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Only another 978 days to go

The first International Youth Day of the New Apostolic Church will run from 30 May to 2 June 2019. The rental contracts with the Düsseldorf fairgrounds have already been signed, and the planning committee is making some basic decisions on the programme of events.

September 24, 2016

Africa America

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Seeing what others hear

Using your body to speak: that is what sign language looks. Hearing impaired people can see what others can hear. In many New Apostolic congregations, divine services are also offered for the hearing impaired.

September 15, 2016

America

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Inspiration online and offline

“Being a Christian in everyday life” is the subject in our divine services in September. There are many sources from which we can gather inspirations on how to be a Christian in everyday life. The age of communication has greatly expanded the possibilities.

September 9, 2016

Africa

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Raising awareness about abuse

The New Apostolic Church in the south of Germany has issued a new policy on awareness and respect. Ministers, those in leading functions, and anyone involved in teaching will commit themselves to this code of conduct through their signature. What is behind this?

July 9, 2016

Congregation

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The WG CDR nurtures outside contacts

WG CDR—an awkward acronym. Previously the committee was called “Project Group Ecumenism”. The name change became effective in February 2011. The committee went from project group to working group status. It will act as a contact not only for Christian denominations, but for all religions of the world.

June 27, 2016

Africa

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At home worldwide: meeting the challenge

Life is full of challenges. Following are four examples how some of our congregations around the world deal with them.

June 24, 2016

Africa 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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“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

Chief Apostle

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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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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

America

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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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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.

May 14, 2016

Apostolate

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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?

May 10, 2016

Africa

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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.

May 6, 2016

Asia

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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.

April 26, 2016

Apostolate

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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

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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 Australia / Pacific

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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.

March 24, 2016

Divine service

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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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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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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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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 Africa

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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.

March 1, 2016

Apostolate

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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.

February 29, 2016

Acts of blessing

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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.

February 20, 2016

America

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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.

January 22, 2016

Africa

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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.

January 31, 2024

Chief Apostle District Apostle

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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.

January 24, 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.

December 19, 2024

Ministry Divine service

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Only another 978 days to go

Seeing what others hear

Inspiration online and offline

Raising awareness about abuse

The WG CDR nurtures outside contacts

At home worldwide: meeting the challenge

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

“We even invented new words”

Holy Communion: inexplicable, essential, a mystery

The Church in transition

EYD reloaded: organizers begin with the planning of the IYC

Lively exchange at the Apostle Meeting

A finger on the pulse of time: apostolic councils

Sunday services at the airport

Forgive us our debts – on the forgiveness of sins

The biggest wish: enough to eat

The Chief Apostle in South America

The divine service is Trinitarian right from the start

All Apostles involved in building our conception of ministry

Plans for a new Swedish choir collection

Small congregation – big congregation

Busy with ongoing projects

Quotes from Apostles in social networks

Liturgy: ritual, ceremony, and much more

International Mother Language Day: bridging cultures with words

A special Christmas gift for Zambia

don't miss

Unity in diversity. The Church in conflict?

When decision-makers should abstain

NACI is working on an e-learning program