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Parcels for 60,000 congregations

They weigh only 0.25 grams and yet it takes airplanes and ships to bring them where they are needed—communion wafers. New Apostolic congregations can celebrate Holy Communion only if the logistics work.

June 18, 2016

Africa America

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• Asia
• Australia / Pacific
• Chief Apostle
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• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Europe
• Holy Communion
• Sacraments

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At home worldwide: sincere sympathy – a course for correspondents – a joyful encounter

The world knows both: joy and sorrow. Following the mass shooting at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, with fifty dead, the Church has expressed shock and deep sadness. We also take a look at a training programme for correspondents that took place in South America and at the national youth convention in Ukraine.

June 17, 2016

America

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• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Europe
• Event
• Grieving
• History 
• Pastoral care
• Sacraments
• Youth

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Jesus Christ: from beginning to end

“Let all things with God begin”, this exhortation from a hymn is probably known to many. But what does that mean in everyday life? How can we implement it? Some practical tips from a recent divine service by the Chief Apostle.

June 16, 2016

Chief Apostle

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• Congregation
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Holy Sealing
• Sacraments
• Society

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Belated anniversary celebration

The New Apostolic Church in Nepal just celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary—although our faith has been known there longer. The official celebrations took place a year after the fact. There were good reasons for both of these exceptions.

June 15, 2016

Anniversary

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• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Pastoral care

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Spotlight 10/2016: Do not give up!

Keep going, do not capitulate. And what if carrying on and making progress is totally out of the question once again? District Apostle Wolfgang Nadolny (Berlin-Brandenburg in Germany) reminds us of the potential we have.

June 14, 2016

Annual motto

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• Chief Apostle
• District Apostle
• Doctrine 
• Easter
• Holy Communion
• Sacraments

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Battling with the Holy Spirit against false promises

Appeasing, whitewashing, relativizing … The false prophets that Jeremiah had to deal with told the people only what they wanted to hear. Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider saw an image in this for our time.

June 13, 2016

Chief Apostle Congregation

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“We have not inherited the church from our parents, but have borrowed it from our children.”

Candour is his middle name, and the future of the Church is something very close to his heart. In a week from now, the world’s most senior District Apostle will go into retirement. Who exactly is this Wilfried Klingler?

June 11, 2016

Chief Apostle

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• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Event
• Investiture
• Ministry
• Organisation
• Pentecost
• Profile
• Retirement
• Youth

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The Jericho plan: calling on God’s help

Some of the obstacles in our life of faith seem insurmountable. But with the help of God we can overcome them. How? The people of Israel demonstrated this when they conquered Jericho. Following is a four-step strategy.

June 9, 2016

Apostolate

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• Chief Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 

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“We even invented new words”

It took Toshiyasu Matsuoka just four months to translate the five hundred pages of the Catechism into Japanese. Others need far longer to just read the book. He just presented the first copy to the Chief Apostle.

June 8, 2016

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Holy Communion: inexplicable, essential, a mystery

The content and significance of Holy Communion cannot be fully grasped in rational or doctrinal terms, the Catechism of the New Apostolic Church states. It is a mystery and is closely associated with the mystery of the person of Jesus Christ.

June 7, 2016

Chief Apostle

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• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Holy Communion
• Sacraments

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Christ at the right hand of the Father

Christ is seated at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty—that is the essence of Christian faith. But what exactly is Christ doing there? Here are five answers to a question from a divine service by the Chief Apostle.

June 6, 2016

Ascension Day

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• Chief Apostle
• Concept of salvation for the departed
• Congregation
• Divine service
• Doctrine 

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Acta apostolorum: an absolute bestseller

Not every book is translated into hundreds of languages and is read year after year. But this author has made it, creating the basis for sermons that are practice-oriented.

June 4, 2016

Apostolate

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• Congregation
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• History 

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God’s unprofitable servants—out of love for Christ

The Chief Apostle recently spoke about unprofitable servants in a divine service for ministers. Was he lecturing the ministers? By no means. He advised them on how they can put Christ in the centre of the congregation.

June 2, 2016

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Prayer for peace at memorial

“C'etait genial.” It was awesome. These were Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider’s own words as he said goodbye in South Korea. He was heading home after having been in the Far East for ten days. His visit left lasting impressions, but he also took many impressions home with him.

