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2025 in review: the top videos of the year

Music is very popular in the New Apostolic Church. But in 2025, a particular announcement from the altar made it into the top three most frequently viewed videos on nac.today.

December 27, 2025

Chief Apostle Divine service

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• Investiture
• Media
• Music
• Pentecost

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Growing up and learning patience 

“It’s time to do good!” This year’s motto is especially relevant for our children.  This time the question is: How can children learn to wait?

December 24, 2025

Children

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• Congregation

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Doing good makes people happy! (4) Steep paths, a second life, and caring for others

“It’s time to do good!” Our 2025 motto inspired brothers and sisters around the world. Stories from Peru, Zambia, the DR Congo, and Switzerland demonstrate what love in action means.

December 23, 2025

Annual motto

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Doing good makes people happy! (3) A smile that creates a bright future

“It’s time to do good!” Our 2025 motto inspired brothers and sisters around the world. True goodness is a continuous practice, not an isolated action. An association in Togo is setting an example.

December 16, 2025

Annual motto

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Doing good makes people happy! (2) Music, heroes, and small gestures 

“It’s time to do good!” Our 2025 motto inspired brothers and sisters around the world. Three stories tell how much of an impact a trombone, a song, or a chocolate truffle can have. 

December 9, 2025

Annual motto

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Flowers, flags, questions: learning about a dark day

Flowers, photos, and flags on the wall of a building—and in front of it, children with hymnals. What’s going on at this Paris restaurant? A picture and its story.

December 5, 2025

Congregation History 

+1

• Society

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When love dispels fear

Those who take an interest in the gospel discover the love of Jesus, which carries us through all challenges. If we follow Him, His love will free us from fear and unite us.

December 3, 2025

Apostolate

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• Chief Apostle
• District Apostle
• Divine service
• Europe

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Doing good makes people happy! (1) A year full of small acts of kindness

“It’s time to do good!” Our 2025 motto inspired brothers and sisters around the world. Over the past year, the congregation of Schwäbisch Hall in Germany focused on one particular aspect of our 2025 motto and organised activities around it—and did good.

December 1, 2025

Annual motto

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From chocolate treats to soul fasting 

The Advent calendars on the shelves are colourful and flashy and are filled with all kinds of treats, from chocolates to mini sausages. Originally, the season was about fasting. So how does this all fit together? 

November 27, 2025

Advent

+2

• Christmas
• Society

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Homiletics (9): Understanding the message and the congregation

Before something can be said, it needs to be understood. From now on, the series will show how ministers can study and lay open the main message, grasp the deeper meaning, and then deliver it in such a way that it touches people’s hearts.

November 25, 2025

Divine service

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• Ministry

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Where the wind sings and hearts are open 

“We ask for blessing and hope.” These were the Chief Apostle’s farewell words in Gqeberha in 2015. Now he is coming back for another visit, and there is excitement everywhere. 

November 24, 2025

Africa

+2

• Chief Apostle
• Divine service

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Why we are together 

Are Christians or children of God a fan club or a group of people who share the same interests? They are much more than that, the Chief Apostle says, citing the two miracles that connect them all to one another. 

November 22, 2025

Congregation

+1

• Divine service

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Faith, hope, and love 24/7: NAC 28 TV on air 

New Apostolic television at the push of a button … How is that possible? Zambia is making it possible because all people should have access to the gospel. 

November 21, 2025

Africa

+3

• Buildings
• Local news
• Media

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Doing good makes people happy! You too? 

The Chief Apostle’s motto for 2025 is more than a momentary slogan. It is a mission for everyone: “It’s time to do good!” What has become of it? 

November 13, 2025

Annual motto

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Why Jesus continues to make people feel uncomfortable

When a mission becomes a brand and faith becomes a success story, you lose sight of the cross. But Jesus reminds us in an unnerving kind of way that love is not measured by how many people have been exposed to it, but by true discipleship.

