we is equally real in Europe. “modernisation brings about a Spurgeon, noted that “the gospel need to become utterly convinced Our young people are being novel dichotomisation of social is like a caged lion. It does not need that, Christianity is not merely pulled down by the undertow life. e dichotomy is between to be defended; it just needs to be let religious truth, it is total truth – the of powerful cultural trends the huge and immensely powerful out of its cage.” truth about the whole of reality.” that are unsupportive of the institutions of the public sphere [by What is worthy of e story is told of a development of a Christian this he means the state, academia, consideration is the nature of Christian high school teacher worldview to guide their lives. large corporations, media] … the ‘cage’ that holds the gospel who strode to the front of the ey need more than a ‘heart’ and the private sphere” – the realm captive in the 21st century classroom. He drew a heart on religion as it will not be strong of family, church, and personal in Europe and identifying one side of the whiteboard and enough to counter the lure of relationships. ways to unlock the cage in a a brain on the other. e two attractive but dangerous ideas. e large public institutions post-modern world. Finding are as divided as the two sides In addition, they need a ‘brain’ claim to be ‘scienti‘c’ and ‘value- answers to such challenges of the whiteboard, he told the religion – training in worldviews free’, which means that values are was the central theme of the class: e heart is what we use and apologetics – to equip them relegated to the private sphere of recent Philosophy of Adventist for religion, while the brain is to analyse and critique the personal choice. A diagram to Education Newbold College what we use for science. What competing worldviews they will illustrate this dichotomy would of Higher Education summer was interesting was the response, encounter when they leave home. look like this: school intensive programme or lack thereof, from students Heart verSuS Brain Private SPHere held in July this year – a theme of this Christian school. Of personal preferences (Values) which resonates strongly with the 200 students present, only As Christians and leaders of Newbold’s mission of preparing one young lady objected. e young people, we need to reject PuBLiC SPHere students for service in an ever- rest apparently found nothing the division of life into a sacred scientific Knowledge (Facts) changing world. unusual about restricting religion realm, limited to things like It was contended that today to the domain of the ‘heart’. worship and personal morality, Vivid in my mind is a startling the cage is our accommodation As an Adventist educator as compared to a secular realm observation by an atheistic to the secular/sacred split that who has served in diverse roles that includes science, politics, sociology lecturer in a public reduces Christianity to a matter in Australia and New Zealand economics, and the rest of the lecture I attended some years of private personal belief. Nancy I have observed the impact of public arena. Sociologists note ago. In relation to the institution Pearcey1 in her book Total Truth: modernism and post-modernism that modern society is sharply of education he noted that “in Liberating Christianity from Its on young people in our schools divided into two spheres – public order to be all things to all people Cultural Captivity makes the and churches and I have reason and private. Sociologist public education had become

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The Newboldian 2013 Autumn NEW.indd 8 06/11/2013 11:36 nothing to nobody”. e inference this division is “the single most the realm of individual choice critique the competing was not that public education potent weapon for delegitimizing or worse, marginalised as an worldviews that they will was not providing an education the biblical perspective in the public unfortunate relic of the past. As encounter both at school and to young people, but that in a square today”. It works like this. Cooling sees it, the challenge when they leave home. Pearcey10 multi-cultural society and in an Most secularists and politicians is to ensure that the Christian noted that “If forewarned and era of political correctness public are too politically astute to attack worldview is seen as deserving forearmed, young people at least education was not contributing in religion directly or to publicly of having a seat at the ‘table’ have a ˜ghting chance when they any clear manner to the formation state that it is false. So what do as a legitimate and respected ˜nd themselves a minority of one of a consistent, well-grounded set they do? ey consign religion contributor to society and its amongst their classmates or work of values in young people. to the value sphere – which takes needs. Particularly when, it is colleagues”. Francis Schae™er3 observes it out of the realm of true and becoming increasingly apparent Ellen White11 would agree that the concept of truth itself false altogether. Proponents that competing worldviews when she penned in the book has been divided. He illustrates may then happily assure us that such as scienti‘c rationalism Education that the work of this process with the imagery they ‘respect’ religion, while at and secular humanism are no true education is “To train the of a two-storey building, with a the same time denying that it longer being viewed with the youth to be thinkers, and not mere two-realm theory of truth. has any relevance to the public degree of awe and infallibility režectors of other men’s thought”. 7 uPPer StoreY realm. Pearcey concludes that they were a™orded in previous However, the challenge for Non-rational, Non-cognitive “the two-storey grid functions as decades. In fact, Cooling puts a parents, teachers, pastors and a gate-keeper that de˜nes what strong argument that highlights church members is to create LoWer StoreY is to be taken seriously as genuine the absurdity and illogicality of an environment where young rational, Verifiable knowledge, and what can be many secularist positions that try people are able to gain a clear dismissed as mere wish-ful˜lment”. to silence religious voices in the understanding of the great In the lower storey are science CoMing CLoSer to HoMe educational arena and beyond. controversy theme and God’s and reason, which is considered It was a pleasure to travel to plan to restore their fallen world, to be public truth, binding on In preparing early this year Canterbury with the Philosophy particularly when they are everyone. Over against it is an for Newbold’s Philosophy of of Adventist Education course surrounded by the mass media upper storey of non-cognitive Adventist Education summer participants to meet Professor and its postmodern messages experience, which is the locus of school intensive, there was Cooling and participate in a Paul understood the power of personal meaning. is is the no need to look very far to symposium designed to promote the dominant intellectual idols realm of private truth, where I ascertain that the two-storey Christian engagement in of a culture when he penned often hear young people today grid is serving as a convenient philosophical debate in society. in Colossians 2:8 “See to it that say, “ at may be true for you but 9 gatekeeper in Europe. An George Knight , a noted no one takes you captive through it’s not true for me. You believe author who caught my attention Adventist philosopher observed, hollow and deceptive philosophy, what you believe and I will make was Professor Trevor Cooling “In reality every person’ – sceptic which depends on human tradition my own choices.” from Canterbury Christ Church and the agnostic, the scientist and and the elemental spiritual forces of Today one would suggest University. Professor Cooling’s the businessperson, the Hindu and this world rather than on Christ”. that in the lower storey is essay ‘Doing God in Education’ the Christian - lives by faith”. (NIV) modernism, which still claims outlined clearly the challenge Faith in a worldview endeavours In my mind the way forward to have universal, objective faced in England as relates to to provide answers to basic as a Church is to ensure that truth – while the upper storey is a Christian worldview being questions of life – such as the the advice of Ellen White postmodernism. Today’s two- totally marginalised in the public nature of reality, truth, and value. is given credence when she storey truth may be illustrated by 4 education system. e title of Why then should a Christian outlines the importance of the Pearcey in the following way. his article is a reaction from a worldview be barred from the Christian home, school and PoStModerniSM comment made by an education ‘table’ when societies endeavour church working in harmony to subjective, relative advisor of the then Prime to chart a course for the common provide young people with a to particular Groups Minister, Tony Blair, who stated, good of their citizens? clear understanding of the nature ModerniSM “We do not ‘do God’ in education in Letting tHe Lion out of reality, truth and value. e Objective, universally Valid this country”. image that comes to my mind is 8 Cooling cites the Rev. Having spent a signi‘cant that of a three-legged stool. It As Christian parents, teachers, Canon Professor Leslie J amount of time considering works well if the three legs are pastors and Church members, Francis, Professor of Religions worldviews and the ‘caging’ in place! e challenge arises we are confronted with a massive and Education, University of of the Christian worldview when the legs (home, school and challenge when it comes to Warrick, who notes, “In the in society the participants church) are not in harmony or breaking down the two-storey twenty-˜rst century religion has in Newbold’s Philosophy of one is missing. divide. It is entrenched in our re-emerged in Europe as a matter Adventist Education summer An Adventist educator of societies and staunchly promoted of considerable public signi˜cance. school intensive turned their long standing, Ruth Murdoch, and defended. Newbigin5 refers e battle lines have been drawn attention to exploring practical applied the term cognitive to the situation we face as “ e not between one religion and approaches to overcoming dissonance to situations where cultural captivity of the gospel”. another religion, but between the sacred/secular divide and ‘voices’ of authority were at odds e heart and brain, as ways of religious worldviews and secular opening the gate so that the in a young person’s life. Knight12 knowing have been separated worldviews; and the battle is gospel can impact hearts and would agree when he states and facts, the rational and being waged in an educational minds. that “ e best overall educational veri‘able domain, have been arena (schools, universities and It became clear that young experience takes place when parents, separated from values, the non- academic research)”. Christianity people need more than a ‘heart’ teachers and church leaders all share rational and non-cognitive realm. is ‘ghting for survival in an religion. What is needed is the same concerns and provide a e outcome has been the environment where many would a ‘brain’ religion – training in learning environment in which marginalisation of the Christian wish to see it consigned to worldview and apologetics – to each student experiences a uni˜ed worldview. Pearcey6 notes that equip them to analyse and education rather than

