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NAC Talks: doctrine, faith, life

...Apostle Michael Deppner (Democratic Republic Congo... ...Michael Deppner (Democratic Republic Congo West)... ...has little to offer—even if you... ...a very special offer! In contrast,... ...is completely different. Of the eleven... ...joyful and full of enthusiasm. In... ...the second book of Acts. The... ...in the homes of families who... ...both a gift of God as... ...well as man’s profession of faith... ...The Apostles’ doctrine, of which we... ...in verse 42 of Acts 2,... ...authority.” “The image of breaking the... ...Jesus did that often, he continued.... ...became a kind of identifying feature... ...of His. Even... ...precise, and full of praise and... ...Chapel, just outside of Washington, is... ...The first speaker... ...to take to the podium was... ...happy with what they have. Life... ...than kind to them. He knows... ...with crutches for the longest time,... ...was shorter than the other. Working... ...and participate in the Cape Town... ...did not do the entire marathon,... ...but he participated! The District Apostle... ...appealed to the many listeners:... ...his work in the Congo. Under... ...the title “NAC... ...Life in the Congo –... ...rural” he showed the big differences... ...many villages in the country, there... ...is no electricity. There are no... ...and no Internet. The villagers love... ...to sit together, and they... ...offer! In contrast, the situation in... ...the Congolese capital... ...completely different. Of the eleven million... ...people in the city, 350,000... ...huge city alone. The challenges here... ...are quite different: there are not... ...managed to baffle the audience. The... ...as big as the USA, but... ...New Apostolic congregations. The distances are... ...to manage. Yet, the members are... ...Germany spoke about the Pentecost theme... ...“And they continued …”... ...from the second book... ...of Acts. The first Christian... ...have a building. The members met... ...in the homes of... ...become Christians. In the beginning, they... ...still attended the services in... ...the synagogues, but... ...before long they developed their... ...for example. Since then, it has... ...become the gateway to... ...being a Christian, the theologian explained.... ...as Jesus did The Apostles’ doctrine,... ...was not something the Apostles had... ...come up with themselves. “They passed... ...on what they had learned... ...which is why they enjoyed such... ...special authority.” “The image of... ...breaking the bread means... ...of His. Even the Risen Christ... ...“Wherever Christians meet, they break the... ...prayer. “Jesus is the one who... ...Praying like Jesus therefore belongs to... ...the Christian congregation. The Lord’s Prayer,... ...not only for the first US... ...but also for the divine service... ...On Saturday afternoon, the Christian event... ...centre hosted the exhibition NAC... ...Deppner (Democratic Republic Congo West) provided... ...work in the Congo. Under the... ...Life in the Congo – urban... ...situation in the Congolese capital is... More


“The preparations take time”

...Deppner from the Democratic Republic of... ...from the Democratic Republic of the... ...about the location of the conference... ...at the head office of the... ...important in view of the divine... ...to Canada. Instead of a concert... ...afternoon, which is often the case... ...in the context of a District... ...exhibition, the first of its kind,... ...the Democratic Republic of the Congo,... ...the theological consultant of NACI, will... ...early church. All of this will... ...Erich Senn, head of administration at... ...the international offices in Zurich,... ...The first thing... ...Senn says. Since the District Apostles... ...and their assistants meet... ...happens to be the American capital.”... ...The District Apostles... ...are informed about the location of... ...the conference a... ...and make any other arrangements that... ...be made. “During the District Apostle... ...Vienna last year the Chief Apostle... ...takes place at the head office... ...of the Church in... ...equipped conference centre there,” the administrative... ...seat and at the lectern, two... ...projectors for the two conference... ...various monitors. For the South American... ...into Spanish, and the accompanying slides... ...a monitor for them. “Good air-conditioning... ...says. After all, the participants are... ...any hotel across the world. “The... ...location is therefore really secondary,”... ...is important for the Chief Apostle,... ...considered one after the other. This... ...in view of the divine service... ...always held on the Sunday. In... ...this way, the Chief Apostle... ...can reach all brothers and sisters,... ...his visit in the respective country... ...Washington Washington is the location this... ...Not only will the District Apostle... ...here, but also the Pentecost service.... ...There will not... ...this year, however. The service will... ...be transmitted across the USA and... ...which is often the case in... ...the context of... ...special idea. Under the title “NAC... ...Talks”, the Church in... ...the USA has... ...planned an exhibition, the first of... ...members from across the country are... ...invited. Among the many activities... ...by visiting ministers. The District Apostles... ...Michael Deppner from the Democratic Republic... ...of the Congo, and... ...Evangelist Reinhard Kiefer, the theological consultant... ...short lecture on the congregational life... ...in the early church.... ...take place at the Hylton Memorial... ...an ideal venue. The Pentecost service... ...place here. As the motto says,... ...“And they continued …”... ...“The preparations take... ...time” “The Chief Apostle... ...has the last word,”... ...of administration at the international offices... ...Republic of the Congo, and Raùl... More


