...Germany and the Democratic Republic of... ...and the Democratic Republic of the... ...The Catechism of the New... ...describes the doctrine of the Church.... ...Further developments of the doctrine,... ...as our concept of ministry, are... ...The church life of New Apostolic... ...250,000 ministers, most of whom work... ...after the members of the congregations.... ...services. The number of committed members... ...are the backbone of the Church.... ...The legal form of the Church... ...the legal realities of the respective... ...the Democratic Republic of the Congo... ...the pastoral care of the members... ...Zbinden: Switzerland
Some of the District... ...under the umbrella of the New... ...world are members of this umbrella... ...organisation.
The purpose of this association,... ...follows: “The purpose of the New... ...the spiritual unity of all Apostles... ...of the New... ...in all countries of the world... ...promotes the unity of all New... ...Churches as part of a globally... ...supreme spiritual authority of the Church,... ...matters: the Board of Directors
The... ...Board of Directors, which... ...for the management of NACI and... ...central decision-making body of NACI is... ...is made up of the District... ...work groups comprised of experts or... ...ensures the unity of the Church... ...can the unity of the Church... ...giving an overview of the structures... ...of the Church.... ...The Catechism of the New Apostolic... ...presents and describes the doctrine of... ...the Church. Further developments of... ...the doctrine, such... ...are published in other papers. The... ...provides ministers around the world with... ...But how does the Church function... ...as an organisation?
The smallest units:... ...congregations and districts
The church life... ...capacity, look after the members of... ...the congregations. They ensure that... ...the members receive... ...pastoral care and they conduct divine... ...services. The number of... ...who see to the music, teaching,... ...and the young people... ...in the congregations, or... ...look after the church buildings,... ...be determined, but they are the... ...backbone of the Church.
Several... ...congregations together form a... ...while several districts together form an... ...District Apostle Areas
The Regional Church... ...entity in which the New Apostolic... ...is organised at the national level.... ...The legal form... ...of the Church at... ...level depends on the legal realities... ...of the respective state.... ...Germany and the Democratic Republic... ...of the Congo are... ...the only countries... ...at country level.
The overriding organisational... ...structure is the District Apostle... ...is responsible for the pastoral care... ...of the members and... ...and financial management. There are currently... ...cared for by the following District... ...West
Michael Ehrich: Southern Germany
Joseph... ...Asia
Rüdiger Krause: Northern and Eastern... ...John Leslie Kriel: Southern Africa
Enrique... ...Switzerland
Some of the District Apostles... ...Peter Bernhard Lambert: Southern Africa
Arnold... ...Mandla Patrick Mkhwanazi: Southern Africa
Helge... ...Mutschler: Northern and Eastern... ...Apostolic Church International
The legally independent... ...Churches are brought together under the... ...umbrella of the New Apostolic... ...active Apostles around the world are... ...this umbrella organisation.
The purpose of... ...is described in the Statutes as... ...follows: “The purpose of... ...the New Apostolic... ...foster, and preserve the spiritual unity... ...all Apostles of the New Apostolic... ...all countries of the world with... ...the Chief Apostle... ...and among themselves. NACI promotes... ...the unity of... ...as a whole.”
The Chief Apostle,... ...as the supreme spiritual... ...authority of the Church, is... ...for financial matters: the Board of... ...Directors
The Board of... ...Directors, which supports the Chief Apostle... ...In addition to the Chief Apostle,... ...for four years. They determine the... ...investment strategy, approve the annual budget,... ...and recommendations for the management of... ...NACI and the Regional Churches.... ...Separating the spiritual from... ...the organisational: the District Apostle... ...Meeting and the Delegate Meeting... ...The central decision-making... ...of NACI is the District Apostle... ...Meeting, which, as the name suggests,... ...made up of the District Apostles.... ...It advises the Chief Apostle... ...that apply within the New Apostolic... ...Church worldwide. The District Apostles... ...are supported in their decision-making by... ...on specific areas.
The District Apostle... ...be confused with the Delegate Meeting.... ...While the District Apostle... ...a spiritual focus, the Delegate Meeting... ...once a year, the delegates decide... ...matters presented by the Chief Apostle,... ...elect the statutory auditors,... ...and approve the annual financial... ...statements and the annual report.... ...This structure with the various committees... ...and bodies ensures the unity of... ...the Church worldwide.... ...- stock.adobe.com
From the small local... ...globally active church
The New Apostolic... ...countries. How can the unity of... ...the Church be... ...be found in the following article... ...an overview of the structures of... ...the Church.... ...Republic of the Congo are the... ...David Deppner: DR Congo West
Michael... ...Tshitshi Tshisekedi: DR Congo South-East
Mark...
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