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The Newboldian 2013 Autumn NEW.indd 9 06/11/2013 11:36 a schizophrenic one in which the the thought and opinion leaders signi˜cant educators all espouse which led to the creation of di‚erent views”. momentum for a strong Adventist From this educator’s perspective primary and secondary school and that of the participants in programme across Europe for the Philosophy of Adventist Adventist families and the Education summer school broader community seeking a intensive at Newbold in July this Christian worldview? Training year, there was a consensus that young people to develop a the Adventist Church in Europe Christian mind is no longer faces signi‘cant challenges in an option; it is part of their bridging the sacred/secular necessary survival equipment. divide and connecting young A vision for a strong education hearts and minds to a worldview system equals a strong, vibrant where the gospel lion is set free. and future-oriented Church While it is not impossible, it capable of playing a part in is di¶cult to counteract the freeing the gospel lion in Europe. competing voices, the di™ering worldviews many young people Dr Daryl Murdoch are confronted with in secular schools. Clearly parents, pastors REFERENCES and church communities need 1. Nancy pearcey: Total Truth: to be deliberate in combating Liberating Christianity from Its the dominant intellectual forces Cultural Captivity (Wheaton, Illinois: present outside their homes and Crossway, 2005), 18 churches. 2. peter Berger: Facing Up to A key question is - what Modernity: Excursions in Society, Politics, and Religion (New York: can an educational institution Basic Books, 1977),133 such as Newbold College of 3. Francis schaeffer:The Higher Education and its Complete Works of Francis A alumni contribute to free the Schaeffer (Wheaton, Illinios: Crossway, 1982) gospel in Europe and beyond? 4. Nancy pearcey: Total Truth: Is it a hill too far? By all means Liberating Christianity from Its continue to graduate theology Cultural Captivity (Wheaton, Illinois: and business cohorts to serve the Crossway, 2005), 21 needs of the Church and broader 5. Lesslie Newbigin: A Word in Season: Perspectives of Christian community. ese are important World Missions (Grand rapids, roles that serve the needs of the Michigan: Eerdman, 1994) Church as it stands. However, 6. Nancy pearcey: Total Truth: where will the future Church Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity (Wheaton, Illinois: members come from to ‘ll the Crossway, 2005), 21 pews if young hearts and minds 7. Nancy pearcey: Total Truth: are not being captured by the Liberating Christianity from Its gospel and a Christian worldview Cultural Captivity (Wheaton, Illinois: today? is question should Crossway, 2005), 22 8. Trevor Cooling: Doing God in concern all of Newbold’s alumni Education (London: Theos), 2 and friends. 9. George Knight: Redemptive I may be somewhat biased Education Part 1, The Journal of but I have recently spent two Adventist Education, Oct/ Nov, 2010 10. Nancy pearcey: Total Truth: days engaged in interviewing 72 Liberating Christianity from Its primary and secondary teacher Cultural Captivity (Wheaton, Illinois: graduates at Avondale College Crossway, 2005), 19 of Higher Education. ese 11. Ellen White: Education (Mountain View, California: pacific graduates will ‘nd their way press, 1952), 7 into our Adventist schools in 12. George Knight: Redemptive Australia where they will engage Education Part 1, The Journal of in the education of 13,000 Adventist Education, Oct/Nov, 2010 young people. Others will ‘nd their way into other school environments where they will be a positive force in building Christian worldviews. What would be the impact of similar cohorts of teacher graduates leaving Newbold College of Higher Education each year? What if Newbold College of Higher Education alumni were

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The Newboldian 2013 Autumn NEW.indd 10 06/11/2013 11:37 Life - changing, faith - affirming HoW an exPerienCe at neWBoLd iS tranSforMing tHe LiveS of our StudentS

Ruben Gaspar PORTUGAL Bachelor of Arts (Theology)

AVING RECENTLY BEEN BAPTISED (23 June 2012) in the To cut a long story short, I changed my plans and I came to visit H Seventh-day Adventist Church in Great Yarmouth (although Newbold as a prospective student in February 2013. I just loved it: the I was born in an Adventist family, in the north of Portugal, I never faith-challenging theological classes, the friendly atmosphere around got baptised), I have now also recently enrolled and started the the campus, and the worship services (especially e Experience) undergraduate Bachelor’s degree in eology. Praise e Lord! heavily in¡uenced my decision to withdraw from the BA in Sports Prior to my baptism, God called me for the ministerial mission in Coaching and enrol at Newbold. Nevertheless, there was a stronger a very powerful way. Initially, I rejected this call as I didn’t see myself reason, perhaps the only reason, why I am here - God wants me to be! in the ministry, and I wished to accomplish my dream of becoming e ‘rst few weeks have been deeply exciting, as spiritual, mental a football manager. Consequently, in the 2012-2013 academic year and physical challenges emerge daily, making every day a new experi- I applied for and began a BA in Sports Coaching – I was literally ence. I am looking forward to the remaining years, and continuing to wandering away from God and from His will. like this life-changing, faith-a¶rming experience at Newbold.

AnitA Fugedi HUNGARY school of English

EWBOLD HAS CHANGED MY LIFE in a powerful way. If someone decision to accept God’s plan. One day a Newbold pastor told me: Nhad asked me six months ago to write about how powerfully I “You must say YES to everything and you will see the changes. ere thought Newbold would change my life, this page might be empty. are lots of opportunities to experience God and to serve others. God Why?! Because I did not think that God would have such a wonderful has a plan for your life, a life-changing, faith-a¶rming plan. Do not plan for me during my studies. But I was wrong, He always has. It was miss out. ese words are still in my mind and I will never forget them. just a dream for me to come here and I could not imagine that at some e ‘rst semester has passed, my life has changed wonderfully, point in my life I would walk this path. and I am enjoying my life here. I have experienced the love of God ree years ago I decided to come and improve my English at directly in my life at Newbold. He has turned me around and every Newbold. Although I was extremely determined about it, God was area of my life has been touched by Him. He is able to work on me, not. My ‘nancial and visa situation stopped me twice from making help me to achieve things that I could not possibly do on my own, my dream a reality. I was very disappointed with the decision that and work miracles in my life. God seemed to have made for me and I tried to ‘nd the answers but At the moment I am a Residence Assistant in Schuil House, the there weren’t any. Finally after three years of waiting, I was able to women’s Hall of Residence. I know why God delayed his answer and start my studies at Newbold. seemed late to me, and at the same time why He was just in time. You might say well - this is what you were looking for so be is is the mission, the job that I want to do in my future life – to happy and thankful for that! But no, I was unhappy and upset. is serve others. was not the right time, God! Why now? I had been spending whole If you are a Newboldian, you are in the right place at the right afternoons in my room just doing nothing and at the same time I time. It was not your plan - it was God’s plan. Be passionate and you was desperately worried about my future. I just could not make the will see what His will is for your life.

James Shepley uNITED KINGDOM Master of Arts (Theology) Graduate

T HAS BEEN SAID THAT A DEGREE AT NEWBOLD COLLEGE of as ‘Youth Counselling’ and ‘Pastoral Leadership’, which provide I Higher Education is intended to teach students how to think, not to hands-on-skills for working with people and churches. Much of provide them with pre-set answers of what to think. Such academic Newbold’s programme is self-directed study, particularly at Master’s freedom is priceless. Life’s most important questions deserve Level. is means that the lecturers provide guidance and support credible answers. For that reason, a theology degree at Newbold to students, but do not dictate their choice of academic assignments focuses on skills acquisition. ese skills include a broad exposure or vet their conclusions. For me, this provided an invaluable to a wide-range of sources, commentaries, tools, and perspectives opportunity for digging into Scripture, looking at the questions that through an excellent library service, an immersion in Hebrew and seemed to leap from the pages of the New Testament. is meant Greek, and recognition that the application of biblical principles to space to examine questions, like what did Jesus mean when he contemporary life requires an understanding of the historical context referred to himself as ‘ e Son of Man’, how did Jesus’ use of ‘Father- in which the Old and New Testament writings were written. A Son’ language relate to the blasphemy allegations which led to his favourite expression of the scholars at Newbold is ‘a text without a condemnation, or why is the Gospel called the Gospel? context is a pretext’. Far from detracting from an e™ective re-telling Now as I begin my Ministry as a Pastor, I ‘nd that a Newbold of the biblical story, and God’s intended rescue of humanity, such an degree has provided invaluable practical insights, but perhaps approach helps enrich it. above all has improved my ability to mine the rich veins which are Newbold’s theology degrees and programmes are unashamedly contained in the pages of Scripture and has whetted my appetite academic and the teachers are demanding. Modules such as for continuing study. I hope and pray to be able to continue on this ‘Second Temple Judaism’, ‘Hermeneutics’, and ‘Issues and Trends in journey of discovery with the members of my new congregations in Contemporary eology’ as well as the ancient languages are indeed Cheltenham and Swindon, and also with the spiritual seekers on our challenging. But they are complemented by practical modules such doorsteps, who often need good reasons to walk across the threshold. 11

The Newboldian 2013 Autumn NEW.indd 11 06/11/2013 11:37 The Historical Roots of OUR Religious Festivities The Origin of Christmas r Tibor Tonhaizer is studying English in the Newbold school Dof English. He holds a number of degrees, including a MA in History, philosophy and Theology and a phD in Church History from the university of Debrecen, Hungary, and is the Vice rector (Deputy principal) and leader of the Church History Department at the Hungarian Adventist Theological College in pecel. Dr Tonhaizer is also the author of a number of books ranging from Church History and religion History, to the History of philosophy and Introductory Theology.

UE TO THE TURNING be absolutely certain that the its power before would start Chronology, Gondolat publisher, DPOINT at the time of Christians did not celebrate getting stronger again at last so Budapest, 1960, page 62.) Constantine (313), an increasing Christmas anywhere until the as to revive dying nature. is Several studies done on the number of new rituals and 3rd century, and this practice is how the sun cult developed history of religion showed long festivities appeared within the spread throughout the 4th among several peoples, the ago that the ‘rst day of the Christian Church. Many of these century. On the other hand, early variant of which leads visibly growing amount of light were previously unknown to the under di™erent names this us to ancient Egypt before it was the day of the festivity of the Church, such as Christmas, for festivity was not unknown at shifted to the Middle East as birth of the Sun God in several example - although there were all among the believers of some well. e legend of Osiris-Iris- cultures, and as this phenomenon also other festivities (such as pagan cults of even just a couple Horus grew to become such a can always be observed at the Easter) that appeared not long of centuries earlier. mysterious religion that, after same time of the year, it was soon after the period of the Apostles. Franz Cumon writes about being transmitted to Rome, it ‘xed in the ancient calendars. In It is established that the this the following way: “ In had a strong in¡uence on crowds Europe, the Eastern type of Sun celebration of Jesus’ birthday general the festivity demanded of people even at the time of cult did appear in the 1st century derives from a later time than that 25th December, the birthday Christianity. B.C. rather in parallel with the that of his Resurrection, although of the new Sun should be e prominent professor of rapid growth of the Roman we are going to see soon that celebrated when the days start to history explains further that Empire, however it was not as time went by, it aligned with become longer after the winter “the lengthening of the day unknown before that either. several other ancient pagan solstice and the ‘unconquerable starting at the winter solstice was In the Greek culture the elements. To explore and present star’ defeats darkness again. “ considered to be the birth of the Sun god was Helios whilst the the origin of Christmas in all (Astrology and Religion Among Sun. e Syrian (Emesa) Helios Romans had Sol. However, their respects is not an easy task, as Greeks and Romans, 1960, p 89.) day was held on 25th December, role was so insigni‘cant that this would require the analysis of Some of mankind - obviously that is when it was ‘rst possible for a long time they could never most of the Roman and Middle depending on the geographical to sense the lengthening of become any of the Chief Gods East festivities, and this would position -observed thousands of daylight. In Alexandria they also of the Olympus. When the take more time than this article years before Christ’s incarnation held the festivity of Isis, called Empire reached the territory of allows. that towards the end of the the Kikillia on 25th December. Persia in the East, it subjugated However, based on the year there is a small change ese pagan solstice festivities its religious cults as standard sources of the given period that in the proportion of day and are undoubtedly the antecedents practice. e heliolithic cult was have been examined, we can night. e Sun that kept losing of Christmas.” ( e History of the strongest and most e™ective

