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From the small local congregation to a globally active church

The New Apostolic Church is active in almost two hundred countries. How can the unity of the Church be ensured despite differences in tradition and organisation? Answers can be found in the following article giving an overview of the structures of the Church.

06 11 2023

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Everyone is free to go through

This is about a door that shows us the way through many other doors. The Chief Apostle recently shed new light on a well-known Bible verse and expanded on the familiar image.

01 11 2023

Chief Apostle

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Ministry (37): Ordination of women—the justification

“The apostolate decides that women can be entrusted with ministerial authority.” This decision was taken after extensive discussion of the biblical findings. Here is the detailed justification.

24 10 2023

Apostolate

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• Investiture
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Let your love shine

Context is important: this is a basic fact when dealing with the Bible. If we take this to heart when reading and wanting to understand the Bible, we can come up with exciting results, as in the parable of the wise and foolish virgins, for example.

17 10 2023

Divine service

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A question of relationship

Gratitude says something about our relationship with God. This is something that Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider made clear on Thanksgiving Day in Switzerland. The believers learned how one can show gratitude to God.

11 10 2023

Annual motto

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• Chief Apostle
• Divine service
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• Thanksgiving Day

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When the psyche gets sick

More and more people are suffering from illnesses that are not easily recognised, but which affect the entire person and impact life as a whole. To mark “World Mental Health Day”, here are some thoughts on how doctors, faith, and the congregation can help.

10 10 2023

Congregation Divine service

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Coming soon: a manual for ministers

There are at least three books that ministers of the New Apostolic Church need: the Bible, the Catechism, and the Guide for Ministers. The latter of these works has just been sent to the Regional Churches in order to receive a final regional polish.

05 10 2023

Chief Apostle

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• Investiture
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• Music
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• Sacraments
• Society
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Ministry (36): Last stop—a final decision

As it studied the Bible to find the answers to its questions, the New Apostolic Church followed a clearly formulated roadmap. What answers resulted at each stop, and what still needed to be done at the last stop? An overview of the decision-making process pertaining to the question of women in ministry.

03 10 2023

Apostolate

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Growing downward and upward

Putting down roots, bringing forth fruit, and spreading new seed: that was what it was all about in the divine service with which the Chief Apostle surprised the congregation of Kinshasa-Matete in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

27 09 2023

Apostolate

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Half a century in ministry

This Sunday, 24 September 2023, District Apostle Leonard R. Kolb (1956) will retire. He has served as a minister in the New Apostolic Church for an impressive 50 years.

20 09 2023

Annual motto

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• Investiture
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Churros instead of Black Forest cake

Job offers, the love of one’s life, or dissatisfaction with the way things are are sometimes reasons why people look for a new home in a foreign country. Making a living and living one’s faith in a foreign country are a challenge.

15 09 2023

America

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• Holy Communion
• Ministry
• Music
• Profile
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Celebrating God together

Whether it is a divine service for children, for ministers, or for the whole congregation, serving God together is always a celebration. All over the world, people come together for divine service and sometimes there is a special reason to celebrate.

14 09 2023

Annual motto

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• Baptism 
• Children
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Europe
• Good Friday
• Holy Sealing
• Pastoral care
• Sacraments
• Youth

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Bringing spiritual life to the campus

The University of Ghana, the University of Science and Technology, and the University of Cape Coast are universities in Ghana which have New Apostolic campus congregations. Two years ago another congregation opened on campus at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW). There was a big celebration to mark its second anniversary.

12 09 2023

Africa

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• Profile
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He comes in an emergency

Wolfgang Lütge is an emergency chaplain in the Hanover region in Germany. In the interview, he talks about his experiences and what he finds hard about his job. He also explains why we should all show more consideration for one another.

07 09 2023

Grieving

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Examining our vow to God

Baptism, Holy Sealing, confirmation … Many of us made our vow to God a long time ago. And that is why it is important to examine ourselves and see where we stand today in terms of the promise we made. The Chief Apostle recently explained in a divine service which vows this applies to and how we should examine ourselves.

