Joy is meant to be shared. This applies first and foremost to our “joy in Christ”. It is for this reason that nac.today has initiated a participation campaign: get creative and share your joy. The first submissions have already arrived.

Sharing joy! – That is the maxim of nac.today’s participation campaign on the motto for the year 2015. Joachim H. Böttcher-Domschat from Frankfurt on the Oder (Germany) has submitted a canon on the Bible text from the New Year’s Day divine service (Habakkuk 3: 18). The notes are available for download here.

Communicating in timely fashion, quickly and globally—that is what Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider hopes to achieve. Last year, the District Apostle Meeting ratified a corresponding media concept. And part of this newly structured media bond that spans the globe is a magazine called “community”.

Over the past few weeks, there have been a number of important occasions for which brothers and sisters have come together. Besides divine services and meetings with Christians of other denominations there were sacramental acts and ordinations.

Three times a year, New Apostolic Christians celebrate a divine service in which they remember the departed. Unlike All Souls’ or All Saints’ Day—which are a day of prayer for the dead—this is a Sunday on which the sacraments are administered to the dead. What is behind this?

Rest and peace. Would that not be nice? But finding it is not that easy. Thank God there is an offer we can grasp, the offer of grace. In his latest divine service, the Chief Apostle gave a few pointers.

Soft yet firm, someone who blazed the trail and someone who guided others on it, that was Chief Apostle Hans Urwyler. Today he would have turned 90 years of age.

Nobody is perfect. Oh yes, there is! And of all things we are to become like Him. How are we going to manage that? Following are a few pointers from a recent divine service by the Chief Apostle.

What aids can Priests resort to when making soul care visits? Since 2013, the New Apostolic Church Cape has been publishing a Devotional Journal for its ministers, an 88-page diary with articles based on Bible texts.

Hardly noticed by the world, thousands of people in southern Malawi are suffering from the consequences of a flood disaster. Hundreds of thousands have not only lost their homes but also their livelihood. In addition to the United Nations (UN), NAK-karitativ and the Henwood Foundation are on the ground and helping.

“Divine service is the activity of God upon human beings and a work of human beings for God,” it says in the Catechism (Catechism 12.1). nac.today looks back at some special divine services held over the last few days.

Everybody goes through turbulent times, not only the individual believer but also the Church as a whole. God poses the question: “Where is your faith?” Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider gives a number of answers and allows a glimpse of one of the most profound moments of his life.

Whereas the countdown for this year’s Pentecost celebration in Zambia is on, preparations in Germany are only just beginning. The New Apostolic Church in Frankfurt will host the Pentecost feast in 2016. A location with a history …

Karl Gutbrod, once the District Apostle of the Württemberg district in Germany, was a master builder in every sense of the word. On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of his death, nac.today looks at the work of a man who was not content with only laying spiritual foundations.

“At home worldwide” is the motto set out in the logo of nac.today. This is also the title of our weekly overview, in which we look at the happenings among our brothers and sisters around the world.

Seeing the world of the Bible with new eyes. That is the goal of a new monthly series which is going to be applied in the divine services of the New Apostolic Church. The launch is set for two weeks from now. We are on our way to fascinating new insights and a deeper understanding.

The Divine Service Guide is the most important publication for the ministers of the New Apostolic Church. How is it developed? Where is it distributed? Following is a look at the large-scale project.

Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 25 January 2015: Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider has just concluded the divine service and is about to leave the church. And the choir is … singing?