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The Newboldian 2013 Autumn NEW.indd 12 06/11/2013 11:37 of the Eastern cults, and this the Sun, the illuminating planet, place on the same day in January. possibility of it being at the soon made an inseparable is in the eyes of the believers of ey accused their Western end of December. Regarding unit with the western pair of pagan cults. However, ‘nding brothers of being idolatrous the practical transmissions, Helios-Sol, creating the belief the ideological parallel between and heliolithic, as (according the situation is even simpler - of Sol-Invictus (Unconquerable the two festivities - that is Christ to Eastern theologians) they Christmas got into the liturgy at Sun God). Emperor Aurelianus being resurrected on Sunday combined the Lord’s birthday the level of commemoration and raised Sol-Invictus to the rank adjusting to the function of with pagan festivities such as the thanksgiving, but this did not of Empire Religion, e™ectively the Sun and was born on 25th brumalies and the saturnalies. Of leave any sign in the externalities the State religion. is happened December - still took a long course, it is just as impossible to for a long time. e ‘rst manger while Christian persecution was time. Based on the sources we raise historical arguments for the of Bethlehem was built in the still ongoing, but in reality it can say that eastern Christianity date in January as for the date in 13th century, whilst setting up the was already the religion followed did not celebrate Christmas December, the only di™erence is ‘rst modern Christmas tree took by most people of the Roman before the 4th century. that a January celebration does place only in the 16th century. Empire. At the time of the ‘rst not have a solar aspect. Interestingly enough, this latter e religious historian, J.G. universal Synod (Nicea-325) e question is how, even in tradition took root in Protestant Frazer, clearly refers to the sharp the question of celebrating this day and age, the Catholic circles in the beginning and was ‘ght going on between the two Jesus’ birthday was the Church relates to this, and in only generally spread from the belief systems: “ e religion of centre of attention. is did what way this festivity, that 19th century. Mithras proved undoubtedly not automatically mean a was not originally Christian, to be a scary opponent of consensus regarding the time got public awareness both at Christianity as it united in itself or the immediate spread of the a theoretical and a practical the solemn liturgy and the hope festivity. Albert Luscher quotes level. e solution is not that for immortality. e outcome Chrisostomus, a father of the complicated. From a theoretical of the competition between the church, in one of his studies, point of view, nothing more two religions did seem doubtful in which he writes of Jesus’ happened than changing an for some time. Our Christmas brave witness and martyr. is ancient pagan festivity to a is the didactic memory of this father of the Church wrote the Christian one (by adopting it long struggle that the church following interesting thought in into Christianity). e Church clearly took directly from its 380AD, the year of Christianity did profess and professes today pagan opponent.” (J.G. Frazer: becoming the State Religion: as well that there is no order e golden branch, Gondolat, “It’s been less than 10 years since or even a note in the Bible Budapest, 1965. page 209.) we found out about this day referring to the celebration e real question is of course more deeply. “ (Albert Luscher: (or not) of Christmas. when and how the church could Babilon, Christmas, Easter, On the other hand do this. First of all we need to P¡uverlag, 1991. page 18.) this was the Church’s state that we do not have either However, among Western way of weakening the biblical data or any other source (Roman) Christianity, Christmas pagan cults by taking regarding Jesus’ exact birthday. was long known by this time. their biggest festivity, Historians cannot even de‘ne Rome is the place where we and giving a new the year of his birth (thought to need to search for the practice meaning to it. A be approximately 7-5 B.C.) let of celebrating Sundays and less-powerful alone the month or day. Most also from where the Christmas argument was historians of religion and church tradition was taken by Eastern that although we completely agree that we are Christianity. e sources show do not know groping in the dark with respect us that the ‘rst place December the speci‘c to Jesus’ birthday. 25th is marked as Jesus’ birthday day of Jesus’ e level of uncertainty is too is the Daniel commentary birthday, high to claim that Jesus was born written by Hippolytus in 202. this in exactly on that day at the end of Of course, this did not mean itself December, the day the Christian immediate recognition of this does not world has celebrated for such a date by the Church. Actually we exclude long time being based merely on can only ‘nd the ‘rst signs of the traditions. e Christians of the Western Christianity celebrating age of the Apostles, the Early Christmas in the so-called Church (1st century), did not Philokalanius calendar which attach any signi‘cance to the was published in 354. Eastern day when Jesus was born, so did Christians ultimately also agreed not try and investigate further. that the Church must celebrate However, in the 2nd century, as Jesus’ birthday but they sharply a result of anti-Judaic tendencies protested against a December in Rome and its suburbs, more date, at the same time arguing and more people started to for January 6th. celebrate Sunday (originally the e reason for January Day of the Sun) in parallel with 6 was that the Egyptian, Saturday, on which Christ was Mesopotamian, and Jerusalemian resurrected. According to biblical Christians rigidly insisted on revelations Christ is the “light of their view, according to which the world” for Christians, just as Jesus’ birth and christening took

The Newboldian 2013 Autumn NEW.indd 13 06/11/2013 11:37 A 1960S reunion at newbold Staff and students

from the 1960S return E OFFERED US A (administration and classrooms) H prOpOsITION: if Bob and Keough House (Men’s Hall to Newbold after 50 would bring his banjo, he would of Residence), as well as to new see to it that the College would additions such as Murdoch Hall years provide me a bass - and this was (classrooms and o¶ces), Schuil the original “great idea”. House (current female Hall of So returning to the campus Residence), and the Roy Graham When Barbara (Beaven) for a reunion was like asking if Library. Sabbath was welcomed I wanted more bread pudding. with musical items from Per Abrahamian called Jerry Hoyle Of course! Again, a similar and Monica De Lange and a with the idea of a 1960s reunion proposition: if Bob and Don devotional from Dr Wood‘eld, Vollmer would bring their banjo who lectured at the College in on the Newbold campus, his and guitars, the College would English in the 1960s. ‘nd us a bass. We agreed and e next morning, Mike reaction was almost immediate the event did not disappoint! and Helen Pearson led a special – “Great idea!” That was pretty e 1960s Reunion Sabbath School class for us. An Organising Committee planned impromptu alumni choir, specially much the same reaction he a rich weekend, with almost 150 formed for the weekend and led sta™ and students from the 1960s by current choral professor Dr had almost 50 years ago, when gathering at Newbold College Sandra Rigby-Barrett - with just roy scarr, a visiting professor on the weekend of 16-18 August 10 minutes’ practice - gave a truly for two days of fellowship, impressive performance during at southern Missionary College reconnection, worship, music and their church service. Dr Laurence reminiscing. For some, it was Turner gave a sermon in the (now southern Adventist their ‘rst time back on campus Newbold Church Centre using in almost 50 years. In addition the story of Elijah to re¡ect on university) suggested that Bob to the other returning alumni, we the history of Adventism and the summerour and Jerry consider had the opportunity to reconnect need to move forward with the with current and former faculty ‘still small voice’. coming to Newbold the following members including Dr John After lunch over 70 of us Baildam, Dr John Wood‘eld, braved the rain for a stroll academic year (1964-65). Pr John Dunnett, Dr Harry around Virginia Water before Leonard, and Dr Mike and Bob, Don and I played and sang Helen Pearson and Roy Scarr. together into the night with e weekend opened with almost 250 sta™, students, alumni an enjoyable Friday afternoon and community members, in campus tour led by Dr Baildam, Salisbury Hall, where our music the current Deputy Principal began almost ‘fty years ago. of the College. e tour On Sunday, Dr Harry reintroduced attendees to several Leonard led an informative and well-known and loved buildings entertaining tour of the Grade such as Moor Close (former II listed building, Moor Close, female Hall of Residence, now and the accompanying Sylvia’s Footnote: interest in the Newbold College principal’s Council can be home to married students and Garden. He highlighted the directed to Jerry Hoyle at [email protected] lodgers), Salisbury Hall renovation and restoration work