A home-grown talent full of vitality

...Church in the Democratic Republic of... ...in the Democratic Republic of the... ...The working area of District Apostle... ...Malawi, is comprised of 1.4 million... ...the Democratic Republic of the Congo... ...your typical example of classic New... ...on the name of his teacher:... ...In the congregation of Athlone it... ...in the history of the New... ...give the development of the Church... ...includes the founding of such organisations... ...Charles Ndandula. One of the projects... ...third such bakery of the New... ...generally a lack of notated music... ...musical talents. One of them was... ...“When a choir of more than... ...a lot to offer in the... ...way of musical talent.... ...home-grown talent full of vitality The... ...Church in terms of membership and... ...The working area... ...1.4 million members. The Church in... ...1.1 million. Only the New Apostolic... ...Church in the Democratic Republic... ...of the Congo tops... ...work. In many other countries, the... ...This was not the case in... ...African who brought the New Apostolic... ...doctrine into the country: the... ...was born around the year 1900... ...and took on the name of... ...New Apostolic. In the congregation of... ...organisation honours founding father In 1928... ...George Henwood Mkandawire—in the meantime he... ...a Deacon—settled in Northern Rhodesia (modern... ...began to baptise the first souls... ...and thus laid the foundation for... ...the first congregations:... ...first in Livingstone, the country’s capital... ...at the time, and... ...then in Lusaka,... ...today’s capital. The doctrine soon... ...spread throughout the country. In... ...as an Apostle, the first black... ...Apostle in the history of... ...the New Apostolic... ...Church. The Church in... ...commended its founding father in a... ...it Henwood Foundation. The foundation’s declared... ...food security in the region. The... ...programmes, in particular the fight against... ...well known in the New Apostolic... ...1988, not only the first black... ...managed to give the development of... ...the Church in... ...he started out, there were about... ...Apostolic Christians. By the time he... ...more than doubled. The course set... ...by him—which includes the founding of... ...such organisations as the Henwood Foundation—is... ...Ndandula. One of the projects promoted... ...by him is the communion wafer... ...Zambia in 2012, the third such... ...bakery of the New Apostolic... ...Germany. In 2003 then a communion... ...with singing And then there is... ...the music …... ...Right from the beginning, singing... ...big role in the Church in... ...choirs in which the basses sang... ...more volume. Since there was generally... ...notated music at the time, the... ...learned and memorized the various parts... ...and sang them to the... ...would reproduce what they heard. The... ...turning-point for the choirs came... ...in the early 1970s... ...Andrew Fernandes. Among the district leaders... ...talents. One of them was a... ...entrusted with developing the music and... ...the repertoire in the district. Many... ...other good conductors... ...South Africa How the choirs in... ...a circular to the Apostles following... ...spiritual earthquake.” By the way, the... ...will sing during the Pentecost service... ...2,500 voices strong. The New Apostolic... ...to offer in the way of... ...four-year-old, is leading the choir and... ...orchestra in Lusaka. The clip was... ...full of vitality The New Apostolic... ...year’s Pentecost celebration. The District Church... ...is the second largest... ...in the New Apostolic... ...an African. And then there is... ...Republic of the Congo tops that.... More


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Helping the Church to function well

