“This certainty, this absolute certainty that I am loved by God. And feeling this peace in your heart despite all the temptations: God loves me. This signifies blessing.” In a divine service recently, the Chief Apostle cleared up some popular misunderstandings. Photo: NAK Schweiz Photo: NAK Schweiz Photo: NAK Schweiz Photo: NAK Schweiz Photo: NAK […]

It was mainly in Africa that the Chief Apostle ordained new Apostles in the first half of 2023. But there were also two ordinations on other continents: one in America and one in Europe. Ordinations in Lodwar (Kenya) Photo: Michael Owino Ordinations in Lodwar (Kenya) Photo: TIMPANY Ordinations in Lodwar (Kenya) Photo: TIMPANY Apostle Nestor […]

For a long time Finland was a blank spot on the New Apostolic map, until an Apostle remembered his childhood dream. This weekend, the Finnish brothers and sisters are excited to have the Chief Apostle visit them. Photo: Silja Stuffer Photo: Dietmar Frontzek Photo: Dietmar Frontzek Photo: Dietmar Frontzek Photo: Dietmar Frontzek Photo: Dietmar Frontzek […]

“Jesus knows you.” This is a familiar thought. But what this really means can be quite amazing. Here is a closer look at needs, limits, potential, and motives. Jesus calls Philip to follow Him. He in turn invites Nathanael to come along. And it is Nathanael who experiences a true revelation. This is how John […]

Why should we serve God and strive to reign, District Apostle Michael Deppner from the DRC Congo asks in his article on our annual motto. In the end, no one gets more than their neighbour. The effort, however, is worth it. When considering our motto for this year, more focus is put on serving and […]

A world trip without an airplane? You don’t even have to leave home for it. Let the new issue of community show you around. Following in the footsteps of the Chief Apostle and their brothers and sisters in faith, readers can once again travel the world—from the sofa or from the pew after the divine […]

“If we want to preserve what we have, we will have to change many things,” was the guiding principle of Chief Apostle Richard Fehr, who died ten years ago today on 30 June 2013. Many of the innovations today can be traced back to his initiative. Chief Apostle Richard Fehr during a sermon Photo: heimifoto […]

This is a kind of less is more approach: those who give things up for God will get more in the end than they ever gave up. The Chief Apostle explained the whys and wherefores in a divine service. Photo: Diana Caesariyanti Photo: Diana Caesariyanti Photo: Diana Caesariyanti Photo: Diana Caesariyanti Photo: Diana Caesariyanti Photo: […]

The Bible does not give a clear answer regarding the question of the ordination of women. Therefore the apostolate must decide. Can they just go ahead and decide something like this? The Bible has clear answers to this. Different aspects, same result. After detailed study of the gospels, the District Apostle Meeting determined: “From the […]

“Riddle” is another way of translating the Greek word used for “parable” in the Bible. And rarely does this word fit the bill as well as it does in John 10: 1–30. This is where the good shepherd is at home, and with Him a whole tangle of parables. There is the good shepherd (Jesus) […]

“And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, ‘All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.’” It was the authority mentioned in Matthew 28: 18 which the Chief Apostle explored in this year’s Easter service. Photo: NAK Süddeutschland Photo: NAK Süddeutschland Photo: NAK Süddeutschland Photo: NAK Süddeutschland Photo: NAK Süddeutschland Photo: […]

Serving and reigning with Christ: the first part of this year’s motto refers to our neighbour, the second part certainly does not. The case of the third man explains what we need to rule over. Here is a contemporary look at an archetypal incident. Cain is angry. Envy is eating him up. He lowers His […]

Switzerland will now also receive a District Apostle Helper. He has been designated to succeed District Apostle Jürg Zbinden. This is the fourth such assignment in a short period of time. The designated successor is a Swiss national and already works for the New Apostolic Church Switzerland. Photo: NAK Schweiz Photo: NAK Schweiz Photo: NAK […]

It is not through His suffering that Jesus Christ can redeem human beings, but through His obedience. This is what the Chief Apostle pointed out in a recent divine service. And he also explained how everyone can participate in it. Photo: Frank Schuldt Photo: Frank Schuldt Photo: Frank Schuldt Photo: Frank Schuldt Photo: Frank Schuldt […]

What about the position of women in the early Christian churches? The biblical findings are riddled with contradictions. How does the New Apostolic Church see this? Here is the second interim conclusion on the question of what the New Testament says about the ordination of women. This much is clear: just as in the time […]

The Church is more than just faith, doctrine, and community. It also involves organisation. By what principles is the institution to be governed? And how can these be implemented on a global scale? This is the current focus of the Church’s leadership. Naturally, the Church is not a commercial enterprise. Nevertheless, secular structures are also […]

In a difficult period, the psalmist wrote that he would commit his spirit into God’s hand. In a divine service recently, the Chief Apostle showed that this still works today. And it is not just our spirit that can be placed into God’s hand. Photo: NAK Istanbul Photo: NAK Istanbul Photo: NAK Istanbul Photo: NAK […]

In preparation for their mission to the moon, astronauts had to prepare for a near-zero-gravity environment. Training for this on earth was very complex and expensive. How much time and energy do we invest in preparing for our future mission, Joseph Opemba Ekhuya from Kenya asks in his Spotlight article. The Chief Apostle has directed […]