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At home around the world: young people need special offers

Young people are also a special target group for churches. They are in the blossom of life and are very important for the Church of the future. It is for this reason that special offers and concepts are developed for them. Following are some examples:

16 09 2016

Charity work Congregation

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• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Event
• Good Friday
• Youth

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Patience—managing the monstrous

Being patient with the imperfections of our neighbour, but also with ourselves. Chief Apostle Schneider demonstrates how the Holy Spirit can support us even in very normal situations of daily life.

13 09 2016

Asia

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• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Easter

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“Being open to all people, to all nations”

He is at home in two countries, works for the Church on three continents, and speaks six languages: Bishop Aramik Fesdjian has been accustomed to internationality right from the cradle. In this interview he talks about his life between the worlds.

12 09 2016

Acts of blessing

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• Asia
• Confirmation
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Local news
• Pastoral care
• Youth

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Jaqueline, the seamstress in Mukuru

Creativity and the courage to change things are what distinguish Jaqueline. She has developed a business idea in one of the biggest slums in Kenya and has become an example for many.

31 08 2016

Congregation

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• Easter

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Serve with love, don’t rule!

Chief Apostle Schneider did not mince his words when he addressed the ministers and their service to God. A ministry is not a rank. A minister’s task in the congregation is to be vigilant and warn the members of impending danger.

30 08 2016

Chief Apostle

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• Concept of salvation for the departed
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Investiture
• Ministry
• Society

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No attempts at an explanation, no cheap comfort

Pastoral care is complex and individual. Sometimes it is a single prayer, but often it is a special and close relationship, and continued support. In a meeting of ministers, Chief Apostle Schneider talked about his conception of pastoral care.

27 08 2016

Chief Apostle Concept of salvation for the departed

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• Congregation
• Doctrine 
• Pastoral care

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Making the invisible visible

Divine salvation is invisible. Christians, however, are to make it visible through their prayers and their faith so that people can recognize salvation. Chief Apostle Schneider invited the congregations to take part in this.

18 08 2016

Chief Apostle

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• Concept of salvation for the departed
• Congregation
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Europe
• Sacraments

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Musical endurance for medical expansion

The Children’s Hospital Trust needs a total of one hundred million rand to expand the intensive care unit (ICU) of the children’s hospital in Cape Town (South Africa), money that will be well spent to secure the health and survival of our most precious resource, our children.

13 08 2016

Africa

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• Music

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At home worldwide: colourful, musical, and dry

People experience fellowship when they set out and go to meet their neighbour. nac.today presents three travellers of the last few days.

12 08 2016

Asia

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• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Easter
• Event
• Music
• Youth

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The kingdom of God in three dimensions

The kingdom of God is not something that can only be found in the future. And seeking it means more than just attending the services. Following are excerpts from a sermon by the Chief Apostle that demonstrate the dimensions and ways we can access them.

20 07 2016

Chief Apostle

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• Concept of salvation for the departed
• Congregation
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Sacraments
• Society

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Service will be aired on national TV

It is not unusual for the Church to transmit its divine services. When a service is aired on national television, however, it is a little unusual. That is what is going to happen in East Africa this weekend .

19 07 2016

Africa

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• Chief Apostle
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Good Friday
• Pastoral care

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At home worldwide: from A(rgentina) to Z(ambia)

A group of people engaged in Bible study attended our services and felt right at home. More highlights this week are: children and parents on stage and a pastoral care trip to the Choma-Kalomo region in southern Zambia.

15 07 2016

Congregation

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• Music
• Pastoral care

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Ten ways to be inspired by the Holy Spirit

Understanding God’s word and preaching it correctly, this is what the Chief Apostle spoke about during a divine service for ministers recently. And he also included their wives.

13 07 2016

Chief Apostle

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• Divine service
• Good Friday

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Abrahamic religions, Ramadan, and breaking the fast

Over the next few days, Muslims all over the world will be celebrating the festival of breaking the fast, which marks the end of Ramadan. Self-denial and abstinence are also familiar in Christianity. Following is a brief outline.

07 07 2016

Advent

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• Divine service
• Doctrine 

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An up and down: life in Albania

Hospitality and honour, poverty and migration—these concepts define the life of the people in Albania. Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider will be visiting this country in southern Europe this coming weekend, a country in which the New Apostolic runs nearly more nursery schools than it has congregations.

