Finding the right connection with God and our neighbour and taking care of God’s creation. This was the counsel in a recent service by the Chief Apostle. The emphasis is on networking, motivation, and comfort. The Chief Apostle did not travel to North America as planned… Photo: Frank Schuldt …but to Germany; the brothers and […]

There are many New Apostolic congregations who still harbour the wish for their very own church building. With a support programme worth a few million and some personal initiative, such a dream can indeed come true for many. Auerbach Photo: Sven Kessler Auerbach Photo: Sven Kessler Dessau Photo: NAK Dessau Dessau Photo: NAK Dessau Falkensee […]

The ups and downs of life often leave one feeling terribly weak. Faith can be a real pick-me-up in such situations, and this can be trained. The upcoming Sunday service offers a kind of spiritual work-out. Divine services allow for the worship of God and offer time and space for prayer, the proclamation of the […]

Pandemic-related restrictions are unfortunately the order of the day virtually everywhere in the world. That does not mean, however, that all church activities have ceased. These gems of brotherhood still exist. Photo: NAC Ghana Photo: NAC Ghana Photo: NAC Ghana Photo: NAC Ghana Photo: NAC Ghana Photo: NAC Moldova Photo: NAC Moldova Photo: NAC Moldova […]

Bread and wine: “This is My” body and blood. For over 2,000 years, Christians have been racking their brains over these words spoken by Jesus at the Last Supper. “Is”—what is that supposed to mean anyway? The answers to this question have been shaped by the mindset of the respective ages. Why is this even […]

What makes a good teacher? Oodles of patience, surely a genuine capacity for sympathy, and heaps of energy. When it comes to faith, the role model effect is essential: those who practise what they preach will be remembered for a long time. At the beginning of the year the Chief Apostle issued a new motto. […]

Freedom. Where? When? How? The Chief Apostle and the District Apostles have explored the annual motto from all sides. Here are a few highlights from our Spotlight series to usher out the old year. Photo: NAK Westdeutschland Photo: NAC Eastafrica Photo: NAK Luxemburg Photo: ENA Belgique Photo: ENA RD Congo Ouest Photo: NAC South East […]

Locked church doors, divine services on YouTube, mouth and nose protection at the altar: the pandemic really shook up church life in 2020. It was the year of COVID-19. Following is a chronicle of the year’s events. Photo: NAC South East Asia Photo: NAC South East Asia Photo: ENA RDC Sud-Est Photo: ENA RDC Sud-Est […]

Breaking of bread, Eucharist, altar sacrament: these are not merely three designations for Holy Communion. These terms also outline the path which the celebration took in its early days: away from the familiar evening meal and toward its place in church service. The notion of a divine service was only familiar to some of the […]

Both in terms of organisation and content, the most recent District Apostle Meeting was dominated by the coronavirus crisis. Yet not even the pandemic was able to stop the work that needed to be done on the future-oriented topics on the agenda of this conference. Photo: NAC International Photo: NAC International Photo: NAC International Photo: […]

The New Testament says little about how, but all the more about why and what for. So how does the Bible interpret Holy Communion? Here is a look at the words of the one who instituted it, Jesus Christ. “This is my body…” The Greek term soma does not only mean “body” but also “organism”, […]

God wants to take every believer out of prison and lead him to perfect freedom. The Chief Apostle highlights important stages along the way and what is so wonderful about them. “Giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. He has delivered […]

Was the Last Supper of Jesus a Passover meal? This question helped ignite one of the greatest divisions the church has ever seen. And to this day, it is this question that determines how we celebrate the sacrament. The underlying problem: the Bible contradicts itself. Crispy or fluffy? Unleavened or leavened? How is the element […]

Who cares about the children? Who is responsible for their religious upbringing? Many, Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider says. A look at love, responsibility, and the structures of the Church. In the year 400 BC, Plato, through Socrates, called his contemporaries to epimeleia tés psyché, that is, to “care for the soul”. The Greek philosopher wanted […]

Christians feel a need to intercede for the dead. This coming Sunday, New Apostolic Christians will celebrate the divine service for the departed. The services will be broadcast around the world. “Jesus Christ is our Lord, He saves us from eternal death.” This is the message of the service this coming Sunday. In his letter […]

Giving thanks to God? In difficult times this may not come to us so easily. Yet it is part of the battle against the crisis, says the Chief Apostle. He also explains how to manage this and what we get out of it ourselves: a divine service in two groups of five thoughts. Photo: ENA […]

A farewell dinner among friends—with some far-reaching implications: for 2,000 years, Christians of all denominations have been celebrating this festive meal over and over again. Here is what the New Testament has to tell us about the last supper of Jesus Christ. He was not averse to a pleasant meal with companions, this Jesus of […]

From “lockdown since March” to “divine services almost everywhere” it’s all there. This is how differently Covid-19 is affecting the church life of New Apostolic Christians around the globe. And the solutions are just as varied. “If the believers cannot go to church, the church will come to the believers.” This was the reaction of […]