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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.

26 05 2016

America Buildings

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• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Europe
• 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.

25 05 2016

Ascension Day

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

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Lively exchange at the Apostle Meeting

The New Apostolic Church witnessed an Apostle Meeting of a different kind at the start of this year’s Pentecost gathering in Frankfurt am Main. Instead of giving his usual keynote address, the Chief Apostle focused entirely on listening. And there was only one subject of discussion.

14 05 2016

Apostolate

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• Baptism 
• Chief Apostle
• Concept of salvation for the departed
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Doctrine 
• Europe
• Holy Communion
• Investiture
• Ministry
• Organisation
• Sacraments

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A finger on the pulse of time: apostolic councils

One heart and soul: this will be the agenda not only of the central Pentecost service in Frankfurt, but also of the Apostles’ conference that will take place there. But while the service is a public event, the meeting takes place behind closed doors. What takes place there?

10 05 2016

Africa

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• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Europe
• Investiture
• Ministry
• Organisation
• Pentecost

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Sunday services at the airport

The Church offers divine services and pastoral care. Everybody knows that. Yet, offering divine services that everybody can attend or providing individual pastoral care can be quite challenging. Especially when unusual circumstances come into the picture.

06 05 2016

Asia

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• Buildings
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Pastoral care
• Social commitment

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Forgive us our debts – on the forgiveness of sins

Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider recently invited all District Apostles and District Apostle Helpers to Zurich (Switzerland) for a session of the International District Apostle Meeting. In the divine service that he conducted on the occasion, he addressed the importance of the forgiveness of sins several times.

26 04 2016

Apostolate Baptism 

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• Chief Apostle
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Holy Communion
• Organisation
• Pastoral care
• Sacraments

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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.

22 04 2016

Africa

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

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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.

07 04 2016

America

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

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The divine service is Trinitarian right from the start

Belief in the triune God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—is a hallmark of the Christian church, in contrast to other world religions. The divine services in Christian churches are likewise Trinitarian. The New Apostolic divine service also begins in this manner.

24 03 2016

Divine service

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• Doctrine 
• Sacraments

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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.

15 03 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.

14 03 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.

11 03 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.

10 03 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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Quotes from Apostles in social networks

The New Apostolic Church is starting a new project: every day starting 1 March 2016, it will share striking statements from sermons over social media. These will be published in German and English on neuapostolisch.de and newapostolic.org, as well as on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest. Spearheading the project actively here is the New Apostolic Church of Northern Germany.

01 03 2016

Apostolate

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• Chief Apostle
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Europe

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Liturgy: ritual, ceremony, and much more

What is the actual sequence of a New Apostolic divine service anyway? This question comes up often, especially when guests are present in a divine service for a baptism or confirmation, for example. The liturgical order of the divine services is the same for all divine services, and applies all around the world.

29 02 2016

Acts of blessing

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

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International Mother Language Day: bridging cultures with words

“Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language that they may not understand one another’s speech.” Six thousand languages have developed since then, and everyone speaks at least one of them: their mother tongue.

20 02 2016

America

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• Chief Apostle
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Organisation
• Pentecost

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A special Christmas gift for Zambia

Reviews and goals for the future, taking stock and planning … these are the organizational tasks that the leaders of the various District Churches are busy with at the end of a year. It was no different in the past year. And while all this was going on, our brothers and sisters in Zambia received a very special Christmas gift.

22 01 2016

Africa Asia

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• Christmas
• District Apostle
• Doctrine 
• Pastoral care

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The Catechism as a podcast

Stay tuned on Friday afternoons! The Catechism in Questions and Answers will be podcast. The first two broadcasts are already online—offering the newest of many possibilities to make oneself familiar with the doctrine of the Church.

20 01 2016

Chief Apostle

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• Denominations
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 

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A team-effort: the Catechism in Cebuano

Featured this week is a youth gathering in Malaysia, a new health centre in Zambia, and a new edition of the Catechism. If ever you have wondered who Inonge Wina is or where Cebuano is spoken, it is time to browse into nac.today.

08 01 2016

Annual motto

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• Asia
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Europe
• Event
• Pastoral care
• Society
• Youth

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Posters for 2016: I manage to …

The new poster series for the upcoming year is ready. The series is captioned “I manage to …”. The Public Relations working group wants to express how great God’s help is—for each and everyone. Following is a brief introduction.

21 12 2015

Buildings

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• Christmas
• Congregation
• Europe

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The Catechism as a podcast

No time to read? You don’t enjoy paging through a book nor do you feel like installing the Catechism app on your mobile device? No problem! Starting in January 2016 you can listen to the Catechism.

15 12 2015

Congregation

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• Doctrine 
• Social commitment
• Youth

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European District Apostles plant tree

The Acer campestre, commonly called the field maple, was named as the Tree of the Year in Germany. Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider and the European District Apostles planted a young field maple at the conference of European District Apostles taking place in Zurich in Switzerland.

14 11 2015

Chief Apostle Congregation

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• District Apostle
• Europe
• Event
• Organisation
• Youth

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European District Apostles meet in Zurich

Twice a year the District Apostles of Europe come together for conferences to discuss topics that are relevant for the European regional churches. The conference centre at the international head office of the New Apostolic Church provides an ideal environment for such meetings.

13 11 2015

Acts of blessing

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• Chief Apostle
• Concept of salvation for the departed
• Confirmation
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Europe
• Organisation
• Seniors
• Society
• Youth

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At home worldwide

The congregations of the New Apostolic Church worldwide are full of life. Photographers have captured some memorable moments on camera.

06 11 2015

Africa

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• Annual motto
• Asia
• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Organisation

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Exploring the Catechism is fun

Time is running, 16 seconds to go … then the answer has to be logged in: “What are the identifying features of the church of Jesus Christ?” nacquiz is an online quiz that tests how much you know about the Catechism.

26 10 2015

Chief Apostle

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• Congregation
• Doctrine 
• Youth

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Almost nine million members in nearly 190 countries

The New Apostolic Church is active in almost all countries on all continents. Africa is home to the majority of members. Countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia top the list. At its recent conference in Johannesburg, the District Apostle Meeting made a slight adjustment to the worldwide membership figures.

22 10 2015

Africa

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• America
• Asia
• Australia / Pacific
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Doctrine 
• Europe
• Holy Sealing
• Local news
• Organisation
• Sacraments

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Unity in diversity. The Church in conflict?

When cultures clash. Do Africans have to become more European or Europeans more African? Do those who are more conservative have to become more progressive? Or the other way around? The answer can be found in the Bible.

31 01 2024

Chief Apostle District Apostle

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• Doctrine 
• Divine service
• Congregation
• Pastoral care
• Organisation
• Europe
• America
• Africa
• Australia / Pacific
• Society

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When decision-makers should abstain

What if a conflict of interest arises for a member of the Church’s governing body? The Board of Directors of the New Apostolic Church International (NACI) broached this controversial question recently and set down guidelines.

24 01 2025

Organisation

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NACI is working on an e-learning program

The New Apostolic Church would like to offer its ministers better training opportunities—and on a global level, at that. It is for this reason that the New Apostolic Church International (NACI) is working on an e-learning program. Following are some initial insights. 

19 12 2024

Ministry Divine service

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• Pastoral care
• Media

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