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Pentecost council of the Church leaders: all eyes are on Goslar

...circle of the children or the... ...They took the momentum... ...of the New Apostolic Church had... ...it is back to work: the... ...full of future-oriented topics. Experiences and... ...evaluations related to our concept... ...recently announced changes to the concept... ...of the New Apostolic Church were... ...years. This time too, in Goslar,... ...the discussions served to support the... ...time ahead is to round the... ...that it corresponds to the modalities... ...April, will come into effect. From... ...on, the New Apostolic concept of... ...include the congregational rector, the district... ...rector, the Apostle,... ...ecclesiastical ministry is to be conferred.... ...congregational and district rectors. The ministries... ...in the New Apostolic Church will... ...be added to the list... ...of topics up for... ...question that has to be dealt... ...will be assigned to their function.... ...The same applies to youth leaders... ...will be interpreted into English at... ...will be present. Photo: Oliver Rütten... ...(Germany) in order to discuss some... ...complex doctrinal topics.... ...the past few years. This time... ...Youth Convention (IYC) of the New... ...work: the session of the International... ...agenda is full of future-oriented topics.... ...to our concept of ministry The... ...to the concept of ministry of... ...the various sessions of the District... ...solid arguments. Each of the District... ...round the package off so that... ...to the modalities of the national... ...Pentecost our concept of ministry, as... ...New Apostolic concept of ministry will... ...and the laying-on of hands. Assistants... ...well as delegates of congregational and... ...rectors. The ministries of Evangelist, Shepherd,... ...occupied. The question of whether women... ...to the list of topics up... ...on a number of occasions, most... ...still a number of unanswered questions... ...introduced the concept of ministry, the... ...about this? Assignment of functions that... ...occur in an official act following... ...either in front of the congregation... ...in the circle of the children... ...At the end of the meeting,... ...at the end of July and... ...the beginning of August respectively.... ...marks the conclusion of the global... ...meeting of the District... ...Rütten Pentecost council of the Church... ...Düsseldorf, the leaders of the global... ...and urgency. The agenda is full... ...to round the package off so... ...in his video message, in which... More


A finger on the pulse of time: apostolic councils

...Sunday School for children in all... ...the very first apostolic council that... ...took place in... ...Leber made reference to it on... ...Chief Apostle is to promote unity... ...of the New Apostolic Church International.... ...A means to achieve this... ...are apostolic councils. Such... ...such conference—with all Apostles—took place in... ...Cape Town in 2010.... ...Of a total of 351... ...342 were able to attend. The... ...of a revision to the Statutes... ...of the New Apostolic Church International... ...the time, referring to the discussions... ...direction-setting statements came into focus even... ...for a New Apostolic faith without... ...of the New Apostolic Church, but... ...continent is home to 80 per... ...the world’s New Apostolic Christians and... ...Religious instruction has to keep pace.... ...my dear Apostles, to please make... ...pulse of time: apostolic councils One... ...once every three years on Pentecost.... ...how the unity of the church... ...uniform doctrine One of the most... ...important tasks of the Chief... ...in the statutes of the New... ...on the unity of the worldwide... ...Town in 2010. Of a total... ...of 351 Apostles... ...for the revision of the Articles... ...of Faith, a... ...and the ratification of a revision... ...to the Statutes of the New... ...our new understanding of church. “We... ...it in terms of content as... ...in the leadership of the Church... ...said in view of the declining... ...for the survival of the New... ...80 per cent of the world’s... ...the greater part of the morning... ...Africa: “The education of our members... ...make a priority of these tasks:... ...on the pulse of time: apostolic... ...agenda not only of the central... ...Frankfurt, but also of the Apostles’... ...to attend. The agenda called for... ...will be the agenda not only... More