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The Newboldian 2013 Autumn NEW.indd 14 06/11/2013 11:37 that has been completed, and Hall to Moor Close with nothing that is still needed. We posed on other than the cloak of dark- on the steps in the gardens for a ness,……..or is it just the stu™ of group picture, and later for class campus legends? And then there’s photographs in our year groups. the group who canoed down the e weekend closed after we ames, the accident, and what were treated to a scrumptious happened to their clothes? Who three-course banquet lunch with would have guessed such mischief table service from current sta™ brewed within those staid and of the College including the hallowed grounds? Principal, Dr Philip Brown, and Actually, I have been back on his wife Sharyn. campus several times over the However well one scripts such years and it’s becoming more and incubator that supported the early ongoing challenges of operating a gathering, as is often the case, more apparent what a de‘ning musical vision of three young, a vibrant, relevant Christian the truly memorable experiences experience my time at Newbold immature but idealistic guys who college within the limits of its just magically happened. e was. It opened my mind to would become e Wedgwood resources and the prevailing spontaneous story telling a broader vision of Christian Trio. Truly, “ e Newbold economic political demographics. session that erupted during the service. It challenged me to take Experience” has been the de‘ning e Council is made up of afterglow of the banquet was scholarly pursuit more seriously. in¡uence for countless others some thirty former students and truly hilarious. Who knew that My personal spirituality was friends of the College, mostly Robert and Richard Vine had respected and nurtured in such who have grown into important from Europe and the US, for such a sense of humour? i.e. …… a way that my relationship with positions of Christian leadership, the purpose of assisting the Who helped put a Mini on the a personal God and Saviour scholarship and service. Principal as advisors, presenting stage in Salisbury Hall? ……and matured beyond an “institutional Some ‘fteen years ago, my initiatives, serving as ambassadors did some otherwise reputable identity”. And needless to say, wife, Sharon, and I agreed to and raising ‘nancial support for men actually streak from Bin‘eld Newbold was the unique become members of the Newbold College Principal’s Council. It has special projects. Following in the tempered some of our romantic footsteps of founding President and idealised perceptions of Kenneth Vine and the subsequent the College. We’ve visited with leadership of Bert Connell, Stan administrators and sta™ and it Appleton and Carl Jones, I have has opened our eyes to the recently agreed to serve as the Council’s President for the com- ing term. I extend an invitation to each of you to explore the mis- sion of the Council, the projects it has supported on campus and consider joining and becom- ing a partner in promoting “ e Newbold Experience”. What a great idea! And I think I will have some more bread pudding … with custard!

Jerry Hoyle (1964 - 65)

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The Newboldian 2013 Autumn NEW.indd 15 06/11/2013 11:38 HOT off the press Staff research, community engagement and achievements

DR LAURENCE TURNER HEAD OF DEpArTMENT, DEpArTMENT OF THEOLOGICAL STUDIES

Desperately Seeking Yhwh: ose who propose this assume the phenomenon is unique to Esther, while its detractors claim it is a mere coincidence that must occur Finding God in Esther's frequently in the Old Testament. Despite these claims, there has never "Acrostics" been an investigation to test the assertions of both sides. is chapter demonstrates that the phenomenon occurs at least 116 times in the published in the book Interested Readers: Essays on the Hebrew Hebrew Bible and its occurrence in Esther does not demonstrate God Bible in Honor of DAvID J. A. CLINES , edited by JAMEs K. AITKEN, hidden in the text. Additionally, similar suggestions for ‘nding God in CHrIsTL M. MAIEr and JErEMY CLINEs the text Esther are investigated with each shown to be inadequate.” HE BOOK OF EsTHEr famously never mentions God, nor does Dr Turner also contributed a chapter titled ‘Jonah’ to the Andrews “Tit refer explicitly to any religious activity at all. ere have Bible Commentary, edited by Angel Rodriguez (general editor), and been many attempts to ‘nd God in the text. One of the earliest, and which is still to be published, and he has several other projects in which still has many proponents today, is that the Hebrew name for progress, including a piece on ‘2 Samuel’ in Seventh-day Adventist God represented by the consonants YHWH is present in the book in International Bible Commentary, edited by Jacques Doukhan, and he is acrostics formed by the initial or ‘nal letters in consecutive words. co-editing Reviving Biblical Preaching with Grenville Kent.

DR JEAN-CLAUDE VERRECCHIA prINCIpAL LECTurEr, DEpArTMENT OF THEOLOGICAL STUDIES

Where does God live? Navigation (Sat Nav) system: go to the house of God. e Sat Nav gives A search/pilgrimage through/around di™erent destination options - God lives in a garden. But he also lives in altars. He then lived in sanctuaries and in temples. In the New altars, tents, temples... and further - Testament, he decided to relocate: the body of the believers would Adventist Perspectives 1 be his temple; or the community of believers would be his house. Or, most important and signi‘cant, he has decided that he would prefer r VErrECCHIA HAs rECENTLY puBLIsHED A BOOK, titled to live in each one of our houses (see the story of Zacchaeus). In the D Waar woont God? Een zoektocht langs altaren, tenten, tempels...en last chapter, the Sat Nav utters the well-known sentence “you have verder - Adventistische Perspectieven 1. e book is currently available reached your ‘nal destination”, meaning, you have decided to let Jesus in Dutch, and a French translation is forthcoming. is will be the enter your home. ‘rst book in a new series titled Adventistische Perspectieven. Dr Verrecchia also contributed signi‘cantly to the production of Waar woont God? Een zoektocht langs altaren, tenten, tempels... Ze Bible, a French edition of the Bible for youth, and in September en verder is written in the style of a novel. Each chapter is like a participated in a radio talkshow in Paris on Bible translation as part di™erent trip itinerary. e following request is entered into a Satellite of the Festival of Protestantism.

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The Newboldian 2013 Autumn NEW.indd 16 06/11/2013 11:38 BJORN OTTESEN Seventh-day Adventist Church to Reach the Increasingly Secular and pOsTGrADuATE prOGrAMME LEADEr, Postmodern Population in Denmark at the beginning of October. e DEPARTMENT OF THEOLOGICAL STUDIES research for this dissertation has documented signi‘cant changes in Danish culture over the last few decades. Special attention has been JØrN HAs GIVEN A NuMBEr OF sEMINArs, lectures and given to areas that relate to faith, religion and spirituality. Changing Btraining days across the UK and Europe throughout 2013, including trends relate to secularism, individualism, pluralism, postmodernism “Evangelism in changing times” for church members in Crie™, and a new spirituality. e purpose of studying these changes has Scotland; “Adventist identity with a view to education” for teachers in been to ‘nd better ways for the Seventh-day Adventist Church to SDA/SDA-related schools in Denmark; “Hearing the prophetic voice” do its mission in Denmark. e main thesis of this dissertation is: at Newbold, England; “Ethnic Diversity” at Watford and Stevenage; Given the increasing relational and experiential nature of learning and training and coaching for the leadership team in X-preszo, Rotterdam spirituality in Danish culture, local congregations within the Seventh- (Netherlands); and a seminar for senior pastors in the British Union day Adventist Church will be more fruitful in evangelism if they Conference who coach young pastors in their internship. intentionally develop holistic small groups and networks in which the Bjørn also submitted his doctoral dissertation A Strategy for the gospel can be both proclaimed and embodied.

DR MIKE PEARSON not eliminate uncertainty. Our faith sometimes lives uncomfortably prINCIpAL LECTurEr, DEpArTMENT OF with the things which our life throws at us - di¶cult ideas or some THEOLOGICAL STUDIES painful loss. Second, there will be real joy. It is not enough to do our duty. We must enjoy being Christians, feel deep contentment with the R PEARSON WROTE AN ARTICLE titled Hospitality, joy and life Jesus calls us to, di¶cult though it may be at times. ird, being Dvulnerability for the 25th anniversary of production of Dialogue, a follower of Jesus involves living a life of welcome, hospitality. is an international journal published by the Seventh-day Adventist goes way beyond opening your home to others. It means listening to Church for students in secular universities. is contribution is based them, o™ering your presence, being trustworthy, honest, wise in your on his article for the ‘rst issue in 1988, for vol 1, no 1, called Faith, advice, practical in your support. Such a life is uniquely worth living. reason and vulnerability and explores three important characteristics He also presented a keynote address at the European eology which will distinguish the sort of faith Pearson himself wishes to Teachers’ Conference in Lebanon in March. e conference theme possess, the sort of church he wishes to belong to. First, there is the was ‘ e Translatable Gospel’ and Dr Pearson’s paper was titled ‘ e vulnerability which comes from knowing that Christian faith does theology of pluralism’.

DR JOHN BAILDAM a presentation with Dr Cedric Vine (Department of eological DEPUTY PRINCIPAL Studies) to a QAA gathering on good practice in action planning with particular reference to the Quality Code for Higher Education. He also continues to sit on the General Council of the Maryvale r BAILDAM WAs rECENTLY rE-ELECTED for a further four-year Institute, an International Catholic Distance-Learning College Dterm as Chair of Governors at Garth Hill College (a local state- for Catechesis, eology Philosophy and Religious Education in run secondary school of over 1500 pupils), after 14 years as Chair. Birmingham, and on the Academic Board of the Leo Baeck College, Dr Baildam continues to be involved with the Quality Assurance a progressive Jewish higher education institution in London. Agency for Higher Education in the UK (QAA) and recently gave

DR JAN BARNA no amount of well-intentioned political maneuvering by the GC LECTurEr, DEpArTMENT OF will be able to penetrate the core of the disunity. Secondly, and most THEOLOGICAL STUDIES importantly, the paper will discuss speci‘c proposals that address the critical questions of Adventist and biblical hermeneutics. R BARNA WILL PRESENT THE PAPER Ordination of Women and Dr Barna presented at the South England Bible Symposium at Dthe Two Ways to Unity: Ecclesiastical and Biblical, at the Adventist John Loughborough School in February, on the topics Getting Under Society for Religious Studies Annual Conference: Adventism, the Skin of Ellen White on Perfection: When Do the Saints Receive the Scripture, and Unity, in Baltimore, MD, 21-22 November 2013. “Spotless Garment of Christ’s Righteousness’”? and Adventism and Biblical His paper ‘rst examines the potential of the present ecclesiastical Perfection: e Diverse Roots of Perfectionist inking in Adventism and roadmap used by the General Conference to solve the question of the Need for Biblical De˜nition of Perfection. the ordination of women in time for the 2015 deadline. e analysis He is also writing a chapter for a forthcoming book on ordination, suggests that what makes the two sides of the question really tick are by Paci‘c Press: Towards a Biblical-Systematic eology of Ordination: biblical and crucially hermeneutical concerns. Hence, it is argued that What the eological Constructive Task Cannot Neglect.