06 09 2023

Acts of blessing

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Everyone is welcome

Our objective is a church that is open to everyone so that everyone feels welcome. This is not always easy, but the members,are making every effort to ensure that everyone finds their place in the church. Whether it is a celebration, a workshop, or a divine service, everyone is welcome.

25 08 2023

Africa

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• Holy Communion
• Ministry
• Pentecost
• Sacraments
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Our liturgy speaks Luxembourgish

The cultural diversity in New Apostolic divine services has been enriched by a new facet:congregations in Luxembourg can now celebrate the liturgy in their native tongue. And the impulse for this came from the country’s national government.

24 08 2023

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Ministery (35): Receiving the sacrament at the altar

Did the New Apostolic Deaconesses of the early decades carry a spiritual ministry or not? Before we can answer this we have to clear up two further questions. First, were the women ordained? And secondly, what were their duties? Here is the current state of research.

22 08 2023

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• Baptism 
• Chief Apostle
• Concept of salvation for the departed
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• Doctrine 
• Europe
• History 
• Holy Communion
• Holy Sealing
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Showing others that God loves them

There are young people who are public-spirited and like to reach out. And then there are countries where New Apostolic Christians urgently need one or the other thing. So why not bring the two together?

21 08 2023

Africa

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Spotlight 13/2023: Serving the future today

Who is supposed to benefit from serving and reigning with Christ? This is the question District Apostle Tshitshi Tshisekedi from the Democratic Republic Congo asks in his article as he reflects on our 2023 motto and takes a look at the coming generations and what we are leaving our children.

17 08 2023

Annual motto

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The Father, the children, and the whole family

Who is God? There are many answers to this, but only one that really matters: the image that Jesus Christ revealed. If we open ourselves up to this image, we can be sure to achieve everything that is possible.

16 08 2023

Chief Apostle

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Voluntary commitment helps protect children

When it comes to the prevention of sexual abuse the New Apostolic Church is undeterred. The most recent example is the introduction of a mandatory code of conduct published by the New Apostolic Church Western Germany.

15 08 2023

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• Concept of salvation for the departed
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• District Apostle
• Doctrine 
• Easter
• Organisation
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• Society
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“Grief is not the problem, it is the solution”

Grief needs space. And the bereaved need support. What can be done and how can we help? An interview with Brit Gardemeier, spokesperson of the Round Table Bereavement Support Group of the New Apostolic Church Northern and Eastern Germany, provides some insight.

14 08 2023

Congregation

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• Grieving
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No distance is too far

Distances, prison walls, social conventions: New Apostolic Christians do not let anything stop them from looking after their brothers and sisters in faith and experiencing fellowship. Here is a look at congregational life worldwide.

11 08 2023

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Between a new start and emergency aid

The Swiss relief organisation NAK-Diakonia had to deal with two major events in 2022 which meant considerable expenditures. The recently published annual report shows that joy and sorrow are never far apart.

10 08 2023

Charity work

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Ministry (34): A brief history of Deaconesses

Were the Deaconesses in the New Apostolic Church ministers or not? To answer that we first have to look at how this function developed in the first place, historically that is. Join us on our search for historical evidence.

08 08 2023

Chief Apostle

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How do you deal with tempting offers and insinuations? Jesus’ temptations in the desert show how we can deal with them. The episode demonstrates the power of the word of God.

03 03 2025

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Churros instead of Black Forest cake

Job offers, the love of one’s life, or dissatisfaction with the way things are are sometimes reasons why people look for a new home in a foreign country. Making a living and living one’s faith in a foreign country are a challenge.

15 09 2023

America Congregation

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Music offers glimmers of hope

Music can help us heal: this was the focus of a joint project in a children’s home north of the Arctic Circle. The participants came from Germany, Austria, Great Britain, and Greenland.

14 05 2024

Good Friday Easter

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