Pentecost: Frankfurt is counting the days

..., and a children’s choir drawn... ...NAC Cape Town Children Choir. Sponsors... ...some of the children to come... ...after the New Apostolic Christians in... ...as well. Central to the celebrations... ...are looking forward to Pentecost. The... ...guests from Cape Town The Chief... ...guests are invited to a concert... ...guests from Cape Town: some members... ...the NAC Cape Town Children Choir.... ...of the children to come to... ...choir from Cape Town toured Germany... ...and 2014. A historic location The... ...and the New Apostolic Church go... ...the international New Apostolic Church from... ...last Chief Apostle to be in... ...that was transmitted to congregations around... ...on: 32 days to go to... ...it was announced 14 months ago... ...in 2008 and 2014. A historic... ...go back many years. Between 1930... ...is the title of the homepage... ...Poster campaign testifies of the excitement... ...from the districts of Frankfurt and... ...Offenbach have been... ...A video transmission of the service... ...campaign : members of all age... ...the nearby city of Wiesbaden. Performers... ...from the congregations of the Apostle... ...Town: some members of the NAC... ...possible for some of the children... ...location The city of Frankfurt and... ...Apostle Johann Gottfried Bischoff governed the... ...This was one of the first... ...have special memories of the Pentecost... ...title of the homepage at www.pfingsten-frankfurt.de... ...members of all age groups state... More


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A trend that makes you sad

...average of 339,000 children per year... ...it’s been enough to simply change... ...two numbers to update one... ...drove global displacement to an estimated... ...founded in 1950 to help millions... ...was only supposed to exist for... ...individual fates According to the Refugee... ...have been forced to leave their... ...as refugees. Contrary to some vehemently... ...have absolutely nothing to do with... ...tourism. Forced displacement... ...tent cities. On top of all... ...accompanied His people into the desert.... ...there is the story of Lot,... ...their own willingness to help may... ...there are limits to how much... ...based on the motto: “If I... ...have the opportunity to welcome or... ...important it is to act on... ...the commandment to love our... ...counts in order to obtain salvation:... ...: “The New Apostolic Church is... ...committed to the gospel... ...understands its duty to include charitable... ...Church offers assistance to those in... ...is everyone’s responsibility to practise love... ...“No one chooses to be a... ...we can choose to help these... ...people.” Photo: Bilal -... ...stock.adobe.com A trend... ...World Refugee Day to honour people... ...who have had to flee. Traditionally,... ...more than ten years, it’s been... ...exist for three years and then... ...still exists seventy years later and... ...are under 18 years old. In... ...future. In recent years, an average... ...by the end of September 20xx.”... ...that the number of refugees has... ...to help millions of people who... ...was that the Office of the... ...Forty per cent of these people... ...it robs them of their future.... ...years, an average of 339,000 children... ...is clear: none of these people... ...as wars, persecution of minorities, famines,... ...behind and setting off with nothing... ...but the barest of essentials. Forced... ...cities. On top of all this... ...is the experience of indifference and... ...primarily an issue of world politics... ...and not of the Christian... ...characterised the image of a liberating... ...Egypt with all of his possessions.... ...is the story of Lot, who... ...the burning city of Sodom. Noah... ...disaster. The list of refugees reported... ...longer. The flight of Joseph and... ...is a reminder of this: God... ...in the person of Jesus. “What... ...image is that of the last... ...love.” The relevance of social commitment... ...and the imperatives of Christian ethics.... ...benefits people irrespective of gender, age,... ...Within the scope of its abilities,... ...the Church offers assistance to... ...in difficult situations of life. This... ...the voluntary commitment of many helpers... ...to practise love of neighbour whenever... ...The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) was... ...to the Refugee Agency, more than... ...recent years, an average of 339,000... ...conceal countless human tragedies,” the UN... ...helped characterised the image of a... ...anyone.” Many biblical passages describe how... ...treated. A good image is that... ...irrespective of gender, age, colour, nationality,... ...the UN Refugee Agency, observes World... More