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DR ROD ROSENQUIST ENGLISH LITERATURE

BOOK THAT rOD CO-EDITED with Jon Attridge - Incredible Mod- An article of Rod’s was also published in the May issue of Literature Aernism: Literature, Trust and Deception – was published by Ashgate Compass, entitled Modernism, Celebrity and the Public Personality. Publishing in late May. Rod also contributed a chapter and the after- Following a fellowship at Yale’s Beinecke Rare Books and word to this volume, which was recently reviewed in the Times Literary Manuscripts Library and a further fellowship at the Harry Ransom Supplement, which commented that ‘the forms of trust that Incredible Centre at the University of Texas, Austin, earlier in 2013, Rod has been Modernism sketches - readerly, ‘nancial, social, scholarly - appear inte- working the material he has uncovered into two conference papers to gral to our understanding of modern experience. e expanding range be delivered in the autumn, and aims to complete his quali‘cation for of the collection is noteworthy and Rosenquist’s impressive afterword becoming a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy before the end ties together many of the theories proposed in the essays’. of the year, to a¶rm his ongoing dedication to teaching.

PETER BALDERSTONE ENGLISH LITERATURE

N 2013, Peter has spent time lecturing on Shakespeare and festivals of new short plays, at the Corpus Christi Playrooms, and at I Elizabethan theatre at the University of Cambridge, for the Institute the ADC eatre. of Continuing Education, and at the Education First Institute. He continues to lead a weekly Shakespeare performance workshop He has written, directed, and acted in plays in two di™erent in Cambridge.

RECOGNITION EWBOLD PRINCIPAL Dr philip Brown was named the La sierra higher education, witnessing the difference it makes in young Nuniversity school of Education’s Honoured Alumnus (2013) in people’s lives each day,” said Dr steve pawluk, provost of La sierra recognition of a career that has focused on helping students prepare university, at a ceremony at the university’s homecoming weekend for Christian service in their local communities and around the earlier this year. world. “philip continues to believe in the value of Adventist Christian

MILESTONES OF SERVICE EVERAL STAFF were commended for significant milestones of S service to the College at the World Teachers’ Day breakfast on 4 October 2013. Together they represent 120 years of service to Newbold.

Berit LiSLe Bursar

LYnda BaiLdaM Associate Librarian

MARINKO MARKEK programme CoLin HoLe Leader, school of ian CLarK Building services Business site Engineer Manager 35 years of servicE 15 years of servicE 40 years of servicE

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The Newboldian 2013 Autumn NEW.indd 18 06/11/2013 11:39 Union Presidents Sit on Newbold Board of Governors He neWBoLd Board of governorS, together with its executive Committee, working with the Principal, provides the College with T balanced and effective governance. the President of each union within the trans-european division (ted) of adventists sits of the Board. Here are some of their stories.

DJORDJE TRAJKOVSKI prEsIDENT, sOuTH-EAsT EurOpEAN uNION .. CONFERENCE GORAN HANSEN prEsIDENT, sWEDIsH uNION OF CHurCHEs • Is associated with Newbold through sitting on AND CONFERENCES the Board of Governors. • First became involved with Newbold through • Is a new member of the Newbold Board of the SEEUC students studying at Newbold. Governors. • Wishes that people knew more about social • Studied theology at Newbold. activities organised by Newbold, and more about • Wishes that people knew more about the spiritual growth programmes for students. wonderful atmosphere at Newbold. • You might be surprised to ‘nd out that • You might be surprised to know that he was Djordje married a lady who was his English once given the nickname “Skinny”, but feels teacher during his theology studies. like he no longer deserves it given he has put • Would encourage someone considering on 25 kilograms since his spaghetti-like days Newbold to make concrete plans to go, as in the 1970s! Newbold is a place of rich possibilities for • Has learnt from current students that young people. Newbold is an excellent institution with very capable and dedicated sta™, guiding students ZLATKO MUSIJA to deep and solid knowledge in very relevant prEsIDENT, ADrIATIC uNION CONFErENCE areas to prepare for service in the Church. .. • New member of the Newbold Board of THOMAS MULLER Governors, and a former student of Newbold. prEsIDENT, DANIsH uNION OF CHurCHEs • Studied at Newbold from 2000-2001 (MA in AND CONFERENCES Biblical Studies). • Is on the Board of Governors today, but • inks that Newbold is an excellent place to in the early nineties, when he was newly grow one’s understanding of God, His Word, married, omas and his wife studied and the world around us. theology together at Newbold. • You might be surprised to ‘nd out that • First involvement with Newbold was when Zlatko sometimes likes to be alone (in nature). he was ‘ve years old. omas’ father taught • Would tell someone considering Newbold at Newbold and he lived there for nearly that it would be a pity not to use the precious ‘ve years, and he also has good memories of opportunity to spend some time at Newbold. Newbold School! • Enjoyed the international ¡avour at REIDAR KVINGE Newbold and wishes that many more people prEsIDENT, NOrWEGIAN uNION CONFErENCE could experience this, as it has given him a network all around the world that is very • Member of the Newbold Board of Governors. valuable today. • Enrolled in the Summer School of English at • You might be surprised that omas spent Newbold in 1977, then returned for a degree 5 – 7 years studying at Newbold because in theology from 1979 to 1982. he wasn’t sure he wanted to be a pastor. • Wishes more people knew that Newbold is one Now over 20 years later he is still one, and of the best places to build strong and lasting still enjoying his work for God through the spiritual friendships with people from many Church. He feels that Newbold has certainly parts of the world, and that it has excellent been part of forming who he is today. teachers and a high quality of academic learning. • Would tell someone considering Newbold to • Is ashamed that it took 29 years before he give it a chance because it’s worth it. returned to Newbold after graduating in 1982. • Would tell someone considering Newbold to take rain gear and umbrella with them. 19

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The Newboldian 2013 Autumn NEW.indd 20 06/11/2013 11:40 Newbold's longest-serving staff Member To Dr Mike Pearson will retire in December 2013 after over 40 years of service Retire to Newbold ichael (Mike) pearson first realised that he had a gift for teaching when M he spent a year teaching in an Adventist primary school. He then took a BEd (Hons) degree in French and philosophy at the university of London and after two years of primary teaching in the state sector (where he realised the teacher’s responsibility to ensure that learning is actually taking place!), Mike joined the Newbold College staff in August 1972 after an interview in st Albans held by candlelight (courtesy of industrial action).

FIrsT MET “Mr pEArsON” IN 1973 when – on completion of through has helped to keep things fresh for him. Imy own teaching quali‘cations – I joined his Pre-University Year As a self-termed exponent of radical orthodoxy and as a critical programme, undoubtedly as a bit of a bête noire! All now forgiven friend of the Church, Mike is at his best when students and sta™ can and forgotten, and as friends and colleagues for almost 40 years, we be themselves with him. He encourages students to subject sermons to have been through some di¶cult times together, but have also shared critical analysis and not always to believe everything expounded from many joys. I will miss discussions with Mike on topics ranging from the pulpit just because the preacher happens to be wearing a dark suit, inventing quadrisyllabic words with which to abuse the o¶cials at and is grateful that successive Newbold principals have encouraged the forthcoming Reading Football Club home game, to exploring openness of thought and academic freedom. the delicate collision of the spiritual and the erotic in Wagner. I am Always a popular teacher at Newbold, Mike’s methods were comforted by the certainty that we will carry on such far-ranging often unconventional. A class on Existentialism may have found him discussions together in local hostelries. teaching while standing on a desk – and a young student endeared Mike furthered his quali‘cations with an M from King’s herself to him when she famously claimed that “you are always at College London, and a DPhil from Oxford in ethics within your most interesting when you get o™ the subject!” Adventism – both funded by the College, for which Mike will ever Former students and colleagues will recall Mike’s Flanders be grateful. In over 40 years of service to the College, Mike achieved and Swann duets with Harry Leonard (bewailing the loss of their the top teaching rank of Principal Lecturer and has taught many French Horn?); his many contributions to Big Saturday Night di™erent modules, including Ethics, Spirituality, and the ambiguously entertainment; and – always a great team player – his contributions titled Men and Women in Transition. He has also served Newbold behind the timbers for the Newbold Cricket Club. at various times as Head of the Department of eological Studies; Mike steps o™ the Newbold shore to spend time with his two as Director of the MA Education and MA Leadership programmes; young grandchildren; to progress his work on a collection of essays as Vice Principal (with particular responsibility for sta™, strategic on spirituality; and to indulge his interests in theatre, cinema, art planning and learning resources); and as Acting Principal. galleries – and (intriguingly for a man whose thinking is never Mike is proud of his involvement in the College’s move in the monochrome) black-and-white photography! He has invested much early 90s into the UK higher education landscape – something he of his life in the all-absorbing Newbold community of which he describes as “a game-changer in Newbold’s establishment of itself regards it as an immense privilege to have been a part. within the sector” – and of his hand in building the body of current Ghandi exhorted us to dig one deep well rather than many shallow sta™ (“a professional, committed lot who are good to work with”), ones, and Mike has done just that at Newbold. He leaves (after though he recalls with sensitivity and deep regret the role he had to retirement age!) with a deep sense of indebtedness to the Newbold play in the painful redundancies of 2011. community, and grateful for the opportunities, encouragement and Many former Newbold students and sta™ to whom Mike was support which he has experienced over so many years. close have gone on to obtain doctorates and/or to play important roles We will all miss Mike hugely on campus, but are already looking within and outside the Church. Mike feels part of their academic and forward to his own frequent visits to keep honest – and fresh! – those professional success, and is touched that many stay in touch and have of us who yet tarry. positive memories of their Newbold years. A constant ¡ow of new student cohorts and visiting former students and colleagues passing Dr John Baildam, Deputy Principal

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The Newboldian 2013 Autumn NEW.indd 21 06/11/2013 11:40 Evangelism CampaigN Sparks iPhone App used by thousands eroes, the Adventist Bible game iphone app developed by a London-based Hgroup of Adventists, including several Newbold graduates, was downloaded by an astonishing 5,000 users in the first week it was launched.

