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Preserving what’s old, accepting what’s new

Nothing is as constant as change. In a divine service in Mexico on 7 August the Chief Apostle put the focus on old things that must be preserved and new things that are good—impulses that are particularly important at this time.

22 09 2022

Annual motto Chief Apostle

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Living together in fellowship

Being kind and helping people in spite of being treated unjustly by them is not only possible, but it is also an aspect of this year’s motto. District Apostle Edy Isnugroho of Indonesia explains.

21 09 2022

Annual motto

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• Asia
• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Doctrine 
• Society
• Youth

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The video transcript for reading reference

Read up in black and white on what the Chief Apostle had to say about the Church’s understanding of ministry: the transcript of his video address is available for download here.

20 09 2022

Chief Apostle

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• Doctrine 
• Ministry
• Organisation

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Church says yes to women in ministry

For the first time in its 160-year history, the New Apostolic Church has, from a doctrinal perspective, provided a response to the question of whether women can be ordained to ministry—and the answer was a resounding yes. Following are some of the reasons and background information for what amounts to a “significant shift in our tradition”.

20 09 2022

Apostolate

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• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• History 
• Investiture
• Ministry
• Organisation
• Society

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Responsible for peace

Pray for peace in the world, this is the appeal made by the New Apostolic Church for 21 September, the International Day of Prayer for Peace. In this way, congregations can even take on a mission entrusted to us by Jesus Christ Himself.

19 09 2022

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Round two in Dessau: behind the camera

The Chief Apostle invites all members to a virtual information evening this coming Tuesday. The video for this worldwide broadcast was filmed already in July. Here is a look behind the scenes.

17 09 2022

Chief Apostle Congregation

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• District Apostle
• Doctrine 
• Europe
• Ministry
• New Year
• Organisation
• Pentecost

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The word of Christ remains audible

Preaching comes through the word of Christ. Believers know this experience and appreciate it. Here is an overview of where the word of God can be heard and seen this coming Sunday.

16 09 2022

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A small contribution, but a great example

All of us can do our part. And it is not the amount that counts, but rather the love behind it—that is what the poor widow in the temple showed us. What believers today can learn from this example was the subject of a divine service in Paramaribo, Surinam on 31 July 2022.

15 09 2022

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Happy moments behind the numbers

The COVID-19 pandemic brought a great deal of suffering to many people. On the other hand, NAK-Humanitas, the non-profit foundation of the New Apostolic Church Switzerland, managed to do some good. The recently published 2021 annual report not only provides numbers, but also gives some insight into the moments of happiness behind them.

14 09 2022

Africa

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• Charity work
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Easter
• Europe
• Grieving
• Pastoral care
• Youth

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Twenty-five years ago: a fatal trip

It was an accident that unleashed shock and grief around the world: twenty-five years ago, five brothers and sisters, among them three Apostles, lost their lives in an automobile accident in Angola. A look back to commemorate the departed.

12 09 2022

Apostolate

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• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Good Friday
• Grieving
• Pastoral care
• Youth

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Working in community—the next generation gets down to work

Learning to master fellowship takes practice at an early age: children cross borders, students help craft the Church of the future, and a youth summit advertises for the Church with music.

09 09 2022

Acts of blessing

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• Africa
• Annual motto
• Confirmation
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Event
• Music
• Youth

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Watching divine service broadcasts around the world

Brazil, Canada, South Africa, Indonesia … Christians across the world worship on Sundays. Since the outbreak of coronavirus, the New Apostolic Church has been streaming its services publicly. Following are the links for the live streams this coming Sunday.

09 09 2022

Africa

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• Denominations
• Divine service
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Not just Sunday School

Learning in Sunday School or Religious Instruction—children are quite familiar with that from Church. But it is something quite special when the Church also makes it possible for students to learn math and do sports through the week. The story of how education can break the spiral of poverty—here are some examples to mark World Literacy Day on September 8th.

08 09 2022

Buildings

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• District Apostle
• Doctrine 
• History 

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Trembling with joy

The divine service for ministers on 30 July was all about fear and joy. Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider explained exactly how these two concepts fit together with reference to an Old Testament Bible text that is still highly relevant today.

07 09 2022

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• Ministry
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Showing solidarity even through a pandemic

Would people cut back on donations during the pandemic? This was the anxious question that confronted the New Apostolic relief agency NAK-karitativ in 2020, the year when COVID-19 first reared its head. The answer is to be found in the organisation’s most recent annual report, which is now available.

