The Church’s Serving and Leading policy has been updated. New content and additional chapters address key developments of recent years and reinforce the concept of serving. 

Today, we honour Norberto Rubén Batista, who would have turned 75 on 12 March. Loved across South America, he left a lasting mark despite serving only two years as District Apostle.

A pastoral conversation with Jesus, without a quick solution. Where there is enough room for questions without shame, faith can grow. This often happens in secret, and sometimes only after a long time.

Providing pastoral care is part of the mission of the New Apostolic Church. But how does this work in practice in different cultures? The District Apostles discussed this subject.

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.

“No one can dry another person’s tears without getting their own hands wet,” a saying goes. Here is how we can help those who have suffered a loss.

How can we instil God’s love in our children’s hearts while encouraging them to learn from their mistakes? Here are some practical pointers.

Many contributed to the development of the Church by preaching or doing soul care, but Apostle John Erb also laid the legal foundations for the New Apostolic Church in the United States. John Erb was born 150 years ago to the day. He had his share of ups and downs in life.

A mathetria, a female disciple, is mentioned in the New Testament only once. Her appearance on the biblical stage lasts only seven verses, but her fate makes an impact. It is a situation of life and death.

The fight against sin, the struggle for grace, and the willingness to forgive are part and parcel of Christian life. The Chief Apostle used his sermon in Accra in Ghana for some important clarifications and impulses.

The New Apostolic Church would like to offer its ministers better training opportunities—and on a global level, at that. It is for this reason that the New Apostolic Church International (NACI) is working on an e-learning program. Following are some initial insights. 

If the whole family suffers, then the whole family also needs healing. The sixth and final video on the topic of addiction from the aid organisation of the New Apostolic Church Southern Africa outlines important steps on this long journey.

Addiction affects not only the addict, but the entire family. Loved ones react with different behavioural patterns in order to cope with the pain – part five of the video series.

It hurts when people we love leave the Church. And there are many who are having to experience this. Following are some guiding thoughts from the Chief Apostle for all those who fear for the faith of their loved ones.

‌Family and friends have recognised the warning signals and now want to assist. ‌And those trying to help can do a lot wrong. The fourth part of our video series offers some guiding principles.