Heroes e Game is a comic which they can trade for special developed by Movinpixel Ltd., Following the events, attendees book-style trivia game for assistance within the game, called a software company based will be invited to join, or to invite iPhones and iPads, based on the e™ects – such as the Lazarus in London, UK, that was others to join, the Heroes Academy lives of Jesus, Abraham, David, e‚ect (gives players a second established four years ago with – a series of Bible studies based Esther and other prominent chance to get an incorrectly the sole purpose of preaching the on the theme of heroes - to learn biblical characters. e game answered question right, just gospel of Jesus through modern more about the stories of these was inspired by a dream that as Lazarus was given a second channels of communication and heroes. Newbold theology alumnus chance when Jesus raised him) technology. Over 150,000 people e Heroes Academy will Pastor Sam Neves (2006) has or the Joshua e‚ect (stops the worldwide have downloaded and explore the entire biblical always had, and he says the game clock to give players additional used smart phone applications narrative through three seven– is designed to enrich the lives of time to answer a questions, just developed by Movinpixel. chapter books, and will urge players by reintroducing them to as the sun stopped in the sky “Movinpixel was a dream attendees to consider baptism at the heroic characters of the Bible. to give Joshua more time to long before we had a name,” said the conclusion. Baptisms will be “I realised that to bring a sense complete his mission) as they Jader Feijo, Software Developer encouraged to follow the Heroes of identity to a new generation, we progress through the levels of the at Movinpixel. “When I was 12 theme, and to include the friend needed to remind them who the game. Players are able to share years old I ‘rst had a vision of who encouraged the person to Bible heroes are,” Pr Neves said. their progress in the game with writing software that would make attend the Heroes Academy by “And what better way, than their friends by logging in to the world a little bit better. To my joining the baptismal candidate to use a medium they are already Facebook. surprise I was blessed enough to in the water. very familiar with? We have an e Heroes concept started meet the right people who I now e Heroes team believes urgent need to reconnect our with an evangelistic campaign, share this dream with. We are a that Heroes e Game will play a youth with the Bible stories – not ‘Heroes’, at Wimbledon team of four passionate people signi‘cant role in reshaping the with the Bible as a black book, International Church in London, who are determined to have a future of youth evangelism and but with the stories of normal attracting people of all ages, and positive impact in our world.” the Church’s mission. With each people interacting with God.” featuring two giant-sized cartoon e dream doesn’t just stop element of the Heroes project If he can succeed with that, characters of Bible heroes with the game. e Heroes working together, they believe Pr Neves believes youth will painted right by the platform. concept is not only trying to that its value will be so much also discover the God that still anks to a group of reconnect Adventist youth greater than the sum of its parts interacts with us today. committed Adventist developers, with Bible heroes – it is also a and that thousands will join the rough Heroes e Game, this evangelistic campaign powerful evangelistic tool and is Heroes Academy, hear about the players can test their Bible sparked a project that would being heavily promoted outside truth, and be baptised. knowledge and learn the story see the lives of favourite Bible the Adventist community. Movinpixel would rejoice to of each character by answering characters transformed into a Players will receive hear from anyone involved in as many questions correctly as game that youth and adults alike noti‘cations on their iPhone supporting or sponsoring the possible within sixty seconds. can now download and play on or iPad from the game, with Heroes project through Managing Correct answers earn players their iPhone or iPad worldwide. invitations to attend evangelistic Director Arnaldo Oliveira at points in the form of “manna”, Heroes e Game was Heroes events in their city. [email protected] 22 THE NEWBOLDIAN Autumn / Winter 2013

The Newboldian 2013 Autumn NEW.indd 22 06/11/2013 11:40 2013 beach lecture The Elusive Quest Religious Peace Building in a World of Difference onflict is about identity – and Cconflict will be at its worst when I negatively identify myself as ‘not like you’. David porter, the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Director of reconciliation, spoke from personal experience as he presented the annual Beach lecture at Newbold on Tuesday evening, 15 October 2013.

David porter is the Canon being a source of curiosity those of us who are European, reconciliation, Mr porter warned Director for Ministry at becomes a source of conflict.” need that perspective about against fake reconciliation Coventry Cathedral where he is reconciliation, on the other how the rest of the world sees which “ignores differences and responsible for the international hand, is encouraging negotiation us...” He noted that, “We should forgets the past.” Instead we network of the Community with other communities to the not allow the ancestral voices to need to continue the quest for of the Cross of Nails and st point where my ‘enemy’ can hold us back from the difficult true reconciliation, “managing Michael’s House reconciliation tell my story in such a way that I task of honestly remembering it, living with it, creating a learning centre. He is also the recognise it. the whole story of our past – the space for it, moving between Archbishop of Cantebury’s Mr porter then described good and the bad.” reconciliation and the deep Director for reconciliation. the way powerful people use Thinking about history ambiguity of our lives.” A mediator in the Northern religion to perpetuate conflict demands that we practise several audience questions Ireland peace process, Mr porter in the development of religious reconciliation as presence, followed including one about the offered six lessons drawn from his nationalism. sectarianism arises listening, paying careful tension between evangelism and Irish experience about resolving when religious people say, “God attention to our narrative and peacemaking. Mr porter, himself deep differences between is on ‘our’ side rather than, ‘we the story our ‘enemies’ tell. To an evangelical Christian, had communities and building peace are God’s people’... By claiming make a creative witness to peace thought hard about the matter. in religious contexts. that God is on our side we create we need to use our imaginations Though clearly concerned that, He began by making it clear communities of exclusion rather and see things differently. as he said, “a large number of that most conflicts described than communities of embrace.” Mr Porter referred to the people do not choose to follow as ‘religious’ are conflicts about shared responsibility for offensiveness of peacemaking Jesus”, he suggested that it is other things, particularly about conflict was the third of Mr as its fifth characteristic. He for Christians to recognise that power. “The Islamic conflict in porter’s concerns. As we divide described developments in the Jesus does not come to us in a which the world finds itself now the world into allies and enemies, Irish peacemaking process when coercive way, and we have to do is a postcolonial political conflict”, each of us has responsibility relationships changed. There the same, learning to “hold in he said. All conflict is also about for conflicts in which we may is something “deeply offensive place our consuming passion” identity – usually a distorted not be directly involved. An about enemies becoming friends”, while we practise “incarnational sense of identity as we struggle uncomfortable question summed he said, while showing on the belonging to people in their to maintain our own identity by up in the situation, “You may not screen an iconic photograph of deepest need.” destroying those who are ‘not us’. have pulled a trigger but did you the rev Ian paisley and Gerry His audience of 70 people, In community, we also struggle point your heart?” Adams sitting side-by-side in including Dr Bert and Mrs Eliane to maintain our identity. “We In Mr porter’s view the fourth government after forty years of Beach, sponsors of the lecture, create boundaries with other idea crucial to reconciliation hostility. “There is a profound a small group of Bahais and communities who are ‘not us’”, is the recognition that history injustice in making peace, in Christians from Bracknell and he said. “We create narratives in matters. “In the uK we need to seeing those who have held out Wokingham left with much to which the other is not included. remember our colonial history. with the greatest intransigence think about for their own lives, We negotiate relationships within In Europe, we need to ask , becoming friends.” Accepting for the world stage, and their our community but not across ‘Why is Europe so rich?’ As we change is difficult but necessary. own religious communities. boundaries. The boundary with see the deep tragedy of what is In making his final point other communities instead of happening off the coast of Italy, about the elusiveness of Helen Pearson see more at: http://adventist.org.uk/news/2013/2013-buc/the-elusive-quest-for-reconciliation/

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The Newboldian 2013 Autumn NEW.indd 23 06/11/2013 11:40 Ordination in the Seventh-day Adventist Church The Ongoing Search for

Understanding r WIKLANDEr began his church to ordain anyone to a D lecture by explaining the leadership position. latest round in the process the e concept of ordination An Adventist administrator and global Seventh-day Adventist is not found in the Bible and scholar recently shared the Church is going through as it emerges in the second and struggles once again to decide third century as the Roman results of his two-year search for whether to ordain women to the church mirrored what was done gospel ministry. He described the in the Roman Empire’s legal the biblical roots of ordination appointment of the eology of and civic system. is Roman with an audience of nearly 90 Ordination Study Committee Catholic concept was not fully (TOSC) by the General challenged during the Protestant people at Newbold. Those who Conference, and his co-operation Reformation and unbiblical with theologians at Newbold practices remained. attended the september Diversity and other TED leaders in the “In the New Testament,” said lecture heard Dr Bertil Wiklander, Division’s own Biblical Research Dr Wiklander, “there is no term Committee with a brief to report for ordination as a process of president of the Trans-European to TOSC. He made clear how a induction to church leadership. It developed view of exegesis and is a pagan practice.” Division (TED), not in his primary interpretation is central to the After focusing on the whole process, and listed the Reformation, the lecture moved role as administrator, politician, principles his committee had on to look at early Adventist and academic - although there agreed on. history. Dr Wiklander has Dr Wiklander went on to researched the ecclesiastical were elements of each of these describe his biblical ‘ndings, heritage of James White and including a variety of processes many other Adventist pioneers – but instead, here was a Bible of ‘imposition of hands’ in the in depth. In his research he student and a conscientious Bible. Laying on of hands was discovered that they brought the used to transmit virtue but also, three orders of ministry: pastor, pastor, concerned to teach and as in the scapegoat ceremony, elder, and deacon, with them to pass on responsibility for sin. into the Adventist Church from guide his people Laid on hands could dispense their previous group, Christian blessing, healing and baptism. Connection. e idea of apostolic Certain patterns of Jewish scribal succession – that only ordained ordination in the Old Testament ministers could ordain ministers might have in¡uenced the early – took hold, but it has no biblical church to lay hands on deacons – root,” Dr Wiklander insisted. a practice neither recommended Dr Wiklander treated the nor repeated in the rest of the audience to a whistle stop tour New Testament. Jesus did of an extensive list of tasks that not ordain but He made or Ellen G. White gave Church appointed apostles and warned leadership in 1901, tasks that them not to be like the scribes women should take and for but to follow the servant model which they should be paid by the of leadership -there is no general tithe. “And she said this,” said Dr command to the Christian Wiklander, “at a time where