June 1, 2016

Asia

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• Australia / Pacific
• Chief Apostle
• Concept of salvation for the departed
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Europe
• Holy Sealing
• Pentecost
• Sacraments

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Spotlight 09/2016: You are not alone

Battles are exhausting. Whether we are talking about the classic physical fight or the confrontation of two minds, it makes no difference. District Apostle Michael Deppner of the Democratic Republic of the Congo shows us whom we can count on for support.

May 31, 2016

Annual motto

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• Chief Apostle
• Concept of salvation for the departed
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Doctrine 
• Youth

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Faith believes the unbelievable

This thing with the Resurrection. It was unbelievable. That is how the disciples of Jesus already felt about it two thousand years ago. And still today many people feel the same way about it. But faith in the Resurrection creates a great deal of strength.

May 30, 2016

Chief Apostle

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Music in church and on YouTube

Fellowship is something that New Apostolic Christians not only experience in divine service. They often also spend time together outside of church in the circle of the youth, their congregation, or even with the Chief Apostle.

May 28, 2016

Australia / Pacific Buildings

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• Christmas
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Europe
• Music
• Youth

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Greenland: the world’s biggest island

Kalaallit Nunaat, as the island is called in Greenlandic, is full of contrasts: geologically it belongs to North America, politically to Europe. Four-fifths of the country is covered by a massive ice sheet year round. In summer, the coastal areas are green. Apostle Jörg Steinbrenner just loves the country and its people.

May 27, 2016

America

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• Concept of salvation for the departed
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• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Europe
• History 
• Music
• Pastoral care

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The Church in transition

The challenges are similar, the goals are the same, but the ways are different. How is the New Apostolic Church in Europe and North America tackling its structural reforms? An overview of a work in progress.

May 26, 2016

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• District Apostle
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• Organisation
• Pastoral care
• Social commitment
• Society

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EYD reloaded: organizers begin with the planning of the IYC

The European Youth Day in 2009 was full of magical moments. Ten years later there will be a new edition, but in form of an International Youth Convention (IYC). The preparations have begun. And they are going to be quite something.

May 25, 2016

Ascension Day

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• Asia
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Europe
• Event
• Social commitment
• Society
• Youth

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Spring cleaning in the temple of the heart

Making deals with God? Degrading the Church to the level of a service provider? Making oneself the measure of all things? Who would do such things? They can happen more quickly than we think! Some eye-openers from a divine service with the Chief Apostle.

May 23, 2016

Africa

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

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Japan is looking forward to the Chief Apostle

For the first time, Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider will be travelling to Japan. He will conduct a divine service in the congregation of Tama City on 22 May. Following is a look at a country that played a special role in the development of the New Apostolic Church in South-East Asia.

May 21, 2016

Asia Chief Apostle

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• History 

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Divine service aboard a bus

Christians normally celebrate divine services in churches or outside under a tree. But if they do not make it to church on time, they might even celebrate a divine service on a bus—as happened recently.nac.today looks at three continents.

May 20, 2016

Ascension Day

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• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Holy Communion
• Pentecost
• Sacraments

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Pentecost 2016: a look back at a feast of thanksgiving

Frankfurt, a place steeped in history; a gathering of all European Apostles; a great Pentecost concert; and a large congregation that celebrated a feast of thanksgiving … This is how Pentecost 2016 will be remembered.

May 19, 2016

Chief Apostle

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• Europe
• History 
• Holy Communion
• Music
• Pentecost
• Sacraments

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Let your heart sing!

If they are not practising then they are singing. And that with the right amount of talent, hard work, and stunning warmth and friendliness. Follow us as we take you on an excursion over an extended weekend with members of the Cape Town Children Choir.

May 18, 2016

Africa

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• Chief Apostle
• Children
• Congregation
• Good Friday
• Music
• Youth

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And sometimes words fail them anyway

They have the last word, yet nobody sees them. They listen and talk at the same time and all of this in two languages. How do interpreters experience the transmission of a divine service like we just had over Pentecost 2016?

May 17, 2016

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• Europe
• Holy Communion
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• Social commitment

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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.

February 19, 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.

June 11, 2025

Pentecost Investiture

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• 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.

May 15, 2025

Investiture Chief Apostle

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• Anniversary
• History

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