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The biggest wish: enough to eat

Heat, dust, and parched fields … When harvests fail and hunger threatens, the people need help desperately. nac.today takes a look at the drought that has hit the Philippines.

April 22, 2016

Africa America

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• Asia
• Charity work
• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Doctrine 
• Organisation

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Spotlight 07/2016: Faith satisfies

Do we always understand how the gospel can help us in everyday situations? District Apostle Joseph Ekhuya from Kenya in East Africa says no, and recalls a long forgotten famine.

April 21, 2016

Africa

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• Annual motto
• Chief Apostle
• District Apostle
• Divine service

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New premises inaugurated

The new offices are bright, modern, and friendly. Bischoff Publishers, the media company of the New Apostolic Church, has moved to new offices. But the premises are not the only thing that is new.

April 20, 2016

Chief Apostle

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• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Society
• Youth

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Who are the chosen in the end?

Knowing that we have been elected by grace gives us a fundamental sense security. “But this does not imply automatic salvation,” Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider says. What do we have to do to secure our election?

April 19, 2016

Chief Apostle

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• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• History 
• Holy Sealing
• Sacraments

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Angklung sounds in a skyscraper

Cultural diversity is a hallmark of the District Church South-East Asia. And this applies to confirmation as well. How do they celebrate in Hong Kong, Indonesia, or the Philippines?

April 18, 2016

Acts of blessing

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• Asia
• Confirmation
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Easter
• Pentecost

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April’s topic: the Lord’s Prayer

The ministers of the New Apostolic Church receive a copy of the Divine Service Guide, a publication in which the Chief Apostle provides thoughts for the sermons. In many District Churches this occurs on a monthly basis. Some countries, however, receive a yearbook, which contains a whole year’s worth of articles. In the month of April our sermons focus on the Lord’s Prayer—at least in those parts of the world where the monthly Divine Service Guide is used.

April 15, 2016

Chief Apostle Congregation

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• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Europe
• Sacraments

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A big thing: confirmation in the Cape district

Confirmation in the Cape district is always a big affair—in more ways than one. Alone the sheer number of young Christians who make their vow is amazing and then there are often big celebrations that take place afterwards.

April 14, 2016

Acts of blessing

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• Confirmation
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Society
• Youth

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Pentecost: Frankfurt is counting the days

The countdown is on: 32 days to go to this year’s Pentecost celebrations. This time in Frankfurt (Germany). The preparations are in full swing and there is growing excitement. There is even a dedicated website.

April 12, 2016

Africa

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• Chief Apostle
• Children
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Europe
• Music
• Pentecost

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Prayer for peace in a divided country

South Korea is unlike any other country. Its brother in the north is close geographically, but politically it could not be further away. On his upcoming trip to South Korea next month, Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider plans to say a prayer for peace.

April 9, 2016

Asia

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• Chief Apostle
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• New Year
• Society

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The Chief Apostle in South America

Argentina, Peru, Colombia—from south to north. These are the countries on Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider’s itinerary this week as he travels through South America. On Sunday, 10 April he plans to conduct a divine service in Bogotá.

April 7, 2016

America

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• Australia / Pacific
• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Europe
• Organisation

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Spotlight 06/2016: Seeking God’s blessing

Victory with Christ! What are our chances? Who is our ally? And what can we do when things go wrong? Answers from District Apostle Enrique Eduardo Minio from Argentina.

April 6, 2016

Annual motto

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

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God’s word in human words

A sermon … It is far more than a discourse of a religious nature. It is the assurance of God’s nearness and His help. It is the proclamation and explanation of the will of God. A sermon encourages, edifies, comforts, and offers perspectives.

April 5, 2016

Chief Apostle

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• Congregation
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Pastoral care
• Pentecost
• Sacraments

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Five bits of wisdom from the Psalms

Show the young generation that Jesus is the standard. Don’t impose the same restrictions we ourselves experienced. Respond to the alleged absence of God with 
your own experiences—profound thoughts from Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider.

April 4, 2016

Chief Apostle

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• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Holy Communion
• Sacraments
• Seniors
• Youth

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Two Chief Apostles together—a rare thing indeed

When the Chief Apostle visits a congregation, he is usually the only Chief Apostle there. Not so in the congregation of Nordheide. Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider celebrated the divine service while the retired Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber played the organ—something rare indeed.