...seminar in Bicipi (Democratic Republic of... ...in Bicipi (Democratic Republic of the... ...improving the quality of statistics at... ...all levels of the Church:... ...were the topics of a meeting... ...improving the various offers of the... ...such as acts of blessing and... ...at the beginning of March. As... ...readings are part of the liturgy... ...content and structure of Bible texts... ...the Apostle district of Accra in... ...opening prayer each of the participants... ...the Church’s understanding of salvation, thoughts... ...qualities and responsibilities of a rector,... ...Bicipi (Democratic Republic of the Congo)... ...since the beginning of April and... ...weeks, organisational matters of the Church... ...idea was to offer a well-organised... ...Utilising knowledge Familiarising themselves with teaching... ...material, understanding the intranet, and... ...improving the quality of... ...all levels of the Church: these... ...were the topics of... ...and 13 January. The participants, including... ...the three local... ...set about improving the various offers... ...of the Church, navigating... ...the Church’s websites... ...congregations, and familiarising themselves with the... ...teaching materials. The trainers were... ...to take what they had learned... ...into the congregations and... ...share it with the members there.... ...Smile please From the digital single-lens... ...(SLR) camera to the smartphone camera:... ...was covered at the photography workshop... ...On 25 February, the budding photographers... ...from the Stellenbosch district... ...were given a theoretical introduction to... ...the SLR camera... ...church context followed. They covered practical... ...photos and practised their newly acquired... ...Plauen, Germany, at the beginning of... ...are part of the liturgy in... ...divine services in the New Apostolic... ...workshop to show them how these... ...structured manner. First, they looked at... ...the content and... ...texts and where the reader can... ...pauses, or volume. Then came the... ...part, in which the 27 participants... ...exercises, for example. The actress then... ...exercise in which the participants were... ...in mind everything they had learned.... ...Knowing the doctrine The local seminar... ...trainers from the Apostle district... ...Ghana met with their Apostle Charles... ...Asare and the deputy district... ...rectors in the central church... ...prayer each of the participants was... ...reviving inactive congregations, the Church’s understanding... ...salvation, thoughts from the Chief Apostle... ...on witchcraft, the qualities and... ...misconduct, and how the intranet works.... ...Apostle Asare encouraged the participants to... ...share their knowledge by... ...organising seminars at the local level.... ...In accordance with the train-the-trainer principle,... ...(Democratic Republic of the Congo) on... ...7 April. In the programme, which... ...been running in the Fungurume district... ...since the beginning of... ...and Josian Kisumbule, the 93 participants... ...learned, among other things, how... ...were not neglected either. Together the... ...a divine service. The next morning,... ...Apostle Tanga conducted the confirmation service... ...65 confirmands. Helping the Church to... ...and how does the intranet work?... ...organisational matters of the Church were... ...discussed. The objectives were... ...clear. The idea was... ...everyone can live their faith... ...Republic of the Congo) on 7... More


Keywords: Ghana, Guinea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Germany, Doctrinal instruction, Congregational life

At home worldwide: how congregations celebrated Easter

...Kasai in the Democratic Republic of... ...in the Democratic Republic of the... ...to the front of the church... ...The programme consisted of sacred and... ...poetry slam rounded off the programme.... ...musicians filed out of the church... ...Sunday School teachers of the Rustdene... ...with the assistance of the teachers.... ...pictures. The highlight of the day... ...the Democratic Republic of the Congo... ...consisted of two divine... ...and the sealing of 130 people.... ...in the congregation of Kabikabi on... ...celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. Bishop... ...Thomas Ampofo read the... ...become the firstfruits of those who... ...came the resurrection of the dead”... ...follow the example of Jesus, who... ...from the congregations of Nordhausen, Bleicherode,... ...sausages, cake and coffee were waiting... ...namely the victory of the Son... ...of God over... ...sees Musicians from the Dornhan-Villingen-Schwenningen district... ...guide concert-goers into the New Apostolic... ...concert by candlelight. The choir and... ...walked up to the front of... ...the church singing... ...greeting meaning “peace”. The programme consisted... ...In addition to the mixed choir,... ...piano, and orchestra, there was also... ...choir which inspired the audience with... ...slam rounded off the programme. The... ...served to send the audience home... ...with the assurance that... ...their transitory life... ...Jesus Christ. At the very end,... ...the musicians filed... ...out of the church again... ...with the song Shalom... ...days before Easter, the children and... ...School teachers of the Rustdene congregation... ...prepare for Easter together. The children... ...spent the morning reading... ...their favourite book,... ...some with the assistance of... ...the teachers. In... ...between, they coloured in... ...Easter pictures. The highlight of... ...the day was... ...egg hunt on the church grounds.... ...A blessed Easter The Easter celebration... ...in Kasai in the Democratic Republic... ...of the Congo consisted... ...divine services and the sealing of... ...543 believers in the congregation of... ...where he sealed the many people.... ...In the afternoon, 181... ...young people came together for a... ...divine service in the Tshikapa church.... ...The sermon was... ...go to my father, and will... ...say to him, ‘Father, I have... ...Christ is risen! The two districts... ...in Ghana came together on Easter... ...joint service in the Kojokrom congregation... ...to celebrate the resurrection of... ...Thomas Ampofo read the Bible text:... ...is risen from the dead, and... ...has become the firstfruits of... ...man also came the resurrection of... ...the dead” (1... ...20–21). He reminded the congregation that... ...not only the living, but... ...He called on the brothers and... ...sisters to follow the example of... ...Hiking enthusiasts from the congregations of... ...a hike. Despite the gloomy weather,... ...there were beautiful... ...views, the Bismarck Tower... ...made up for the physical exertions.... ...The day’s hike... ...happy end at the Nordhausen church,... ...were waiting for the hikers. Quellen:... ...hiking is how the brothers and... ...Europe celebrated Easter. They enjoyed one... ...another’s fellowship, but... ...Easter means, namely the victory of... ...the Son of... ...Republic of the Congo consisted of... More