November 4, 2025

Bible study

+2

• Good Friday
• Society

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Symbol of a new beginning

They have been there for 75 years. In fact, thanks to its anniversary, the congregation of Sinzig in Germany has made it into the Church’s international news. Our picture of the month and the story behind it.

October 30, 2025

Buildings

+1

• Congregation

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Christ completes and perfects, we serve

What kind of subjects are addressed in a divine service for ministers? Well, here it was about 250 kilos of silver—but differently than one might think. The sermon was not a presentation about positive financial results but took a close look at faithfulness. For anyone wishing to hear it: it’s encouraging.

October 29, 2025

Apostolate Chief Apostle

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• Divine service
• Europe
• Ministry

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“The man with the big heart”

“The man with the big heart.” His heart was at home everywhere. District Apostle Helper Frank Dzur (Canada) has retired. His life was one of dedication, loyalty, kindness, and benevolence.

October 28, 2025

America

+2

• Chief Apostle
• Retirement

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Loving, teaching, leading 

District Apostle Mark Woll (Canada) cared for congregations on several continents—and he shaped generations. On the occasion of the District Apostle’s retirement, the Chief Apostle said thank you on behalf of the Church. 

October 27, 2025

America

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• Chief Apostle
• Retirement

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“We have learned that God loves us”

An Apostle in prison! And young people went with him. Their mission: pastoral care. The following story from Equatorial Guinea shows how a change of heart can transform someone’s life.

October 24, 2025

Africa

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• Pastoral care
• Society
• Youth

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Homiletics (8): Finding a sense of self

Today’s young people are born into a world overflowing with choices and one that is shaped by change. To reach them requires genuine interest, ongoing engagement, and a finely tuned pastoral skillset. 

October 23, 2025

Divine service

+2

• Ministry
• Youth

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Living one’s faith in the land of fire and ice

Between glacier blue and lava black: Iceland blends natural wonders and beliefs. And in Reykjavík, a simple profession of faith illuminates a small chapel: Sjáið merkið - Kristur kemur.

October 14, 2025

Congregation Divine service

+2

• Europe
• Profile

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The good friend

She is a woman and originally a Gentile, and yet she is mentioned by name in Jesus’ family tree. If she had not broken with convention, everything would have been different.

October 10, 2025

Congregation

+2

• Doctrine 
• History 

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Giving with head and heart

A good year for a good cause: thanks to steady donations, human aktiv was once again able to support numerous aid projects in southern Germany and West Africa in 2024.

October 7, 2025

Africa

+2

• Charity work
• Europe

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Security in God 

A song between a sigh and breathing a sigh of relief: “Meine Zeit steht in deinen Händen” (My time is in Your hands) tells of the hope for peace in the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

October 4, 2025

Europe

+1

• Music

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Full of enthusiasm and devotion

It is only with the heart that one can sing well. Children during a divine service with the Chief Apostle in Boya (Democratic Republic of the Congo) on 25 July 2025. Our photo of the month, September 2025.

September 30, 2025

Chief Apostle

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• Children
• Congregation
• Divine service
• Media

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On land, on water, and in the air

The destination was a region that no District Apostle had ever visited before. On the way there, Tshitshi Tshisekedi used every conceivable means of transport. Pictures of a pastoral journey.

May 8, 2025

District Apostle Congregation

+2

• Local news
• Africa

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One love, one faith: New Apostolic in Jamaica

Faith, fellowship, and Caribbean vibes: In Jamaica, the New Apostolic Church brings people together with heart, commitment, and an extra dose of love.

April 4, 2025

District Apostle Congregation

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• America
• Event

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Living one’s faith in the land of fire and ice

Between glacier blue and lava black: Iceland blends natural wonders and beliefs. And in Reykjavík, a simple profession of faith illuminates a small chapel: Sjáið merkið - Kristur kemur.

October 14, 2025

Congregation Divine service

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• Europe
• Profile

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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.

May 14, 2024

Good Friday Easter

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• District Apostle
• Doctrine 
• Sacraments
• Holy Communion
• Concept of salvation for the departed
• Divine service
• Congregation
• Youth
• Pastoral care
• Europe
• Music

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