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Consolation and hope go hand in hand

The needs in the many thousands of congregations across the globe are as different as the inhabitants and societies. Here is a glimpse. Photo: ENA DR Congo Photo: ENA DR Congo Photo: ENA DR Congo Photo: ENA DR Congo Photo: ENA DR Congo Photo: ENA DR Congo Photo: ENA DR Congo Photo: NAC Ghana Photo: […]

November 16, 2018
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Street, stage, divine service – Music calls the tune

The 2019 International Youth Convention will be full of vibrant music: during the main event in the arena, during concerts on stage, or spontaneously outside and on the go. What are the plans? How can young people participate? We spoke with Evangelist Jürgen Gerisch of the IYC Planning Committee Music. Photo: Oliver Rütten Photo: Oliver […]

November 10, 2018
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Silvertown celebrates – Memories between joy and sadness

A divine service for the departed on the congregation’s anniversary? Sure! It is not out place, at least not in Silvertown (South Africa). Joy and grief go hand in hand there. Photo: NAC Southern Africa Photo: NAC Southern Africa Photo: NAC Southern Africa Photo: NAC Southern Africa Photo: NAC Southern Africa Photo: Zentralarchiv NAK Nordrhein-Westfalen […]

November 8, 2018
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Happy birthday, nacworld!

For a theologian who wants to explain the kingdom of God, ten years is no time at all. For a social network in the twenty-first century, however, ten years are ages. nacworld has made it! Congratulations! Photo: ink drop – stock.adobe.com Photo: Jens Gassmann Photo: Oliver Rütten Photo: Oliver Rütten Photo: Oliver Rütten Photo: Oliver […]

November 1, 2018
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Giving children space to grow

Children’s services are important, and with an eye on the future, an important offer in our congregations. Children need space, attention, and a great deal of support. Photo: NAK Westdeutschland Photo: NAK Westdeutschland Photo: NAK Westdeutschland Photo: ENA France Photo: ENA France Photo: ENA France Photo: NAC Southern Africa Photo: NAC Southern Africa Photo: NAC […]

October 26, 2018
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The power of sharing: offering online

nac2give is the name of the electronic offering-box recently introduced by the New Apostolic Church Switzerland. Although this is not the first app of its kind, there is something novel about it. More about offering in the twenty-first century … Photo: nac.today Photo: NAK Schweiz Photo: NAC Southern Africa Photo: Björn Renz Photo: Photo: NAC […]

October 22, 2018
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Somewhere in Africa

Sometimes church construction is a tedious and nerve-racking affair, and other times there is incredibly quick progress. This was the case in one town in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo: Josias Buingo Kambia Photo: Josias Buingo Kambia Photo: Josias Buingo Kambia Photo: Josias Buingo Kambia Photo: Josias Buingo Kambia Photo: Josias Buingo Kambia […]

October 12, 2018
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Three aspects of Thanksgiving

Praising, sharing, protecting—there are many different ways to celebrate Thanksgiving. The congregations around the world set their own focus and priorities. And not all will be celebrating Thanksgiving this weekend. Photo: NAC Canada Photo: NAC Hamilton Photo: NAC India Photo: NAC Papua Neuguinea Photo: NAC Papua Neuguinea Photo: INA Argentina Photo: NAK Schwiz Photo: NAK […]

October 6, 2018
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Learning, understanding, making things better

Learning together and from one another: we make better progress when we work together, even when this involves acquiring new knowledge or abilities. This is an experience that is common to musicians, teachers, South Americans, Central Europeans, or West Africans. Photo: NAC Ghana Photo: NAC Ghana Photo: NAC Ghana Photo: NAC Ghana Photo: NAC Ghana […]

September 28, 2018
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Common ground beyond all differences

Finding common ground, being there for one another, celebrating together: fellowship makes us strong—particularly in matters of faith. This applies as much to groups of friends as it does to denominations and even businesses. Photo: NAC Southern Africa Photo: NAC Southern Africa Photo: NAC Southern Africa Photo: NAC Southern Africa Photo: NAC Southern Africa Photo: […]

September 20, 2018
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The congregation is no country club!

The church pew is half empty, congregations are being amalgamated, and children haven’t been seen in ages—are we to simply sit idly and sadly by and wait for change? How do you bring life into a congregation? And how does a congregation even come into being in the first place? Photo: NAC Zambia Photo: NAC […]

September 7, 2018
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When young people believe, there is joy in heaven

Youth and faith work well together. And if the local culture can still be factored in, all the better. Here is a kaleidoscope of ideas from Asia, Africa, and South America. A delegation from Korea at the IYC in Düsseldorf Photo: NAC SEA A delegation from Korea at the IYC in Düsseldorf Photo: NAC SEA […]

August 31, 2018
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Knowing where to look

You can’t know everything, so it really helps if you know where to look for things. In the past, we used to read up in books, now we trawl through the Internet. Here are some useful links. Bible words and confirmation documents – the central archive helps further Photo: NAK Westdeutschland Zentralarciv Bible words and […]

August 24, 2018
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“I’m not limping, I’m walking without crutches!”

These photos are no works of art, but they tell a touching and an encouraging story, and send a beautiful message: make the best out of what you have. Photo: Peter Johanning Photo: NAC Southern Africa Photo: NAC Southern Africa Photo: NAC Southern Africa Photo: NAC Southern Africa Photo: Peter Johanning A classroom: the walls […]

August 21, 2018
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A Church in a state of flux (Part 1)

It is a country of superlatives—also for the New Apostolic Church. It is also a country of striking contrasts between rural and urban Africa: the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Here are some insights from a District Apostle whose best bet is often a motorbike. Photo: ENA DR Congo Photo: ENA DR Congo Photo: ENA […]

August 8, 2018
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The Chief Apostle in the land of Mount Kilimanjaro

Mwanza and Dar es Salaam are the cities that are on the Chief Apostle’s divine service agenda on the second weekend of August. It will be his second visit to Tanzania, and there is a lot of excitement in the congregations. Photo: Photo: Photo: Photo: Photo: Photo: Photo: NAC Tanzania Photo: NAC Tanzania Photo: Photo: […]

August 2, 2018
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A vibrant congregation: Bielefeld turns 150!

It is one of the oldest congregations within the New Apostolic Church. Barely five years after the international Church celebrated its 150th anniversary, this honour now also goes to two congregations in Bielefeld (Germany): Bielefeld and Quelle. Photo: Zentralarchiv NAK Westdeutschland Photo: Zentralarchiv NAK Westdeutschland Photo: Zentralarchiv NAK Westdeutschland Photo: Zentralarchiv NAK Westdeutschland The New […]

July 31, 2018
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At home around the world: youth at work on the IYC 2019

The ambassadors are on their way. And the base is on the move: a spotlight on all the preparations for the International Youth Convention (IYC) 2019 around the globe. Some examples from Africa, Asia, and Europe. Photo: NAC Southern Africa Photo: NAC Southern Africa Photo: NAC Southern Africa Photo: NAK Süddeutschland Photo: NAK Süddeutschland Photo: […]

July 20, 2018