Keywords: Ghana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Germany, youth service, concert, Easter

Imitation is encouraged

...Area in the Democratic Republic of... ...in the Democratic Republic of the... ...at the end of February. They... ...and at least offer them a... ...help A celebration of faith outdoors... ...the young people of the South... ...on the shores of Florida Lake,... ...speak, taking advantage of the event... ...highlighting the importance of nurturing leadership... ...be the torchbearers of tomorrow. Getting... ...people, the youth of the Strasbourg... ...“Prayer works!” And, of course, everyone... ...for a day of celebration on... ...the Democratic Republic of the Congo... ...from the perspective of salvation”. The... ...in God’s plan of salvation. Afterwards,... ...on the topic of marriage; 180... ...about various aspects of married life.... ...are the stages of togetherness that... ...Giving people the feeling that... ...they are welcome... ...Young people from the Göppingen district... ...in Germany asked themselves this question... ...youth meeting at the end of... ...February. They would like... ...to help the many people... ...persecution, hunger, or other existential threats... ...in their home countries,... ...at least offer them a friendly... ...That is why they sat together... ...and discussing how they could help... ...On 17 March, the young people... ...of the South Western... ...District in the Mpumalanga Apostle... ...in South Africa gathered for an... ...divine service on the shores of... ...go to my father, and will... ...say to him, ‘Father, I have... ...and before you?’” The day was... ...spiritual nourishment. Following the divine service,... ...the energy and... ...levels surged as the young people... ...practice runs for the upcoming competition.... ...Then it was... ...a potjiekos competition. These activities, filled... ...competitive spirit, exemplified the unity and... ...camaraderie that define the district’s youth... ...community. The youth leaders... ...taking advantage of the event for... ...Priest Michael Williams, the district youth... ...training session highlighting the importance of... ...youth and preparing them to be... ...the torchbearers of... ...Getting to know the confirmands To... ...get to know their future fellow... ...young people, the youth of... ...the Strasbourg district... ...in France invited the confirmands to... ...was organised for the confirmands. To... ...help them have a... ...good time, the young people... ...had organised themselves and planned... ...and cooking. All the tasks were... ...taken on by the young people.... ...There was also... ...course, everyone attended the divine service... ...together on Sunday.... ...16 March 2024. The young people... ...from the Lubumbashi-North Apostle... ...Area in the Democratic Republic... ...of the Congo participated... ...activities that underlined the day’s motto... ...“My participation from the perspective of... ...salvation”. The meeting began... ...to talk to the young people... ...about how they can participate... ...discuss what opportunities there are to... ...get actively involved. They also planned... ...ahead for the Chief Apostle’s... ...visit in July. The next day,... ...the young people... ...from the Centre-Ville congregation... ...discussion round on the topic of... ...people took part. Together with ministers... ...and medical doctors they talked about... ...enjoyed a meal together. Imitation is... ...encouraged Giving others the feeling that... ...they are welcome,... ...to know each other better, enjoying... ...one another’s company, and... ...participating: these are the stages of... ...togetherness that New... ...Republic of the Congo participated in... More


Keywords: Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Germany, France, youth service, Congregational life