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Five good reasons for hope

Hope is for fools. – Not if you have good reasons. In fact, already the expectation of something shows concrete effects. Thoughts from a divine service by the Chief Apostle on confidence, testimony, and sticking together.

22 02 2017

Chief Apostle Congregation

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• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Holy Communion
• Sacraments

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Spotlight 4/2017: Behave!

Reprimands, pressure, and a stern look—can these measures fire up our enthusiasm for Jesus Christ? District Apostle Leonard R. Kolb (USA) remembers his childhood and finds some parallels.

21 02 2017

Annual motto

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• Chief Apostle
• District Apostle

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Small pieces make the picture big

Many small stories from around the world testify of the everyday joys and the strength of faith of New Apostolic Christians. Here they are.

17 02 2017

Africa

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• America
• Asia
• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• Denominations
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Investiture
• Ministry
• Social commitment
• Youth

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Pastoral care in Senegal

It takes a whole village to raise a child. This African proverb also exists in Senegal. Following are some experiences from this West African country which the Chief Apostle will be visiting this coming Sunday.

16 02 2017

Africa

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• America
• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Event
• Grieving
• Holy Communion
• Holy Sealing
• Pastoral care
• Sacraments
• Youth

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Making God’s will happen

“Your will be done!” That is easily prayed, but what exactly is it that we must do to move from words to deeds? The answer is fourfold and was given by the Chief Apostle in a recent divine service.

15 02 2017

Chief Apostle

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• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Sacraments

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One name, two denominations: New Apostolic in South Africa

For more than a decade, there were two denominations that carried the name “New Apostolic Church” in South Africa. Between 1913 and 1926 Apostle Carl Georg Klibbe, who was the more senior of the two, and Apostle Schlaphoff each led one of the New Apostolic Churches. The case was finally settled in court.

14 02 2017

Africa Australia / Pacific

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• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• Divine service
• Local news
• Pentecost

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A bell summons the faithful

This is not a congregation you happen to come across as you stroll along. In fact, at 4,000 metres it is about as close to heaven as you can get. But Pacharía has a lot more to offer: a Deacon well past retirement age and an ingenious way of calling the faithful to worship.

13 02 2017

America

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• Australia / Pacific
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Holy Communion
• Ministry
• Pastoral care
• Retirement
• Sacraments

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Education, a priority

Education is high on the agenda—also in the New Apostolic Church: from children to seniors, in our own congregation and outside of it, generally or very specifically. Here is a look at some of the things going on in the Church in the way of education.

10 02 2017

Africa

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• Asia
• Charity work
• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Music
• Pastoral care
• Social commitment

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The Chief Apostle in West Africa

Not more than 25 hours … This is how long Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider will be in Guinea-Bissau. He will celebrate two divine services, carry out a retirement and an ordination, and meet with the Apostles and Bishops. Then he will continue to Senegal.

09 02 2017

Africa

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• Apostolate
• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Investiture
• Ministry
• Pastoral care
• Retirement

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Victory with Christ – taking stock

“Victory with Christ.” That was the motto of the New Apostolic Church in the past year. What has remained of it? A retrospective taken from a divine service by the Chief Apostle.

08 02 2017

Apostolate

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• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Sacraments

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Spotlight 3/2017: God’s glory is present in our lives

Who is God? District Apostle Enrique Eduardo Minio from Argentina has one, well, actually several answers to this question. Here is a brief introduction into the nature of God.

07 02 2017

Annual motto

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• District Apostle
• Divine service

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To service with the Richard F

Every Sunday, about twenty brothers and sisters are picked up at home by the Richard F and are taken to the Delta congregation.

06 02 2017

America

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• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Youth

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The Church as part of society

What does the religious landscape look like in Scandinavia? What about Indonesia or Chad? Join us on a trip around the world: from Oslo to N’Djamena, via Yogyakarta.

