at home worldwide: close, yet far away. this week nac.today looks at a soup kitchen, the chief apostle’s recent trip to cambodia, and a new church in fiji. 27 11 2015

a man who blazed new trails. “it can never be said that the apostle was a coward. i risked everything to help in the quick movement and furtherance of the church work.” these words were written by the chief apostle’s right hand: apostle heinrich franz schlaphoff. fifty years ago today he passed away. 20 11 2015

big day out with the chief apostle. sitting in sunday school with the chief apostle is something that not everyone gets to experience. girls and boys in new zealand had this exciting opportunity, and they are still talking about it. 05 11 2015

spotlight 19: “joy in christ”—more than a motto. we must never be embarrassed about “joy in christ”; we rather share it. the following thoughts on our 2015 motto were written by district apostle andrew h. andersen from australia. 27 10 2015

god’s covenant then and now. god in his love made a covenant with man. in a divine service in auckland recently, the chief apostle drew parallels between the people at the time of moses and us today, and emphasized how important our faith in the sacrifice of jesus and in his return is. he also addressed the importance of holy communion. 24 10 2015

almost nine million members in nearly 190 countries. the new apostolic church is active in almost all countries on all continents. africa is home to the majority of members. countries such as the democratic republic of the congo and zambia top the list. at its recent conference in johannesburg, the district apostle meeting made a slight adjustment to the worldwide membership figures. 22 10 2015

he created the global bond of faith. in the archives of the new apostolic church, there are extensive travel reports of chief apostle ernst streckeisen’s journeys between 1975 and 1978. today, ernst streckeisen would have been 110 years old. 19 10 2015

community is online: issue 2015/03. the new edition of community is online and ready for download. on 32 pages, the issue looks back on the 2015 pentecost festivities, reports about divine services on four continents, and features an excerpt from the recently published catechism in questions and answers. 01 10 2015

new apostolic life in port moresby. how do new apostolic christians in other parts of the world live their faith? today, nac.today takes you to papua new guinea in the south-western pacific ocean. 20 08 2015

at home around the world. washing the neighbour’s feet … how we can help in our congregations is something that young brothers and sisters in australia worked on. nac.today also provides information on a selection of publications available from the district churches and reports about the death of apostle mwale. 24 07 2015

at home around the world. there are many ways of telling people about jesus christ, of proclaiming his gospel, and acquainting them with the new apostolic church. what is important here as with everything else is that we keep in mind the various countries and their cultures. 03 07 2015

a friendly challenge over two continents. when two compete it can spell trouble … sometimes. but not so with andrew andersen and mark woll. the two district apostles have entered a special kind of competition. but they are not the only participants. 02 07 2015

a guiding theme for eye and ear. “joy in christ” is the motto that the chief apostle published for the new apostolic church at the beginning of the year. since then this motto has not only accompanied the brothers and sisters around the globe orally and in writing, but it has also been illustrated in the meantime. following is a closer look at the logos designed by the district churches and the ideas behind them. 15 06 2015

at home around the world. pentecost is over — but the highlight of the month of may is not to obscure the fact that there have also been other great initiatives unfolding in new apostolic congregations around the world outside of these festive holy days. in the following we report on some of them: 04 06 2015

a little seed grown big. small congregation, big impact … although the membership of the new apostolic church in denmark is small, the country nevertheless has managed to produce a district apostle. and the roots for the work of the church on an entire subcontinent lie in denmark. 05 05 2015

new hymnal introduced in spain. starting tomorrow, the new apostolic church in spain will turn over a new leaf, so to speak. as of 1 march, the brothers and sisters there will be singing from a new hymnal. the new spanish hymnal originated from a kind of big sister in a different part of the world. 28 02 2015

a task for everyone: living reconciliation. the statement of reconciliation between the new apostolic church and the apostolic community (apostolische gemeinschaft) in north rhine-westphalia in germany is more than an interdenominational act. this was made clear by chief apostle jean-luc schneider. the idea of reconciliation is something that should concern all brothers and sisters. 05 02 2015

labour with love: the year 2014 in review (part 1). we still carry last year’s motto in our hearts. but what else happened throughout the new apostolic world in 2014? following is a look at the happenings around the world in the first half of 2014. 29 01 2015