In the end it was the miracle that laughed

...was to have children, the life... ...not have any children then either,... ...the only way to survive in... ...after death was to have children,... ...but also unloved. Torn between promise... ...fulfilment I wanted to believe in... ...God had made to my husband... ...a good life, to the land... ...famine we had to move on... ...time it was to Egypt. Here... ...my husband started to worry because... ...immediately felt attracted to me. The... ...and his house to free me... ...us and continued to protect us... ...sky And God told my husband... ...that He wanted to give him... ...arrogant and ungrateful towards me and... ...seemed to enjoy her... ...husband did nothing to resolve the... ...so Hagar fled into the desert... ...Hagar returned home to bear her... ...God remained faithful to us despite... ...born and God told my husband... ...When God appeared to us in... ...naturally entertained according to the rules... ...hospitality, we had to laugh at... ...when King Abimelech took a liking... ...to me, we... ...Kinship ‌Through my story, the Bible... ...son, I finally took this as... ...an opportunity to ask my... ...husband to send Hagar... ...husband is the progenitor of the... ...and then God told my husband... ...to sacrifice his... ...was a test to see how... ...me the grace to see my... ...would later come to be known... ...Sara, the woman to whom God... ...laws of nature. Photo: Maksim Bukovski... ...- stock.adobe.com In the... ...was taking far too long and... ...I was ninety years old, I... ...a few more years before I... ...children, the life of an infertile... ...husband and because of which we... ...to the land of Canaan, where... ...either, and because of a famine... ...past the age of childbearing and... ...be the mother of nations and... ...become the father of many nations... ...as a sign of this covenant.... ...has a sense of humour Well,... ...in the guise of three men,... ...to the rules of hospitality, we... ...had a child of my own,... ...was still jealous of Hagar. When... ...legitimised this desire of mine. He... ...make a nation of Hagar’s son... ...was also Abraham’s offspring. My husband... ...is the progenitor of the three... ...at the age of 127. Models... ...of faith need... ...descendants: the people of Israel. What’s... ...gave the laughter of a mother,... ...in spite of the laws... ...of nature. Photo:... ...survive in old age and live... ...was past the age of childbearing... ...died at the age of 127.... More


A sore ankle brought him to church

...and for the children of God... ...A dog is to blame for... ...fact that Johann Otto Heinrich Steinweg,... ...called Otto, is New... ...Apostolic. In the... ...1892, he wanted to fetch water... ...dog on the top step. The... ...results: Otto made it... ...asked his wife to bring him... ...in the New Apostolic Church. He... ...had already tried to invite him... ...and Marie to church several... ...Marie had wanted to go but... ...would have had to do it... ...without Otto knowing, who... ...was not keen to begin with.... ...they did go together after all... ...of Holy Sealing together with their... ...later Chief Apostle. Otto received his... ...various ministries. Back to the early... ...beginnings Otto Steinweg was... ...also died when Otto was just... ...His new mother took care of... ...not afford for Otto to become... ...a sculptor, as he... ...Two removal vans stopped in front... ...daughter, Klara, moved into one floor,... ...and Otto moved into another floor... ...“We look forward to good neighbourly... ...Apostle, is supposed to have said.... ...priest and prophet Otto Steinweg accompany... ...his home available to his friend... ...was not New Apostolic. So any... ...meetings or discussions took place in... ...a first New Apostolic magazine, which... ...first published in October 1895, was... ...and corrected there. Otto also wrote... ...of fate that Otto Steinweg had... ...to deal with.... ...Hermann Niehaus appointed Otto Steinweg as... ...Apostle Helper to assist Apostle... ...When he retired, Otto took over... ...again on 23 October 1913. Otto... ...Steinweg knows from stories about his... ...he apparently said to a Deacon... ...from you,” only to continue after... ...The minister continued to do diaconal... ...where he planned to celebrate the... ...did door duty to greet everyone.... ...the district grew to 20,000 members... ...for those entrusted to his care,... ...1937, he travelled to look after... ...prayed for them. Otto Steinweg died... ...of God entrusted to him.” A... ...ankle brought him to church He... ...practically stumbled into the New... ...Apostolic Church. And... ...he was eager to work for... ...about District Apostle Otto Steinweg, who... ...age of just 14. An important... ...was just ten years old. His... ...During his thirty years as a... ...In the winter of 1892, he... ...working was out of the question... ...had a change of heart. His... ...received the sacrament of Holy Sealing... ...mother took care of him and... ...stopped in front of the apartment... ...for the congregation of Braunschweig there.... ...daughters. The death of his parents... ...the only stroke of fate that... ...at the age of just 14.... ...the apostle district of Braunschweig and... ...Anna Fehse, all of whom were... ...that his way of dealing with... ...taking the ministry of Deacon from... ...you the ministry of Priest instead.”... ...his congregation. He often unlocked the... ...bought nine plots of land. The... ...at the age of 73. Chief... ...Apostle Johann Gottfried Bischoff celebrated the... ...and energy are of a lasting... ...for the children of God entrusted... ...at an early age. His father... ...Gertrud at the age of just... ...1937 at the age of 73.... ...on, he was eager to work... More