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The Newboldian 2013 Autumn NEW.indd 24 06/11/2013 11:40 women were not even allowed lives, praying with our hands the vote in political life.” together, Christmas trees, the After an hour, Dr Wiklander names of the days of the week. concluded the lecture on a Our signi‘cant concern needs personal note. “I become quite to be what meaning we assign to emotional when I speak about ordination. I believe we need a this,” he said. ‘ e research has deep reform to make our practices given me a big question. I believe of ordination more biblical.” we should bring men and women Other questions explored into the ministry on equal terms.” the possibility both of what As usual, the question and might happen in the Church if answer session brought more women’s ordination is agreed fascinating insights. “I’ve and if it is not. People shared been ordained...so I feel a bit concerns about submitting to a pagan now!” said one pastor. vote rather than to the voice of “If ordination is a pagan not a scripture. Dr Wiklander explored clergy and laity so that members Senior Pastor at Newbold biblical practice, should we ordain the worst possible scenario - a do not feel the status of pastors Church, Patrick Johnson, was at all?” Dr Wiklander admitted massive schism in which people separates them from lay people. impressed with the evening. that he had considered that go their own way and the tithe We can only go forward together ‘ ere was a great deal for possibility but rejected it. “We system is threatened. Some will if we are all together as servants. pastors to think about in this need to have a way of ensuring be unhappy whatever is decided At the close of the evening, lecture,’ he said.’ I’ve heard Bertil that we are led by educated and and research needs to be in Dr Wiklander left the audience speak many times but I’ve never appropriate Church leaders place as a basis for our teaching. with no doubt as to his personal heard him speak with such and we need a practical way Either way, we need to have a convictions. ‘I am converted passion and conviction.’ of doing that. ere are a lot big reform of ordination in our completely to what I said tonight. Helen Pearson of traces of paganism in our Church and in relations between I would die for it,’ he said.

Spiritual Health and Mental Illness dr andreaS BoCHMann 12 November 2013 see the spring/summer 2014 issue of The Newboldian to read about this lecture.

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The Newboldian 2013 Autumn NEW.indd 25 06/11/2013 11:40 Campus Renewal and Development Newbold Embraces

Green Initiative EWBOLD HAS BEGUN to e™ect a reduction of over 85% Nintroduce energy-saving and in CO2 emissions, to save the renewable energy technologies College over £20,000 per year in Energy- across the College campus fuel, and will enable the College producing as part of a ‘ve-year Green to become eligible for payments Initiative that will see Newbold from the UK government’s solar panels, as one of the ‘rst institutions in Renewable Heating Incentive the British Union Conference (RHI) for every kilowatt (kWh) environmentally (BUC) to take such signi‘cant of energy produced. is is friendly boilers, steps towards reducing its estimated to be worth almost carbon footprint and embracing £40,000 per year for the ‘rst two and energy- a™ordable and reliable renewable boilers alone, and is anticipated energy solutions. to exceed £150,000 per year once saving lighting e ‘rst stage of this plan the heating in all buildings on are among the will include the installation of campus is converted to Biomass. Biomass boilers to heat Salis- A local Bracknell-based sup- technologies bury Hall and the Roy Graham plier has been contracted to install Library. Initiatives proposed for two high-quality Austrian-made planned for future stages of the plan include Biomass boilers that will replace energy-saving measures such as the oil-‘red boilers that provide introduction at insulating the roofs and upgrad- heat and hot water in Salisbury Newbold. ing the windows of Salisbury Hall and the Roy Graham Hall, Murdoch Hall and the Roy Library. It is anticipated that the Graham Library with the latest boilers will be ‘red up for the ‘rst energy-saving materials, and the time in early November. installation of solar panels and e installation of solar panels LED lighting around the campus. is proposed for future stages of Biomass boilers, the ‘rst the Green Initiative. Solar panels renewable energy technology to harness sunlight and convert it come out of Newbold’s to electricity, and are considered Green Initiative, o™er to be a sustainable energy source. an environmentally Electricity produced by the panels sound heating solution. will be fed into campus buildings, ey burn material such dramatically reducing the energy as wood pellets - the consumption. e ‘rst considera- consumption of which tion is to install a 50kWp system results in the same levels on the roof of the gymnasium. of carbon dioxide (CO2) It is estimated that this emissions as are absorbed proposed system of panels will while the plants are be worth £8,000 per year to the growing. As such, biomass College through savings and is considered a carbon- earnings. Newbold will receive neutral renewable energy. income from the Government’s e introduction of the Feed-In Tari‚, which is to be Biomass boilers is anticipated to guaranteed for 20 years and

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The Newboldian 2013 Autumn NEW.indd 26 06/11/2013 11:41 index- linked. Income will also be paid by export tari™s for unused energy supplied to the National Grid. By utilising solar panels, the cleanest form of electricity (due to its lack of carbon output), Newbold will signi‘cantly reduce its carbon footprint. e College will also be able to protect itself against energy in¡ation through the creation of its own sustainable energy source; thereby avoiding Historic Plaque ongoing energy price rises. Traditional light sources are Restored and also planned to be replaced with Replaced Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), Newbold a form of lighting that has lower HEN BRITAIN WAS Buildings New Common energy consumption, a longer life WUNDER THREAT of and is more robust than regular invasion from French and Receive New Lounge Opens glass light bulbs. is initiative is Spanish armies, bon‘res were anticipated to result in a saving of prepared across the country Carpets for Students over 60% on the energy currently to be lit as warning beacons. ARPETS IN THE COMMON DISUSED CLASSROOM IN used to light buildings on campus. In more peaceful times, these AREAS OF MURDOCH HALL MURDOCH HALL If all the buildings on the bon‘res have commemorated the C A has been Newbold College of Higher coronation and jubilees of Kings – including several classrooms renovated and converted into a Education campus were converted and Queens in the British Isles. and hallways – were replaced shared lounge for students. to LED lighting, calculations One of these bon‘res was over the summer. e upstairs show that the carbon savings located in Bin‘eld, at the present study area in the Roy Graham would be over 70 tonnes per site of Newbold College of High- Library also received new carpet year. In addition, it is anticipated er Education. On 31 December and furniture. that the College may save up to 1992 the Bin‘eld Parish Council £15,000 per year in electricity. placed a memorial plaque beneath e LED lighting and solar an oak tree on the College campus panels are planned for installation to mark the o¶cial location of the over the next ‘ve years, following Bin‘eld Beacon. Over the past the roof insulation and upgrade of decades the plaque was broken windows. and lost, until College sta™ helped ese new initiatives join to relocate and repair the marker. those already in place on the On the 29 August 2013 Newbold campus, such as paper the new marker of this historic and food recycling and the use of site was unveiled by Dr Philip recycled materials. Brown, Principal of Newbold, and Pastor Brian Pilmoor, Brian Davison Newbold alumnus.

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The Newboldian 2013 Autumn NEW.indd 27 06/11/2013 11:41 NEWS Alumni anD Events

Two Years in the Caribbean Sea Simo Perho (‘77)

T Is A GrEAT prIVILEGE AND JOY for a father to be able to also strengthened in practical terms when we saw how God took Ispend time with his children. I had this blessed opportunity in the care of our dinghy (a little boat which we used to get from the boat Caribbean sea where I sailed with my three youngest children for that is at anchor to land, and back to the boat again). Our dinghy two years. My wife had died and I had retired, so I sold our home in got loose four times - once the rope chafed off, and perhaps the Finland and bought a sailing boat in Guadeloupe, West Indies. other times we just forgot to tie the dinghy properly. usually when a A lot of our time - and all of our savings - went into repairing the dinghy gets loose it will drift to the open sea because the harbours boat in docks, marinas and anchorages throughout the journey, but are so constructed in the West Indies that the trade winds blow all we enjoyed both the sailing itself and also our church fellowship that drifts to the open sea. But three times of these four someone in these lovely islands. We spent half a year on the islands of both had seen our dinghy drifting towards the sea and had been able to Guadeloupe and saint Lucia. arrange for someone to rescue it before it was too late. The fourth time when our dinghy got lost no-one saw it, because it was so dark, The sabbaths were especially enjoyable. After the church service except God. In the morning we saw something glimmering behind a - which took 3-4 hours - we would eat together, sometimes at the little shoal towards the open sea. Our dinghy had stopped at the last church premises, sometimes in groups on a beach, and sometimes in homes. In the afternoon there would be a Bible study at the obstacle before the open sea would have engulfed it. We understood church, followed by a youth meeting that lasted until sunset. This from these four incidences that Our Father was watching over us. He was the programme at the Gros Islet seventh-day Adventist Church knew that we would not have had the means for a new dinghy. in saint Lucia, and it did not differ much in other churches around Our friends in Finland followed our adventures through a blogspot the Caribbean sea. Our people enjoyed fellowshipping together and “www.sailingtotheworld.blogspot.com” which my daughter kept. so did we. When we prepared to cross over the Atlantic Ocean back home to My children, 18, 20 and 24 years old, are eager to play and sing and Finland many of our friends prayed for our coming trip. And their made many friends on these islands. prayers carried us safely through the vast sea. In fact, the Atlantic Ocean was more peaceful for us than the smaller seas like the As much as I appreciated the warm church fellowship on these Caribbean sea. islands, the most precious moments for me as a father were the moments in our boat where we daily studied together the sabbath The original purpose of our trip was to be a mission trip around the school Quarterly and read Ellen G White´s books. We finished the world, but this did not eventuate. Maybe another time if it is God´s Conflict of the Ages series plus Christ´s Object Lessons. One of my will. The texts about the sabbath as God´s sign on the hull and the children´s friends, sami, from Finland, spent several months with us sails of our boat encouraged some people to inquire, however, a while in saint Lucia and read the whole Conflict of the Ages series little bit more about it, even here in Finland. during that time. He often wondered aloud why he hadn´t read this marvellous set before! Yes, I indeed enjoyed being with our friends in the West Indies and especially with my children. And how much more will Our Father reading these inspired books brought many fruitful discussions enjoy being with His children - not just for two years, but forever. forth and deepened our understanding about the great plan of salvation and above all led us closer to our saviour. Our faith was

