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at home around the world: clinic, collective, and catechism. the church is building a hospital, apostles are working on growing together, and young people are occupying themselves with the catechism—here is a look around the world from africa to europe to south america.
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saying good-bye to three apostles in africa. three active apostles in a row have passed away in the past few days on the african continent. chief apostle jean-luc schneider paid tribute to their commitment to the now grieving congregations.
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the early death of a pioneer in angola. “he was a young and deeply faithful man of god with vision,” district apostle (ret.) brinkmann describes his friend and companion, sukami landu ronsard, the first angolan apostle. he died on 27 august 1989 at the age of 31 in an ambush by rebels. thirty years ago to the day, apostle ronsard was ordained as an apostle.
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new apostolic life in port moresby. how do new apostolic christians in other parts of the world live their faith? today, nac.today takes you to papua new guinea in the south-western pacific ocean.
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new apostolic life in mexico city: seven congregations, seven priests. six metropolises – six continents – six congregations. how do new apostolic christians live their faith in the big cities of this world? today nac.today looks at mexico city.
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at home worldwide: between joy and sorrow! joy and sorrow are never far apart. there is alarming news from kenya, but there was also a great deal of joy in borneo. today we will take a look at these two regions and share in the fate of the people who live there.
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at home around the world. divine services in more or less unusual locations, the creation of a new district apostle area, and the first conference for district leaders in argentina … following is a look at this week’s happenings.
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architects of the rebuilding process in indonesia. together they clocked 55 years as district apostles in indonesia, and often under hard and difficult conditions: hendra tansahsami, who died 30 years ago today, and his son, alfons tansahtikno. insight into a little known history.
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at home around the world. washing the neighbour’s feet … how we can help in our congregations is something that young brothers and sisters in australia worked on. nac.today also provides information on a selection of publications available from the district churches and reports about the death of apostle mwale.
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johann r. kitching jr.: a champion with vision. “unity in diversity” was one of his big topics. and this is reflected in the legacy that he left the new apostolic church, the result of decades of dedicated work: he formulated the international church’s vision and mission statements. today, district apostle kitching would have turned 65 years of age.
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new apostolic life in the world’s metropolises. six metropolises – six continents – six congregations. what is new apostolic life like in the major cities of the world? nac.today has done some investigating. to begin, we will take you to africa, to the city where the chief apostle will conduct the last service this weekend, ending a round trip through the congo.
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at home around the world. summertime, holiday-time in the northern hemisphere? not quite everywhere. many congregations are very busy. among others, nac.today takes a look at our church in myanmar, an interesting country in south-east asia.
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at home around the world. whether new congregations or old congregations with creative ideas … there is a lot going on in the new apostolic world. this time we will take a look at small and large countries as we visit our brothers and sisters in africa, asia, europe, and the usa.
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at home around the world. there are many ways of telling people about jesus christ, of proclaiming his gospel, and acquainting them with the new apostolic church. what is important here as with everything else is that we keep in mind the various countries and their cultures.
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zanzibar and new apostolic life in the indian ocean. zanzibar, an island of contrasts: exotic holiday destination on the one side and extreme poverty on the other. for the most part, the religions live together peacefully, but in some parts christians are experiencing persecution. following are impressions from the chief apostle’s recent visit there.
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from street child to founding father. many contributed to the development of the church by preaching or doing soul care, but apostle john erb also laid the legal foundations for the new apostolic church in the united states. john erb was born 140 years ago to the day. he had his share of ups and downs in life.
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holy communion is celebrated everywhere. they have lost everything: their possessions, their home, and many of their loved ones. more than 50 million people worldwide have been forced from their homes. tomorrow, 20 june, is world refugee day, an occasion for nac.today to take a look at some of the refugee camps in east africa.
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divine services in “plain language”. the idea was born in the united states, an impulse came from our church in the netherlands, and a district in germany has picked up on the idea. “divine services in plain language” is a pilot project that is currently being tested by the new apostolic church north rhine-westphalia in germany.
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working hand in hand in nepal. just two months after the devastating earthquake, the impending monsoon season is just about to make the situation in nepal even more dramatic. the rains are going to hurt the nearly three million people who have lost their homes the hardest. this is what the scores of aid organisations are currently preparing for, among them also new apostolic institutions.
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sharing what we experience. at times there is an enormous discrepancy between what is preached from the altar and what we experience. how do we deal with this? following are some answers the chief apostle provided in a recent divine service. he also made it clear why it is so important to do what is right—and not only for ourselves.
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at home around the world. pentecost is over — but the highlight of the month of may is not to obscure the fact that there have also been other great initiatives unfolding in new apostolic congregations around the world outside of these festive holy days. in the following we report on some of them:
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a heavyweight in terms of faith. a man with a clear profile … not only his imposing appearance, his voice, and his poise contributed to his striking personality, but most of all his heart’s attitude. district apostle klaus of southern germany would have been 75 years of age today.
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“this is my agenda for africa”. an apostle meeting such as this has never occurred before in the new apostolic church. this is not only due to the fact that nearly all the apostles of africa have assembled in one place. on this occasion, chief apostle jean-luc schneider also set some goals for the development of the church on this continent.
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when divine service pictures learned to move. when millions of brothers and sisters in faith around the globe are once again united for this year's pentecost divine service, the new apostolic church will be celebrating a special anniversary: for the last 25 years, the great transmission has also been sent out to all the nations, namely by satellite. following are some insights into what is not exactly every-day infrastructure:
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at home around the world. many different countries — many different ways to live one's faith. today our overview incorporates some insights into new apostolic congregations in south and central america, africa and europe.
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at home worldwide. theological training, pastoral care in a prison, and innovations in the administrative sector … brothers and sisters around the world engage themselves for the new apostolic church. this week’s news bulletin shows some of the activities.
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“always speak the language of love”. enrique eduardo minio is at work as the “architect of the future” in the southern regions of south america. that is how the chief apostle referred to him at his ordination. what does this mean in practice? following is an interview with both the former district apostle and the new district apostle.
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“do you still remember why i had to suffer?”. lent and passiontide… it can feel like pain and sorrow. compassion is what is called for! at the same time, however, it becomes clear that christians must never forget why their saviour jesus christ had to suffer: it was for them!
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“felix austria”: lucky austria makes music. the stalls, the boxes, the lower and upper galleries … the vienna concert hall was filled to the last seat. “we invite you to have an encounter with jesus through music,” franz jochum, the musical director and conductor, said to the audience at the beginning of the concert.
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