Christophe has lived in a refugee camp for 23 years. He not only looks after his own family there, but as a Priest also provides pastoral care for his brothers and sisters in faith. His life is one of huge challenges and an even greater dream. Ayumba Eca Christophe and his family Photo: privat The […]

In the northern hemisphere, the month of November is dark and dreary. The days become shorter, the temperatures fall. For many people it is a miserable time of year. But there is hope, and this is always stronger than the night. Things will become better. The fact that things will become better is true in […]

Form is subject to content. When the wafer sprinkled with wine replaced the chalice, the communion vessels also began to slowly change. Photo: Jessica Krämer Photo: Zentralarchiv NAK NRW Photo: Zentralarchiv NAK NRW Photo: Jessica Krämer Photo: Marcel Felde Photo: Jessica Krämer Photo: Marcel Felde Photo: Jessica Krämer Photo: Marcel Felde Photo: Jessica Krämer Photo: […]

Belief connects human beings with God. Sometimes this belief becomes visible in public. This week we take a look at a refugee camp, an art object, and a very active working group. Professing Christ in a refugee camp Photo: NAC Zambia Professing Christ and generating attention with art Photo: NAK Oldenburg Professing Christ and generating […]

It is far more than an exercise in theological principles or structural management: the reform in our concept of ministry has some very concrete benefits—for Church leadership, for the ministers, and for every individual member of the congregation. The benefits of this work on the concept of ministry were already clear beforehand: although our understanding […]

On 19 October 1879, Frederik Lodewijk Anthing received the Apostle ministry in Amsterdam (the Netherlands) from Apostle Schwarz. This was the go-ahead for the New Apostolic missionary work in Indonesia. On a Sunday in April 1879 a distinguished, well-to-do, friendly and obviously seeking man walked through the streets of Amsterdam (Netherlands). Without giving it further […]

Going on a treasure hunt—a childhood dream for many. In many religious contexts this is also a topic, albeit at a totally different level. This was the case in a divine service in Ndola (Zambia), where the Chief Apostle was referring to spiritual riches. Photo: New Apostolic Church Zambia Photo: New Apostolic Church Zambia Photo: […]

Priests from the USA came together for a national conference in September. “Mosaic” was the theme for a conference that kept the North American ministers busy over a whole weekend. Photo: New Apostolic Church USA Photo: New Apostolic Church USA Photo: New Apostolic Church USA Photo: New Apostolic Church USA Photo: New Apostolic Church USA […]

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. The number of the […]

Imagine you have been invited to a big banquet but decide not to go. The banquet takes place anyway of course, only without you. You simply miss out. The Chief Apostle had some interesting thoughts on this in a divine service in São Paulo (Brazil). Photo: Iglesia Nueva Apostólica Sud América Photo: Iglesia Nueva Apostólica […]

God is omnipotent, eternal, and triune. For centuries this belief has been described in detail in the various creeds. Faith in the return of Christ can even unite today’s Christians. The community magazine that has just been published and will be distributed over the next few days contains a doctrinal essay by Chief Apostle Jean-Luc […]

Not every gift requires a ministry in order to unfold. And not every duty requires a ministry for its implementation. This is always a question of the respective duty—and there are some clear distinctions here. Serving God and one’s neighbour: that is the core idea in Christendom. After all, it is a well-known fact that […]

People are people—and all of them have their faults and weaknesses. Period. This is true for everyone. And yet faithful, believing Christians are also described as the “communion of saints”, or “the community of the saints”. How do these disparate concepts fit together? The Apostles’ Creed (also known as the Apostolicum) is an early church […]

Whether joyful, sad, or solemn, some services come with special occasions—and thus have a unique set of requirements all to themselves. Here are some things the photographer can do to ensure that the event is a memorable one. When two believing individuals come together and decide to stay together, they often find their way to […]

A comforting letter for the suffering church then, a comforting service for those who are suffering today: God is active there where people experience need. But sometimes this occurs in a way that is completely different to what we expect. Photo: Oliver Rütten Photo: Oliver Rütten Photo: Oliver Rütten Photo: Oliver Rütten Photo: Oliver Rütten […]

Can you be rich and be a Christian? Exegetes have been squabbling about this for centuries. District Apostle Raúl Montes de Oca (Brazil) picks up on this thought in our Spotlight series that highlights the Church’s annual motto. Photo: INA Brasil Photo: INA Brasil Photo: INA Bolivia Photo: INA Bolivia In Uruguay, where I live, […]

Not everyone can be so carefree when they partake of Holy Communion: some of the ingredients in the wafers can be harmful for people with certain illnesses. But even here, Germany’s main wafer bakery can provide assistance. What happened previously: hygiene and scarcity — as of 1919, the wine for Holy Communion was no longer […]

In his reflections on our annual motto, District Apostle Tshitshi Tshisekedi from the Democratic Republic of the Congo calls on us to value the diversity of gifts and abilities, rather than seeing them as differences … Usually, when we are asked to describe two people who are standing in front of us, we tend to […]