On Saturday 16th October, tedMEDIA Productions brought together 120 people in St Albans Seventh-day Adventist Church for a premiere screening of their media creations that can be used by pastors, churches and members in their ministries for nurturing and outreach.

tedMEDIA Productions is part of the Trans-European Division of Seventh-day Adventists (TED) with its Headquarters based in St Albans. Before the creation of tedMEDIA, division leaders were challenged to engage media in the proclamation of the Present Truth. “The premiere proved a testament to the successes that have been achieved by the recently established media team, in their response to this challenge”, said Dr Bertil Wiklander, the TED President. The evening’s programme showcased the variety of fresh and vibrant resources that tedMEDIA have produced over the past three years. Paul Lee, South England Conference Music Ministries Director, described them as “broadcast quality that can satisfy the highest criteria in the media industry”. The evening’s selection included snippets from Paradigm Shift, a series created for pastors to use as illustrations and from Axioo, a series hosted by Clifford Goldstein that is specifically designed for reaching the secular mindset. Media and music were displayed in harmony through tedMEDIA’s premiere of music videos they have formed to inspire and spiritually nurture the members of the church. Presented next was a clip of Faith Development programmes produced for the Hope Channel which help support and encourage the spiritual growth of members. One of the final screenings was dedicated to Experiencing the Joy, a series that is useful in responding to the postmodern mindset. Victor Pilmoor, the Treasurer of the British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, commented on this series highlighting that, ‘this series is not just focused on the teachings and doctrines that we share, but also the stories and experiences that come out of them.’

Miroslav Pujic, the tedMEDIA Productions Director, who holds the position of Communications and Media Ministries Director at the TED, formally introduced his team of Jemina da Silva Macedo, Dragana Duval, Frederic Duval and Deana Stojkovic as the people that have coordinated and produced the resources. “Our mission is to support the efforts of the Trans-European Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in reaching spiritual seekers by integrating creative media technology and offering resources on the Internet, on DVD and providing material for the Hope Channel”, says Pujic.

In reference to these materials, Dr Wiklander concluded, “spreading the gospel using this medium will be an effective step forward for us in these times where society is extremely media driven. God has blessed us with a team that can pioneer this use of media on a larger scale than we have ever tried before.”

For more information on purchasing and using tedMEDIA resources, please contact Deana Stojkovic on deana@tedmedia.org or go to the TED website, www.ted-adventist.org.uk or tedMEDIA website, www.tedmedia.org