Patience, loyalty, goodness, and truth—four Sundays, four virtues. They all have one thing in common: they are fruits of the Holy Spirit. And this is precisely what the divine services will be about in the month of August: the fruits of the Holy Spirit.

“The New Apostolic Church rejects any form of violence!” These were Chief Apostle Schneider’s opening words in a divine service in Lubumbashi (Democratic Republic of the Congo) on Sunday, 16 July 2017. Violence is still the order of the day in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

A group of Canadians have been busy with a special project: weaving sleeping mats from recycled milk bags.

In the one hundred years since its introduction the communion wafer has hardly changed. There have, however, been changes in the understanding of Holy Communion in the New Apostolic Church, particularly in its relationship to forgiveness of sins.

We have to be strong so that the evil one cannot rob us of eternal life: that is the mission of believers in the twenty-first century. Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider mentions five sources of power which Jesus already used.

A divine service for children in Lubumbashi (DR Congo). There has never been anything like it: about 40,000 children in total and a Chief Apostle who walks through the rows during the service and involves the children. An amazing experience of a very special kind!

Children are a blessing in a congregation and the youth are the future of the Church. Because we are aware of this many people are engaged in working to develop young talent—from the Sunday School teachers in the congregations to the Chief Apostle. Examples from four continents.

He makes no fuss about his person. So why bother with an article on his seventieth birthday today? Because he was Chief Apostle? And because he carried out this ministry in a very special way? And because he is a very special person who enjoys being with people and who brings people together. We are talking about Wilhelm Leber.

Not with but against Jesus? Anyone who loves their family more than Jesus is not worthy of Him? The slightest violation makes you guilty of the whole law? Harsh words from the Bible, but if you look closer you will see Christ’s message of love in them.

A tribute to the retiring Apostle and great expectations of his successor … This coming weekend, there will be a change in the Church leadership in Spain. This also affects the New Apostolic congregations in Italy.

If this story were to be sung, it could be described as a lament. Much of what drives and motivates people today is expressed in this lament: what is your attitude towards your contemporaries; how conscious are you of your responsibilities?

Giving the Church a face, following divine services on television, making children with special needs feel welcome, and celebrating an apostolic anniversary … Four items of good news in this week’s review.

Currently, 353 Apostles are active around the world. Following is an overview of seven retirements, fifteen ordinations, and two appointments that took place in the first half of 2017.

What is blessing? Who deserves grace? Who will be saved? Three questions, one answer: the first will be last and the last will be first. What does Jesus mean by that? And what does this mean for the here and now?

The merger of two neighbouring District Churches in Germany is approaching fast. The name of the new entity has been selected, its statutes have received initial approval, and the administrative offices are being restructured—and there is even a new date for the actual merger.

Faith and science—how do these two fields fit together? Dr. Max Mühlhäuser (58), dean of the faculty of computer science at the Technical University of Darmstadt and Evangelist in the congregation of Ober-Ramstadt in Germany, sees no contradictions here.

The Catechism in Indonesian, a new District Church in Germany, a new church in Berlin, a new well in Ghana … These are the topics in this week’s review.

The best way to praise God is with a strong congregation. This is what District Apostle Markus Fehlbaum from Switzerland is convinced of and mentions a few thoughts what such a congregation might look like.