05 07 2016

Congregation

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• Europe
• History 
• Pastoral care
• Society

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Service for the departed: heartfelt remembrance without prejudice

“Prejudice” by definition is a preconceived opinion. More often than not it is disparaging, stigmatizing, or discriminating. Prejudices tend to have negative character and are, mostly, unreflected. And yet everybody has them, these treasures that are buried in the dim recesses of our feelings.

02 07 2016

Chief Apostle

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

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At home worldwide: open and co-operative partnerships

There are many ways to live open and co-operative partnerships. This goes from extending hospitality to mutual acceptance to working together. And this is demonstrated by congregations and districts right around the world.

30 06 2016

Africa Concept of salvation for the departed

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• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Europe
• Music

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Spotlight 10/2016: Do not give up!

Keep going, do not capitulate. And what if carrying on and making progress is totally out of the question once again? District Apostle Wolfgang Nadolny (Berlin-Brandenburg in Germany) reminds us of the potential we have.

14 06 2016

Annual motto

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

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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?

11 06 2016

Chief Apostle

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• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Event
• Investiture
• Ministry
• Organisation
• Pentecost
• Profile
• Retirement
• Youth

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Christ at the right hand of the Father

Christ is seated at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty—that is the essence of Christian faith. But what exactly is Christ doing there? Here are five answers to a question from a divine service by the Chief Apostle.

06 06 2016

Ascension Day

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• Chief Apostle
• Concept of salvation for the departed
• Congregation
• Divine service
• Doctrine 

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Acta apostolorum: an absolute bestseller

Not every book is translated into hundreds of languages and is read year after year. But this author has made it, creating the basis for sermons that are practice-oriented.

04 06 2016

Apostolate

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• Ascension Day
• Congregation
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• History 

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Prayer for peace at memorial

“C'etait genial.” It was awesome. These were Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider’s own words as he said goodbye in South Korea. He was heading home after having been in the Far East for ten days. His visit left lasting impressions, but he also took many impressions home with him.

01 06 2016

Asia Australia / Pacific

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• Chief Apostle
• Concept of salvation for the departed
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Europe
• Holy Sealing
• Pentecost
• Sacraments

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Spotlight 09/2016: You are not alone

Battles are exhausting. Whether we are talking about the classic physical fight or the confrontation of two minds, it makes no difference. District Apostle Michael Deppner of the Democratic Republic of the Congo shows us whom we can count on for support.

31 05 2016

Annual motto

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• Chief Apostle
• Concept of salvation for the departed
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Doctrine 
• Youth

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Music in church and on YouTube

Fellowship is something that New Apostolic Christians not only experience in divine service. They often also spend time together outside of church in the circle of the youth, their congregation, or even with the Chief Apostle.

28 05 2016

Australia / Pacific

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• Buildings
• Chief Apostle
• Christmas
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Europe
• Music
• Youth

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Greenland: the world’s biggest island

Kalaallit Nunaat, as the island is called in Greenlandic, is full of contrasts: geologically it belongs to North America, politically to Europe. Four-fifths of the country is covered by a massive ice sheet year round. In summer, the coastal areas are green. Apostle Jörg Steinbrenner just loves the country and its people.

27 05 2016

America

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• Concept of salvation for the departed
• Congregation
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Doctrine 
• Europe
• History 
• Music
• Pastoral care

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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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The donkey, that’s me

Jesus knew exactly what He was doing when He chose His mount to enter Jerusalem. What’s more, He sent signals right up to our own time. Here is a reflection on the theme of Palm Sunday.

23 03 2024

Palm Sunday Good Friday

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• Congregation
• America
• History 

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Ascension means: now it’s your turn

Pentecost is considered the birthday of the church. But like a plant that germinates underground before the first shoots emerge, the origins of the church lie deeper and earlier.

28 05 2025

Ascension Day Pentecost

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• Divine service
• Society

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Silent extras, active seekers 

Not everyone is in the stable, not everyone sings in the angel choir. But the silent figures in the Christmas story are more than mere extras. They show that God speaks to everyone. The question is: who will answer?

25 12 2024

Christmas Advent

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• Bible study

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