06 09 2022

Africa

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• Charity work
• Chief Apostle
• Christmas
• Congregation
• Doctrine 
• Youth

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Proven and up-to-date

During the pandemic, they have proven themselves to be a reliable offer: the central online services in the various time zones and countries. All changes have been taken into account in our weekly overview.

02 09 2022

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Information evening on the ordination of women

The New Apostolic Church is inviting its members from all around the world to a virtual congregational evening with the Chief Apostle. So reports the home page of nak.org, which also mentions what the subject matter involves. The background to the developments in question is explained by nac.today.

02 09 2022

Chief Apostle Congregation

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• Doctrine 
• Europe
• Investiture
• Ministry
• Organisation
• Pentecost
• Sacraments
• Society

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Good recipes for cliff-hangers

Christians are not only to talk—they are also supposed to act in Christian fashion. But how is this supposed to happen, particularly in a time when Christianity has been pushed to the margins in many places of the world? Here are some excerpts from the Sunday divine services of the New Apostolic Church in the month of September.

01 09 2022

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Calling all heirs: you can inherit everything!

Childhood in God is not a status symbol, but a mission for us to become like little children and to learn to suffer with Christ. How can we do this? Here are the explanations from a divine service by the Chief Apostle.

30 08 2022

Chief Apostle

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When children make a scene

Children in Ghana perform some theatre, a District Apostle celebrates six divine services in a single week in Argentina, and the members in the Philippines take delight at the visit of their District Apostle. Let’s take a trip around the world with the online magazine of the New Apostolic Church.

26 08 2022

Africa

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• America
• Asia
• Children
• Congregation
• Denominations
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Europe
• Holy Sealing
• Music
• Palm Sunday
• Sacraments

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Proven and up-to-date

During the pandemic, they have proven themselves to be a reliable offer: the central online services in the various time zones and countries. All changes have been taken into account in our weekly overview.

26 08 2022

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Sanctified through and through

Anyone who longs for the peace of God must first be sanctified—and must even contribute to the sanctification of others. Just how this works was explained by Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider in a divine service he recently conducted in Estonia.

24 08 2022

Chief Apostle Divine service

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• Doctrine 
• Holy Communion
• Sacraments

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Fellowship in name, doctrine, and structure

The "father of unity" was followed by the organiser and protector of New Apostolic unity, namely Chief Apostle Hermann Niehaus. On 23 August 2022, we mark the 90th anniversary of his passing. This is the story of how the erstwhile farmer cultivated the church field.

23 08 2022

Africa

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• Australia / Pacific
• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• Doctrine 
• Grieving
• Holy Communion
• Holy Sealing
• Investiture
• Ministry
• Pastoral care
• Sacraments

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Spotlight 12/2022: Let’s not shut ourselves off

During a pandemic it is important to isolate oneself in order to avert the risk of infection. In our congregational life, however, things look very different: there isolation is a danger, District Apostle Tshitshi Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo warns.

22 08 2022

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• District Apostle
• Grieving
• Pastoral care
• Society

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Upcoming divine services

Fluctuating case numbers and adapting to changing Covid-19 measures are challenging people everywhere. But there is a comforting constant in all of this—our online and dial-in services.

19 08 2022

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A church’s struggle to survive dark times

The New Apostolic Church in the Nazi era: recent research refutes previous misconceptions and standard platitudes. So say proven experts who have critically monitored the Church for quite some time. Four reactions to two current publications follow.

18 08 2022

Africa

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• Australia / Pacific
• Chief Apostle
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• History 
• Ministry

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A leader with an open heart and mind

His faith, his foresight, and his humility made him a formative figure in New Apostolic history: Chief Apostle Hans Urwyler would have turned 100 on 20 February. Today and tomorrow, we will pay tribute to this man as a way of saying thank you.

19 02 2025

Profile Chief Apostle

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• History 
• Anniversary

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Faith. Fellowship. Future.

A feast that will stay: Pentecost 2025 has left deep impressions and provided an outlook for the future. Here is an overview of everything there is to know.

11 06 2025

Pentecost Investiture

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• Chief Apostle
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Organisation
• Local news
• Buildings
• Music

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“Step by step, courageously forward” 

Twenty years ago today, Chief Apostle Richard Fehr handed over the ministry to his successor. In a video interview later, Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber revealed how this came about.

15 05 2025

Investiture Chief Apostle

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• Anniversary
• History

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