johann r. kitching jr.: a champion with vision. “unity in diversity” was one of his big topics. and this is reflected in the legacy that he left the new apostolic church, the result of decades of dedicated work: he formulated the international church’s vision and mission statements. today, district apostle kitching would have turned 65 years of age. 23 07 2015

new apostolic life in the world’s metropolises. six metropolises – six continents – six congregations. what is new apostolic life like in the major cities of the world? nac.today has done some investigating. to begin, we will take you to africa, to the city where the chief apostle will conduct the last service this weekend, ending a round trip through the congo. 18 07 2015

congo, mon amour. “honey, hello, you’re here!” my wife waves her hand in front of my face. “here in germany.” oh, right, i am here, at least physically. but my heart is still in the congo. i have just returned from a flying visit to the democratic republic of the congo. the country has cast a spell over me. 11 07 2015

at home around the world. whether new congregations or old congregations with creative ideas … there is a lot going on in the new apostolic world. this time we will take a look at small and large countries as we visit our brothers and sisters in africa, asia, europe, and the usa. 10 07 2015

how the divine service guide is created. the making of the divine services for 2017 has begun—at least for nearly 30 apostles from around the world. they are the writers of the divine service guide, which is distributed to nearly 200,000 new apostolic ministers around the world. the go-ahead was given at a recent authors’ workshop. 08 07 2015

at home around the world. there are many ways of telling people about jesus christ, of proclaiming his gospel, and acquainting them with the new apostolic church. what is important here as with everything else is that we keep in mind the various countries and their cultures. 03 07 2015

a haven for the community. it is certainly one of the more unusual new apostolic churches around. the brothers and sisters who live in leiden—a district in the township of delft near cape town—have just moved into their new church. 01 07 2015

zanzibar and new apostolic life in the indian ocean. zanzibar, an island of contrasts: exotic holiday destination on the one side and extreme poverty on the other. for the most part, the religions live together peacefully, but in some parts christians are experiencing persecution. following are impressions from the chief apostle’s recent visit there. 29 06 2015

community is online: issue 2015/02. the second edition of our international member magazine is ready for download. featured are reports on divine services of the chief apostle on four continents and an excerpt from the new catechism in questions and answers. 26 06 2015

at home around the world. millions of people live in the major cities of the world. and there are also traces of a vibrant new apostolic faith to be found. three examples from three continents show how varied congregational life is … 25 06 2015

spotlight 11: spreading our “joy in christ”. is our 2015 motto just a marketing slogan or is there more to it? this is a question posed by district apostle urs hebeisen (south-east asia), and he answers it in the same breath … 23 06 2015

at home around the world. retirees, young people, musicians … the new apostolic congregations are comprised of people of all ages and with various gifts and talents. following is a quick look around the world. 19 06 2015

faith precedes the miracle. which way leads to god? miracles and signs? “in fact, things are completely different,” chief apostle schneider said at the recent day of the youth in northern germany, “without faith it just won’t work at all.” but that does not mean that we should not use our heads. 16 06 2015

sharing what we experience. at times there is an enormous discrepancy between what is preached from the altar and what we experience. how do we deal with this? following are some answers the chief apostle provided in a recent divine service. he also made it clear why it is so important to do what is right—and not only for ourselves. 13 06 2015

the first visit of a chief apostle in africa. crawling through archives generates the sensation of adventure. but browsing through diaries and hitting on interesting pictures is something that can also be done online these days, for instance in the digital reading room of the central archives of the new apostolic church north rhine-westphalia in germany. and we hit on something interesting: documents covering the first visit of a chief apostle to africa fifty years ago. 10 06 2015

from catechism to comic strip. a spiritual comic strip? and on the basis of the catechism to boot?! how does that happen? —the new apostolic youth in makati in the philippines simply did it—and in the process of this learning experience, also managed to have a lot of fun. following are some insights into an experiment. 06 06 2015

at home around the world. pentecost is over — but the highlight of the month of may is not to obscure the fact that there have also been other great initiatives unfolding in new apostolic congregations around the world outside of these festive holy days. in the following we report on some of them: 04 06 2015

no luxury apartments and no single rooms. jesus said, “in my father’s house are many mansions.” the chief apostle explained that this does not mean that there is a single room for every believer or even a huge apartment for that matter. how this promise of jesus is to be understood was explained by chief apostle jean-luc schneider in a divine service on ascension. 02 06 2015