{"id":110371,"date":"2020-11-15T15:10:15","date_gmt":"2020-11-15T14:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcc.no\/the-brunstad-magazine-the-pulse-of-church-life-2\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T11:45:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T10:45:55","slug":"the-brunstad-magazine-the-pulse-of-church-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bcc.no\/en\/the-brunstad-magazine-the-pulse-of-church-life\/","title":{"rendered":"THE BRUNSTAD MAGAZINE: THE PULSE OF CHURCH LIFE"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new mission foundation is established in the U.S.A., the reaction to the TV documentary about the church, and good music. There was exciting news from BCC during the fall conference.<\/span><\/h4>\n

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By Anne Lea K. Nielsen – photo: Screenshots from BrunstadTV<\/em><\/p>\n

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Aksel Is, 29, Turkey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This weekend BCC hosted a hybrid online conference in which participants met in small groups according to the rules of their respective countries. Based on the logins in the BrunstadTV app and online TV, it is estimated more than 11,000 people participated in some way.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, I experienced a real \u2018conference feeling\u2019 this weekend. As spoken during the conference, we share an \u2018invisible bond\u2019, which characterizes the spiritual fellowship we have in the church,\u201d<\/em> says Aksel Is, a member from Turkey who participated in the conference from his own living room.<\/p>\n

The hybrid conference was a substitute for the yearly brother\u2019s conference which corresponds to the women\u2019s conference held every March.<\/p>\n

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During the weekend there were live streams from 17 different locations across the globe. Photo: BrunstadTV<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Global mission<\/span><\/h3>\n

For many years, mission work has been managed through organizations that support BCC\u2019s vision. As BCC will be organized as an international association in the future, mission work will become even more central in it’s activities.<\/p>\n

A new mission foundation in the USA will aid church growth around the world.<\/p>\n

The Board comments on the Brennpunkt<\/span> d<\/span>ocumentary<\/span><\/h3>\n

Berit Hustad Nilsen and Trond Eivind Johnsen from the BCC Board were also interviewed during the program, and Hustad Nilsen thanked members for their responses in the aftermath of the documentary:<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom what I have seen, all members who have written responses have done so out of a desire to help BCC. We really appreciate this.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

BCC has received a lot of feedback after the Brennpunkt documentary and accepts both praise and criticism to further the development of our faith community.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will learn something from this too, and are happy for the feedback that helps us improve,\u201d says Hustad Nilsen.<\/em><\/p>\n

The board members were very clear that BCC will not tolerate any stigmatization or harassment as a consequence of NRK\u2019s one-sided portrayal of our community. Both parents and teachers are encouraged to take this seriously, and BCC will also follow up the incidents reported in the aftermath of the documentary.<\/p>\n

When asked what measures will be taken, Trond Eivind Johnsen wryly noted that since the Brunstad Magazine has become so popular it quickly ends up on national TV, he would not share any details.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are not satisfied to just be in the right. We shall also have justice,\u201d<\/em> says Johnsen.<\/p>\n

There has been a huge response from members after the Brennpunkt documentary, both on social media and in editorials.<\/p>\n

In a show of pride for their religious affiliation, thousands of BCC members around the world spontaneously posted photos of \u201cI\u2019m a proud member\u201d on social media following the program on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

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