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Kristy Warren

HIS SUMMER Kristy Warren 18th-and 19th-century maps T (BA Hons Combined at the British Library and is Humanities 1999) graduated presently analysing 19th-century from the University of Warwick Caribbean Slave Registers at the with a PhD in Sociology. e National Archives in Kew. She title of her thesis was A Colonial will also consult archival material Society in a Post-Colonial World: held in the archives of various Bermuda and the Question of Caribbean islands. Independence. She conducted Kristy said that her archival research and interviews experience at Newbold in order to better comprehend profoundly impacted her how understandings of the past, approach both education and Tom de Bruin and concerns about the future, to life in general. She explained have impacted the approach that, in addition to the lasting GrADuATE OF NEWBOLD, Education) and Dr Rudy van taken by politicians and others friendships that were created, Aand occasional Guest Moere (Protestant eological in debates about sovereignty in the relationships she had with lecturer in the Department of Faculty in Brussels). Pr de Bruin the British her teachers eological Studies, Pastor Tom was questioned about his book Overseas left a great de Bruin (executive secretary and propositions for 45 minutes, Territory of impression. of the Netherlands Union at which time the beadle ended Bermuda. “In the Conference) received his PhD the ceremony with the words In classroom from Leiden University on 4 “hora est”. Unfortunately January of they June 2013. this was in the middle of an this year encouraged Since graduating from interesting answer of Pr de Bruin she joined critical Newbold in 2008, Pr de Bruin on Adventism, an answer he had the History thinking and has been working full-time as to continue many times for the Department re¡exivity, minister of the Huis ter Heide guests at the reception! at University with Dr church in the Netherlands. In After a short discussion, College Penny his spare time he wrote his PhD Dr Jürgen Zangenberg, Chair London on Mahon dissertation, entitled e Great of New Testament Exegesis, a project engaging Controversy: e Individual’s endowed the title ‘doctor’ upon entitled e Structure and with her students’ interpretations Struggle Between Good and Evil Pr de Bruin. In his laudatio, signi˜cance of British Caribbean of the text, Dr Harry Leonard in the Testaments of the Twelve the Chair gave much praise to Slave-Ownership 1763-1833. facilitating debates about the Patriarchs and in eir Jewish Dr de Bruin’s work ethic and She is part of a team of eight causes of historical con¡icts, and Christian Contexts. His expressed his astonishment for researchers who are investigating and Dr David Trim assisting research focuses on how Jews the schedule that Dr de Bruin the management and transfer the development of ¡edgling and Christians of the ‘rst two had imposed upon himself and of estates in the lead-up to research skills.” Kristy centuries interpreted and applied had kept himself to. emancipation. e team is emphasised that the teachers the theme of a great controversy Looking back, Dr de Bruin focusing on absentee owners, and sta™ at Newbold were between good and evil. remarks, “I can only thank the those who lived in the United interested in helping to develop Two Adventist professors Lord for the blessings that I have Kingdom but had plantations the whole person; in the process were among the six present, received. Finishing a PhD next in the Caribbean, in order to they took students into their besides a number of professors to full-time ministry is quite a learn more about the impact hearts, and often their homes, from Leiden University: challenge but every time I sat that slave-ownership had on showing them a level of care Dr Jean-Claude Verrecchia down between appointments to Britain. So far she has consulted that is rare. (Newbold College of Higher do some work, I received all I needed to take another step in my research.” “It was an interesting and successful defence by Tom de Bruin this afternoon. Hats o™ for his achievement! It is a blessing for the Netherlands Union Conference when pastors keep studying and show they can 1980S Reunion take part in academic debates. Moreover the leadership of the A reunion for staff and students from the 1980s will be Church has been strengthened by someone with proven held at Newbold on the weekend of 15-17 August 2014. academic skills in the person of Tom de Bruin, the executive To register your interest in attending this event, please secretary,” remarked Pastor Wim Altink, President of the visit www.newbold.ac.uk/1980s-reunion Netherlands Union Conference.

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PASTOR PAUL SUNDQUIST ('39) N FRIDAY EVENING 1 March going to the Congo union as 1917-2013 O pastor paul sundquist died a missionary between 1947 peacefully. Although he left the and 1954. From the Congo SUMMER WHITE ('06) Division office in 1980 he is still he moved to the Trans-Africa 1987- 2010 fondly remembered by many Division as Home Missions, around the Division. During a Youth and Temperance Director DAVID LOWE ('50) long retirement pastor sundquist before returning to the swedish 1929 - 2013 was active regularly preaching, union in 1959 to serve as union teaching the sabbath school president. In 1966 he was lesson and was indefatigable called to the Northern Europe GEORGE MCKNIGHT FRAZER ('51) when collecting for the annual West Africa Division where he 1931 - 2013 Ingathering appeal. His served as Youth, sabbath school faithfulness was an inspiration and Communication Director to many and we can be sure that between 1966 and 1980. we will have the opportunity of Our thoughts go out to meeting him again when Jesus his wife Eunice and daughters returns. Viviane and Ingrid and his CorreCtion: pastor ron Edwards’ year at Newbold was Born in 1917 paul served in grandchildren. incorrectly listed in the spring/summer (2013) issue of The the swedish union as Evangelist Newboldian as 1954. Apologies for any confusion caused. and Youth secretary before Audrey Andersson

Former Staff and Friends of the College Deaths

FREDERIC BACON-SHONE IDNEY WAS A GREAT classrooms, offices and the 1924 - 2012 S FRIEND of Newbold and smith Centre. helped to build salisbury Hall, SIDNEY ROSE the building that currently houses College administration, 1918 - 2013

AsTOr JOHN DuNNETT classroom when it was time for P went peacefully to his rest a class to begin and students in the presence of his family could be seen scurrying along on 7 October 2013. Born in corridors to avoid missing a Folkestone in 1922, he won a class. He also had a passion for scholarship to rossall school in numbers. He could tell you, for Lancashire and from there went example, how many species of on to study for the ministry at plants he had in his garden. He Newbold College from which also gave one memorable chapel he graduated in 1942. Later talk based on permutations he would gain a BA from the of the size and number of the university of London and an MA organ pipes in salisbury Hall, from the Adventist Theological drawing many biblical analogies PASTOR (DOUGLAS) JOHN DUNNETT seminary (then in Washington from his results. I cannot 1922-2013 DC, now at Andrews university, remember the analogies but I do Michigan). In between these remember the final sentence: degrees he taught at Newbold ‘so when you are bored with a College (1946-1953) and Trinidad sermon in church you can always union College (1954-1959). meditate on the biblical truths returning to England in 1959, found in the organ pipes!’ he became the deputy head of His fascination with numbers stanborough secondary school. suggests that he will be amused In 1968 he returned to Newbold and delighted when he is told on where he taught mainly Theology the resurrection day that he died and New Testament Greek until at exactly 91 and a half - yes, to he retired in 1984. the very day. But perhaps he Kind, concerned and modest, will be too busy praising the Lord he never lost his pastoral touch. he loved and meeting once again But possibly it will be for his his late mother, his late wife, and teaching of Ancient History, his daughters, April and Jonquil, Church History and Greek that to whom we send our deepest he will be most remembered sympathies. by Newboldians. A stickler for punctuality, he locked his Harry Leonard

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internationaL nigHt Newbold’s annual International Night was held in October, with staff and students from 24 nation- alities representing their country through performance and/or cuisine to an audience of almost 300 staff, students and members of the Newbold community.

CHriStMaS toYS for 2012-2013 aWardS needY CHiLdren CereMonY school of English students Twenty-nine students celebrated students pack shoeboxes full the completion of various aca- of toys for the ADrA Christmas demic programmes at Newbold’s shoebox project. Awards Ceremony in June. representing 17 countries, these CREAM TEA students were joined by over 300 friends, family and staff at the Newbold staff, students and ceremony. The guest speaker, Dr friends of the College gathered Edward O Blews Jr, president of in Moor Close to mark the the Council for Christian Colleges beginning of the 2013-2014 and universities, shared Christ’s academic year with the annual own eternal perspective from traditional English cream tea. Matthew 6:33-34 in his address: “seek first his kingdom and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you…Do not worry about tomorrow…Each day has enough trouble of its own.”

BidStruP-SiMonSen rené Majland Bidstrup and Kirstin Majland simonsen were married near Bælum, Denmark, on 15 June, 2013.

StudentS viSit KeY engLiSH SiteS Adventist Colleges Abroad (ACA) and students in the Fine Arts classes at Newbold visited several historic sites in the early part of the autumn semester, including Windsor Castle, Stone-SaunderS edvardSon – veStBYe Hampton Court palace, and the Thomas stone and rachel Jonas Edvardson and Guro Globe Theatre. Elizabeth saunders were married Margrethe Krusinski Vestbye were in Newbold’s Moor Close Chapel, married at Mysen Adventkirke, uK, on 21 July 2013. Norway, on 19 May 2013.

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The Newboldian 2013 Autumn NEW.indd 31 06/11/2013 11:42 calendar of events

1 1 December '13 AUTUMN SEMESTER ENDS 20 JANUARY '14 SPRING SEMESTER BEGINS 6 APRIL '14 BIBLE CONFERENCE 8 MAY '14 SPRING SEMESTER ENDS 12 MAY - 6 JUNE '14 SUMMER ENGLISH LITERATURE MODULES 15 JUNE '14 AWARDS CEREMONY 3 - 28 JU LY '14 SUMMER SCHOOL IN ENGLISH 14 JU LY - 8 AUGUST '14 suMMEr sEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIsT EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE MODULES 14 JU LY - 15 AUGUST '14 SUMMER HEALTH AND WELLNESS MODULES 15 - 17 AUGUST '14 1980s ALUMNI REUNION 1 SEPTEMBER '14 AUTUMN SEMESTER BEGINS

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