April 1, 2016

Africa

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• Apostolate
• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Good Friday
• Pentecost
• Sacraments
• Youth

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Remaining liberated

The salvation of your soul is precious. At least, it has cost God an infinite amount. And you? How precious is it to you? – Here are some standards of value from a divine service by the Chief Apostle.

March 31, 2016

Chief Apostle

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

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A training program with divine support

Victory with Christ: the motto for the year 2016 weaves its way through the divine services like a golden thread. It also continues to inspire the thoughts of members—for example, designers. Following is a brief survey in words and images:

March 30, 2016

Africa

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• America
• Annual motto
• Asia
• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Holy Communion
• New Year
• Sacraments

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Mourning and comfort in Brussels

Three days after the terror attacks, Apostle Clément Haeck celebrated the Easter divine service with his brothers and sisters in Brussels: comfort and gratitude inside the church, police sirens outside on the street.

March 29, 2016

Africa Annual motto

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• Asia
• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• Divine service
• Easter
• Europe
• Grieving
• Pastoral care

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Open your eyes! God’s help has been there all along

The help you need is right there, in front of your nose. But often we do not see it. Sometimes we need an eye-opener. Following are thoughts from a recent service by the Chief Apostle that are to help us sharpen our awareness.

March 23, 2016

Chief Apostle

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• Congregation
• Divine service

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Spotlight 05/2016: The road to victory is paved with thankfulness

If you want to win, you have to make sacrifices. And those who offer thanks are on the right way, District Apostle Rainer Storck (North Rhine-Westphalia/Germany) says. But how does this go together with our 2016 motto “Victory with Christ”?

March 21, 2016

Annual motto

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• Chief Apostle
• District Apostle

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“What fantastic news!” – Two Chief Apostles in Buchholz

Buchholz? Never heard of it? It is a small town just outside of Hamburg in the north of Germany, where the retired Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber lives, who led the New Apostolic Church from 2005 to 2013. And Buchholz is where Chief Apostle Schneider will be on Good Friday: the Chief Apostle will visit the Chief Apostle.

March 19, 2016

Chief Apostle

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• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Easter
• Event
• Good Friday
• Seniors

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The fundamentals of divine comfort

In his most recent divine service in Berlin (Germany), Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider developed a multi-dimensional agenda on comfort. There is more to it than just receiving comfort …

March 17, 2016

Chief Apostle

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• Congregation
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Holy Communion
• Sacraments

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Meeting with delegation from the United Apostolic Church

The first official meeting between the leaders of the New Apostolic Church Cape and the United Apostolic Church of South Africa took place in early February 2016. The discussions took place in a cordial and friendly atmosphere.

March 16, 2016

Africa Congregation

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• District Apostle
• Doctrine 
• Europe
• History 

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All Apostles involved in building our conception of ministry

What is a spiritual ministry? And what is an organizational structure? Questions such as these were not only on the agenda of the recent District Apostles’ conference, but are also occupying the Apostles of the New Apostolic Church right around the globe.

March 15, 2016

Apostolate

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• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Doctrine 
• Event
• Investiture
• Ministry
• Organisation
• Society

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Plans for a new Swedish choir collection

A new choir collection is currently being developed for the choirs of our New Apostolic congregations in Sweden. It is a fascinating project because cultures differ from country to country.

March 14, 2016

Africa

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• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Europe

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Small congregation – big congregation

The size says nothing. What matters is that there is an atmosphere of joy. That the size of a congregation is not necessarily crucial is proven by many examples around the globe. Our trip takes us from Asia to Brazil and on to Africa and Italy.

March 11, 2016

Africa

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• Asia
• Baptism 
• Concept of salvation for the departed
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Holy Sealing
• Palm Sunday
• Sacraments

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Busy with ongoing projects

19 + 1 is the working model this week in Zurich (Switzerland). The International District Apostle Meeting (DAMI) has convened for the first of two annual sessions. It is the highest executive committee of the New Apostolic Church.

March 10, 2016

Acts of blessing

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• Africa
• America
• Asia
• Chief Apostle
• Confirmation
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Doctrine 
• Europe
• Event
• Organisation
• Youth

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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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• 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.

May 15, 2025

Investiture Chief Apostle

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• Anniversary
• History

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