“Egoism, egocentrism, and individualism are incompatible with the gospel,” declared Chief Apostle Schneider. Following are some concrete examples of a life with Jesus Christ. Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider gathered with young Christians from Northern and Eastern Germany from 15-17 June 2018 on the grounds of the Trade Fair Centre in Leipzig, Germany. The weekend culminated […]

What would the Church be without its youth? A church without a future! The Chief Apostle and District Apostles repeatedly emphasise the importance of our offers to young people. But what does this mean in concrete terms? What offers are these? It was at the 2013 Day of the Youth in Brisbane, Australia that Chief […]

One sentence from the New Testament defined the divine service on 10 June 2018 in Luanda (Angola). It was powerful, and so was the Chief Apostle’s sermon. Here are the most relevant extracts. Photo: Hermann Bethke Photo: Hermann Bethke Photo: Hermann Bethke Photo: Hermann Bethke Photo: Hermann Bethke Photo: Hermann Bethke Photo: Hermann Bethke Photo: […]

Let us live our faith and preach what we practise, District Apostle Andrew H. Andersen from Australia says. He advocates that we become more conscious of our faith. Each annual motto that our Chief Apostles have given as a beacon light over the past years has had a special significance for the children of God […]

In the first six months of 2018, nine Apostles were ordained by Chief Apostle Schneider. He also assigned a District Apostle Helper and appointed a District Apostle. Seven Apostles were retired. Apostle Mbana Nyassi (1979) Photo: NAC Gambia Apostle Ignatius Nche Nchi (1978), Braima Saffa (1972), Ernest Onyebuchi Onwukwe (1960) Photo: NAC Cameroon Apostle David […]

“Move closer! No, not with the camera. Zoom in,” Tim Schaefer-Rolffs prompts the cameraman with the black vest. But by then he had already started to make his way to the altar and was now standing directly in front of it. Photo: Tim Schaefer-Rolffs Photo: Tim Schaefer-Rolffs Photo: Tim Schaefer-Rolffs Photo: Tim Schaefer-Rolffs Photo: Tim […]

Resolving conflicts and working together constructively … Ministers in Ghana recently came together for a capacity building workshop. And that can mean that they slip into a role other than theirs. Seminars for ministers in Ghana Photo: NAC Ghana Seminars for ministers in Ghana Photo: NAC Ghana Seminars for ministers in Ghana Photo: NAC Ghana […]

We can argue and debate about many things, but there are three things that are and remain existential. Here is an excerpt from a sermon on familiar but crucial virtues. Photo: Marc Genoux Photo: Jonas Spengler Photo: Jonas Spengler Photo: Jonas Spengler Photo: Jonas Spengler Photo: Marc Genoux Photo: Jonas Spengler Photo: Jonas Spengler Photo: […]

What do you think of when you hear “Mongolia”. Yaks, the Gobi Desert, Genghis Khan? Mongolia has more to offer, much more: the people are extremely friendly and hospitable, and there is a lot of creativity. Photo: NAK Berlin-Brandenburg Photo: NAK Berlin-Brandenburg Photo: NAK Berlin-Brandenburg Photo: NAK Berlin-Brandenburg Photo: NAK Berlin-Brandenburg Photo: NAK Berlin-Brandenburg Photo: […]

Nobody knows. But this is the wrong question. The question should be: elected by grace, what for? Explanations on a central term of our New Apostolic self-conception. God elects whom He wants whenever He wants, without having to justify Himself. This is what Chief Apostle Schneider makes clear in a doctrinal essay, which was originally […]

Good news for passionate readers. The new issue of community is online. On 32 pages, it offers plenty of reading material for young and not-so-young New Apostolic Christians. Over the next few days, a new issue of community will be distributed. Reading pleasure for young and not-so-young members across the world. Enthusiasm for Jesus Christ […]

A three-part interview—and that is only a beginning. Because the Chief Apostle has a lot more to say. How all this fits together and what is behind it: here is a review. “Focus on the essentials,” is what Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider issued as a motto in his strategic interview. This puts him right in […]

These well-known words from the Lord’s Prayer were the basis of the Chief Apostle’s service in Livingstone (Zambia) on 29 April 2018. The members there were celebrating the 90th anniversary of the New Apostolic Church Zambia. Photo: NAC Zambia Photo: NAC Zambia Photo: NAC Zambia Photo: NAC Zambia Photo: NAC Zambia Photo: NAC Zambia Photo: […]

Sometimes it is hard to keep our promises. This applies to both public promises as well as to those we make in the privacy of our room. “I want to strive to keep my promises,” District Apostle Rainer Storck from Germany says. In the Divine Service Guide, the Chief Apostle explained at the beginning of […]

The challenges are clear, the objectives are defined. What are the means needed to achieve these? And what are the differences between today and the past? The last part of the interview with the Chief Apostle gives an overview of how the Church is setting itself up for the future. The Church is faced with […]

“Switch the machines off, we are going to pray!” the loudspeakers crackled across the company premises. The boss was in and that meant everyone would come together to pray. Photo: Archiv Bischoff Verlag Photo: Archiv Bischoff Verlag Photo: Archiv Bischoff Verlag Photo: Archiv Bischoff Verlag Photo: Archiv Bischoff Verlag Photo: Archiv Bischoff Verlag Photo: Archiv […]

It is a year of united Youth Days. There was a double premiere this past weekend in Germany. The start, however, was made in South Africa at the beginning of the year. Join us as we look at three events celebrating the love of life and the joy of faith. Photo: NAK Nord- und Ostdeutschland […]

Five petitions more than in the Lord’s Prayer and a promise that God will hear these petitions … Chief Apostle Schneider talks about day-to-day, worthwhile wishes of the believers. The Chief Apostle based his sermon on Luke 11: 13: “If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much […]