COVID-19 is keeping people around the world on tenterhooks. The New Apostolic Church too is doing its utmost to counteract the spreading of the virus. Despite all the alarming news, there are still events that give rise to joy. Photo: BillionPhotos.com – stock.adobe.com Photo: Jennifer Jendral Photo: ENA Guinée Photo: Jennifer Jendral Photo: ENA Guinée […]

When the TV cameras move on and the crisis disappears from the headlines, NAC SEA Relief stays and continues to provide relief aid. In its 2019 report, the South-East Asian relief organisation also looks back on a special operation outside its usual jurisdiction. Photo: NAC SEA Relief Photo: NAC SEA Relief Photo: NAC SEA Relief […]

In the 1970s Bodo Weber was an Evangelist in Canada. His first trip to Asia is something he will likely never forget—a gripping first-hand account. Photo: privat Photo: privat Photo: privat Photo: privat Photo: privat Photo: privat In the 1970s I was asked by District Apostle Kraus to help Apostle Schwarzer in the South-East Asian […]

A novel type of virus that can cause respiratory disease is spreading and making people everywhere anxious. It has made us take a whole new look at hygiene measures such as washing our hands. However, we must also keep our spiritual health in mind. The coronavirus has pandemic potential Photo: Jessica Krämer The coronavirus has […]

A sacrament without signum and without res? That’s impossible. At least that is what the Catechism of the New Apostolic Church says. Sounds strange? Maybe, but there are good reasons for it. Join us for an excursion into the fifth century. There is no doubt about it, baptism and Holy Communion are firmly established in […]

According to the liturgical calendar, Christians are currently observing Lent, a period of fasting and penitence that ends shortly before Easter. Soon we will be celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ, reason enough to reflect on all that God means to us and does for us. The sermon on Sunday, 8 March 2020 will be […]

A true protector who engaged his gifts with all his might for the sole mission of “perfection and completion”: that was District Apostle Arno Steinweg. On 28 February, he would have celebrated his 100th birthday. A portrait… Three scenes that blend together into a single image: “Preserve that which is entrusted to you and never […]

Three notions of freedom, but only one of them leads to the goal. Which one and how? This was something the Chief Apostle explained in a youth service. And it was less about theological theory and more about concrete, everyday life. Photo: Frank Schuldt Photo: Frank Schuldt Photo: Frank Schuldt Photo: Frank Schuldt Photo: Frank […]

Jesus makes free — but what happens if a person fails to realise that he is still bound? For example, in thoughts or in prejudices? Some reflections from District Apostle John Kriel, South Africa. As an apostle I served members in prison and saw what it meant to have one’s freedom constrained. These were those […]

“In the divine service, the photographer should be practically transparent”—relates a South American cameraman. This is a wish that photographers around the world often hear. An e-book on the subject offers helpful tips—and it is now available in the Spanish language too. Photo: New Apostolic Church International Photo: New Apostolic Church International Photo: New Apostolic […]

A universal language for all? Forgetting your mother tongue? Is that even possible? Sure it is! Fortunately, there is a common solution to both problems. A reflection on today’s International Mother Language Day. Wouldn’t it be fantastic to travel around the world and speak to all the people you meet in their own mother tongue? […]

There is hardly a Christian divine service that does not revolve around this theme: two kingdoms opposite one another—the classic conflict between good and evil. Chief Apostle Schneider shows a way out of this dilemma. Photo: Neuapostolische Kirche Westdeutschland Photo: Neuapostolische Kirche Westdeutschland Photo: Neuapostolische Kirche Westdeutschland Photo: Neuapostolische Kirche Westdeutschland Photo: Neuapostolische Kirche Westdeutschland […]

The term ‘sacrament’ and the Bible—it’s just one of those things: the idea is there, but not the actual word. The term only made its way into Christian vocabulary later on—and it even took two tries! Here is a story about semantics. Carthage, North Africa: it was here of all places—and not in the great […]

Love, return, inheritance, responsibility, coping: these are five kinds of freedom that Jesus Christ has available for us. It was in Nzagi, Angola that the Chief Apostle presented the key to all of this. And that is being a child. Photo: Neuapostolische Kirche Westdeutschland Photo: Neuapostolische Kirche Westdeutschland Photo: Neuapostolische Kirche Westdeutschland Photo: Neuapostolische Kirche […]

The time between birth and death is filled with different experiences. There are many stops along the way through life: coming and going, becoming and passing away, first and last—all of this comprises life. Zurich: Farewell! Photo: NAK International Zurich: Farewell! Photo: NAK Schweiz Zurich: Farewell! Photo: NAK Schweiz Zurich: Farewell! Photo: NAK Schweiz Zurich: […]

Travelling to individual countries can certainly be strenuous, especially if the responsible District Apostle has announced his visit to congregations that are quite distant from one another. It is on just such a weekend in Colombia and Peru with District Apostle Leonard Kolb that Bishop Manfredo Stegmann reports. Photo: NAC USA Photo: NAC USA Photo: […]

Sacraments — what is required for these? Wouldn’t faith be sufficient all on its own? The answer to this comes from Jesus Christ Himself. But how do they actually function, these doors that bring us close to God? A smile darts across the face. This is first of all a sign of joy, but at […]

God excludes no one. He does not reject anyone. Quite the contrary: He helps, supports, accepts… God is a God for you, your friends, and even your enemies. What is more important? The law or grace? And what do the two even have to do with one another? In the month of February, the Sunday […]