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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.

11 08 2015

America Buildings

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

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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.

07 08 2015

Asia

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

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Experiencing the glory of God already now

Seeing the glory of God is something that is usually only possible in retrospect in this life. Yet there are many possibilities to experience the nearness of God. This was a topic in a recent divine service by the Chief Apostle.

06 08 2015

Chief Apostle

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• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• History 
• Holy Communion
• Sacraments

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New Apostolic life in Brasília

Six metropolises – six continents – six congregations. How do New Apostolic Christians live in these huge cities? Today we will take a trip to South America, to Brasília, the national capital of Brazil.

04 08 2015

America

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• Children
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Youth

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Spotlight 14: Joy – diverse sources, one foundation

“Joy in Christ” is not a question of the circumstances. It is not something that is found only there where we are happy and content anyway. This is how District Apostle Barnes in Cape Town in South Africa experienced it. Following is his contribution on our 2015 motto.

03 08 2015

Africa

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• Annual motto
• Christmas
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Music
• Youth

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“Sometimes they radiate an inexplicable joy.”

It has been five years that he was ordained District Apostle for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since 1 August 2010, Michael Deppner has been leading the District Church Congo-West that was established at the time. This task brings numerous difficulties with it, but also special experiences.

01 08 2015

Africa America

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• Buildings
• Charity work
• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Thanksgiving Day

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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.

31 07 2015

Chief Apostle

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• Children
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Music
• Pastoral care

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Church media through the ages

nac.today is moving to new premises, well, actually the computers and servers are. The website can still be reached, but up to and including Monday we will be featuring our articles on www.nak.org and on nacworld.net. We thought this was a good time to take you on a journey through the media landscape of the New Apostolic Church and take a look back.

30 07 2015

Africa

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

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She has seen a lot—through the camera

A poster campaign has been underway in Germany in which brothers and sisters have been promoting the New Apostolic Church. Pictured this month is a true media professional, who has done a lot of public relations work for the Church: Nicole Ide (46), from the Hamburg-Lurup congregation in Germany. We spoke to her.

29 07 2015

Buildings

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• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• Divine service
• Europe
• Event
• Pentecost
• Youth

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Four steps to unity

Unity is most certainly far more than just an absence of conflict. But what does it take to achieve this? The trinity of God as the absolutely perfect example of a four point agenda. Following are some guiding thoughts from a recent divine service by the Chief Apostle.

27 07 2015

Asia

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

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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.

25 07 2015

Apostolate

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• Asia
• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Europe
• Grieving
• History 
• Pastoral care
• Youth

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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.

24 07 2015

Acts of blessing

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• Apostolate
• Australia / Pacific
• Chief Apostle
• Confirmation
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Grieving
• Investiture
• Ministry
• Pastoral care
• Youth

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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.

23 07 2015

Africa

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• Apostolate
• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Organisation
• Pastoral care
• Thanksgiving Day
• Youth

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Manila: New Apostolic life in a melting pot of religions

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. Today we will make a stop in Manila.

22 07 2015

Asia

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• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Music

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A blessing for all people

“… knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.” These words are not only a promise but also a call to action. What is necessary so that we not only inherit a blessing but can be a blessing? Following are some pointers from a divine service by the Chief Apostle.

21 07 2015

Chief Apostle

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• Concept of salvation for the departed
• Divine service
• Doctrine 

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Spotlight 13: What matters is our connection

Is there even any room for "Joy in Christ" in our modern pleasure-oriented society? What can be done to promote this? District Apostle Wilfried Klingler (Central Germany) explores these questions in his article on the annual motto for 2015.

20 07 2015

Annual motto

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• District Apostle
• Society

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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.

18 07 2015

Africa Buildings

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• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Europe
• Local news
• Pastoral care
• Seniors
• Society
• Youth

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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.

17 07 2015

Asia

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• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Holy Sealing
• Music
• Pastoral care
• Sacraments

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A busy year for NACSEARelief

The aid organization of the New Apostolic Church South-East Asia has just released its annual report for 2014. It was a tough, a challenging year, it says. Typhoons, earthquakes, and other natural disasters claimed many lives.

16 07 2015

Asia

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• Buildings
• Charity work
• Congregation
• District Apostle

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A milestone in Church history

Today, 180 years ago to the day, the Catholic Apostolic Congregations in London solemnly appointed their Apostles—the birth of the apostolate of the modern era. But the further history developed a little differently than expected.

14 07 2015

Apostolate

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• Chief Apostle
• Christmas
• Congregation
• Denominations
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Europe
• History 
• Investiture
• Ministry

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The love of God in all its dimensions

In a recent divine service in Vienna in Austria, the Chief Apostle elucidated the dimensions of God’s love: the width of His grace, the length of His patience, the depth of His activity, and the height of the goal. There are limits, however.

13 07 2015

Chief Apostle

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• Congregation
• Divine service
• History 

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Congo, mon amour

“Honey, hello, you’re here!” My wife waves her hand in front of my face. “Here in Germany.” Oh, right, I am here, at least physically. But my heart is still in the Congo. I have just returned from a flying visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The country has cast a spell over me.

11 07 2015

Acts of blessing Africa

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

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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.

10 07 2015

Africa

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• Asia
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Europe
• Pastoral care
• Youth

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Laying the foundation on the rock

Building our house of faith on rock is an image we are all familiar with. But what does it really mean? Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider provided some new impulses in a recent divine service in Hungary.

09 07 2015

Chief Apostle

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• Divine service

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How the Divine Service Guide is created

The making of the divine services for 2017 has begun—at least for nearly 30 Apostles from around the world. They are the writers of the Divine Service Guide, which is distributed to nearly 200,000 New Apostolic ministers around the world. The go-ahead was given at a recent authors’ workshop.

08 07 2015

Acts of blessing

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• Advent
• Africa
• America
• Asia
• Chief Apostle
• Christmas
• Concept of salvation for the departed
• Confirmation
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Easter
• Good Friday
• New Year
• Organisation
• Pentecost
• Society
• Thanksgiving Day
• Youth

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The Catechism: a universal book of faith

The “new” version of the Catechism in questions and answers is just about to be launched. The content is the same as the long version, although divided up into questions and answers. Time to take stock and see how the Catechism has been received and understood.

07 07 2015

Apostolate

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• Concept of salvation for the departed
• Denominations
• Doctrine 
• Europe
• Sacraments

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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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