03 02 2017

Africa

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• Chief Apostle
• Christmas
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Pastoral care
• Society
• Youth

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A new chance: Masakhe gets children off the street

Love your neighbour as yourself! Gladly. But how do you do that in a place that is ruled by drugs and violence? A project in our Leiden Central church in South Africa shows how. It not only offers children a safe haven but also helps them with their education.

02 02 2017

Africa

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• Buildings
• Charity work
• Chief Apostle
• Christmas
• Congregation
• Pastoral care
• Seniors
• Social commitment

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Unity in danger – some remedies

Unity is far more than just agreeing to disagree. In fact, it is a quality that is constantly threatened by jealousy, fear, and aggression. What can we do about this? In a recent divine service, the Chief Apostle listed a number of antidotes.

01 02 2017

Chief Apostle

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• Congregation
• Divine service

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Sharing suffering and glory with Jesus

Responsible for congregations, districts, and more? The Chief Apostle recently encouraged the leading ministers and gave them a very simple guideline: “We share the sufferings of Christ.” How this can be done without getting hurt too badly, he explained recently in South Africa.

26 01 2017

Africa

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• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• Divine service
• Pastoral care

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Spotlight 2/2017: Gratitude for God’s gifts

Not only gift, but also task. District Apostle John Leslie Kriel of South Africa explains what the purpose of divine gifts is.

24 01 2017

Africa Annual motto

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• Congregation
• District Apostle

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Impending changes in South-East Asia

He was ordained as an Apostle in 1982. In 2009 he became a District Apostle for the numerous District Churches in South-East Asia. At the end of 2018, Urs Hebeisen will go into retirement. The course for the future is being set already now.

23 01 2017

Apostolate

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• Asia
• Chief Apostle
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Investiture
• Ministry
• Society

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News from around the world

A District Evangelist becomes Apostle, children collect several hundred euros for other children, a District Apostle apologises for the botched webcast of a service, and India launches a new website.

20 01 2017

Africa

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• America
• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Europe
• Social commitment

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Know what you say, do what you can

Education and church go together well. After all, the doctrine that is brought to the congregation in the sermon or to the children in the various classes has to be learned. And to help this process along, the New Apostolic Church in South-East Asia has just opened its own academy.

19 01 2017

Acts of blessing

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• Africa
• Asia
• Confirmation
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Doctrine 
• Pastoral care
• Society
• Youth

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Clearing the way for the Almighty

What should hinder God from saving a soul? But even for the Almighty there is an obstacle. And we human beings have the means to clear the way. Here is how in five steps.

17 01 2017

Africa

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• Baptism 
• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Sacraments

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Our growing news network

Reach, use, response—a significant upward trend everywhere: the media network of the New Apostolic Church has continued to increase in importance in the year 2016. But some things have also shifted.

16 01 2017

Annual motto Chief Apostle

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• Congregation
• New Year

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Following in the footsteps of the Son

How do you reach a goal? Certainly, the best way is to follow in the footsteps of a successful forerunner. Here is how the example set by the Son of God leads man to the heavenly Father.

12 01 2017

Chief Apostle

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• Divine service

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Preaching the gospel in villages and cities

Togo and Chad—the journey the Chief Apostle is just about to set out on will take him to two interesting but dangerous regions of the world. There are terrorist alerts in both countries.

11 01 2017

Africa

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• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Pastoral care

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The new logo is round, angular, and colourful

New year, new motto, new logo … People around the world have come up with ideas on how to represent our 2017 motto, “Glory be to God our Father”, graphically. The first designs are online.

10 01 2017

America

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• Annual motto
• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• New Year
• Youth

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Spotlight 1/2017: Working on ourselves

Giving glory to God is not everything, we also have to work on ourselves. But what looks like extra work is actually the solution to how we can put the 2017 motto into practice. District Apostle Bernd Koberstein (Germany) explains how this can be done.

09 01 2017

Annual motto

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• Apostolate
• Chief Apostle
• District Apostle
• Doctrine 

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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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