history in the making: the whole world comes together for easter. when people do renovations, they are usually planning something special. and that is precisely what is happening right now in the middle of germany. after all, pentecost will already come on easter this year. and the chief apostle will visit every interested party at home—online. 04 04 2020

watching the chief apostle from home on easter. easter is the “feast of consolation and hope”. chief apostle jean-luc schneider really means it. to underline this he wants to send out a strong signal—with a worldwide divine service. 28 03 2020

the sacraments (1): signs of the love of god. there are moments in our life of faith when heaven and earth practically touch. and these moments are so important that they have a name all to themselves: sacraments. what are these? where do they originate? what do they accomplish? — introducing a brand new series. 22 01 2020

ministry (15): review and outlook. the year of reform to the ministerial order: that is how the year 2019 will go down in the history books of the new apostolic church. but there is something much more fundamental behind this. and the topic is still current. 26 12 2019

fellbach, a church with global reach. fellbach, the name rings familiar in new apostolic circles. chief apostle richard fehr was both ordained and retired there. and his successor, chief apostle wilhelm leber, was ordained there. on sunday, chief apostle jean-luc schneider will visit the congregation. 04 12 2019

ministry (12): called and ordained. a person is chosen for a ministry by god, and ordination through a human being is the way he receives it—what exactly this is and how it differs from appointments and assignments is described here. 19 11 2019

how to get sunday school to the children. the new sunday school teaching material is ready and is to be introduced everywhere. but in africa this is not quite as simple as it may sound. this is what the district apostle meeting africa is currently talking about. 15 11 2019

ministry (9): adapting ministry to the times. can the apostles just go ahead and do that? are they even allowed to reorganise the ministerial structure? not only are they allowed to do so—they must! read on to find out why they did so in the first place, and where the limits are—ministry between the past and the future. 10 10 2019

issue 2019/04 of “community” is online. the holy spirit works powerfully both in the congregations of the church of christ and in every individual believer. chief apostle jean-luc schneider reminded readers about this in a recent letter to the congregations. 01 10 2019

in the service of jesus. a familiar hymn urges: “of service be to jesus” and goes on to admonish listeners to be “a fit tool in his hand”. this is a question of what individual christians can do—both for themselves and for others—even without an official ministerial mandate. 31 08 2019

when music calls the tune. there is music everywhere: the one language that all new apostolic congregations around the world speak is the language of music—both in the divine services and on stage. 09 08 2019

the “chief”—way ahead of his time. the church’s own health insurance, a football league of congregational teams, and a working area that spanned half the globe: today we celebrate the 125th birthday of heinrich franz schlaphoff—an apostle unlike any other. 02 08 2019

the concept of ministry in a nutshell. the concept of ministry is on every channel: in addition to the latest issue of community, the divine service guide and nac.today are busy explaining the most current doctrinal statements—sometimes more exhaustively, and sometimes more succinctly. here is the abridged version for those who are in a real hurry. 03 07 2019

community is online: issue 2019/03. week after week, believers around the world gather for divine services in their congregations—a joy they all share. however, their living conditions could not be more different. the new issue of community takes a look at the diversity of our congregations and features special divine services. 01 07 2019

ministry (2): the key to understanding. the divine and the human (or the all-too-human) are joined together in ministry. how are these entities supposed to fit together? we gain insight into this question by looking at the model behind it all, namely jesus christ, who not only defines ministry by way of word and deed, but also by way of his nature. 27 06 2019

one pentecost and five international messages. pentecost 2019 will enter new apostolic history as a feast of internationality. hardly ever before have so many impulses of such international significance been aired. here are some of them to re-read. 15 06 2019

ministry (1): rooted in its model. ministry, do we really need it? and why? different denominations give different answers. this is the beginning of a series on the concept of ministry in the new apostolic church. 13 06 2019

snapshots (3): pentecost 2019 in pictures. no matter how many believers gather, “the holy spirit is active with his full power in every divine service”. pictures from the pentecost feast 2019, celebrated by the chief apostle in the congregation of goslar (germany). 10 06 2019