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When young people come together to celebrate

Walking through the streets to make people aware of our church, playing games, or pestering the Apostle with questions—the activities offered at youth events vary. But there is one thing that is common to all of them: the young people all attend a divine service together.

October 11, 2024

Africa apostolate

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• District Apostle
• divine service
• Youth

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Five aspects of the beyond

What is life like after death? Is redemption still possible at all? Answers from the perspective of the New Apostolic faith are provided in a recently published essay. We have summarised the most important points in five statements.

October 10, 2024

Baptism 

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• concept of salvation for the departed
• doctrine 
• Holy Communion
• Holy Sealing
• sacraments

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How God protects His church

God protects the church of Christ. One means is the so-called Petrine office. And that has implications both for the Church leadership and the individual member.

October 8, 2024

apostolate

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• Bible study
• Chief Apostle
• congregation
• District Apostle
• doctrine 
• sacraments

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Being there for one another

When people think about more than just themselves, a lot of good things can happen. Many things can serve a good cause, such as running and singing and repairing shoes. Here is a look at some recent projects.

October 4, 2024

Africa

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• charity work
• congregation
• Pastoral care
• society
• Youth

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Masterpieces of love

“Almighty God, how wondrous are Your works” goes the song. But what exactly are the works of God? ‌The Sunday services in the month of October will explore this question. Here is a small spoiler: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit share the work.

October 3, 2024

apostolate

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• Baptism 
• Chief Apostle
• divine service

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Driving away hunger and loneliness

Poverty is particularly painful in the cold season. Those who can, make themselves comfortable at home. For those who do not have a home, a warm meal and some friendly conversation can be a ray of hope, for example in a church-cum-soup-kitchen.

September 30, 2024

charity work Christmas

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• congregation
• divine service
• Local news
• ministry
• Social commitment
• society
• Youth

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People everywhere pray

Many youth events and children’s services over the past few weeks focused on our annual motto. Through play or in workshops, the young generation all over the world is learning that prayer works.

September 27, 2024

Africa

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• America
• annual motto
• Asia
• Children
• congregation
• divine service
• Europe
• Holy Sealing
• ministry
• Youth

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Working towards peace

Shortly before the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September, we are going to have a closer look at the meaning of peace. So that the day is more than just an opportunity for reflection, District Apostle Helper Helge Mutschler has written down a few thoughts on how we can all become peacemakers.

September 20, 2024

apostolate

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• congregation
• District Apostle
• divine service
• doctrine 
• ministry
• Pastoral care

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A celebration for the congregation

Members of various congregations in Africa, Europe, and South America had reason to celebrate in recent weeks. They marked the occasions with music, a play, or a ferry crossing to an island.

September 19, 2024

Africa

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• America
• apostolate
• Chief Apostle
• Children
• congregation
• divine service
• doctrine 
• Europe
• Youth

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“A District Apostle for everyone and very approachable”

After 48 years in ministry and six years as a District Apostle, Jürg Zbinden will retire next Sunday. He enjoyed being there for his brothers and sisters and will continue to be active on the foundation board of the NAK-Humanitas aid organisation.

September 16, 2024

apostolate

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• Children
• congregation
• District Apostle
• divine service
• doctrine 
• investiture
• ministry
• Pastoral care

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There is room for everyone in church

Everyone is welcome, whether sick or healthy, young or old: the doors of our church are wide open. Shaping the church is something that can be done together. Here are examples from the New Apostolic world.

September 13, 2024

apostolate

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• Children
• confessions
• congregation
• District Apostle
• divine service
• Event
• ministry
• Youth

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Rousing applause for children

Music is powerful: making music brings people together, builds bridges between the generations, lets people discover new things, and even raises money for a good cause.

September 6, 2024

Africa

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• apostolate
• Children
• congregation
• District Apostle
• divine service
• doctrine 
• ministry
• Music
• Youth

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Feeling the nearness of God—and allowing others to feel it too

Sin separates from God, but God does not separate Himself from the sinner. Quite the contrary: God seeks and grants encounters between Himself and humankind—and this can happen in many ways. That is the emphasis of the divine services in the month of September, which happens to have five Sundays.

August 29, 2024

Bible study

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Young people let their light shine in

It was certainly easy enough to find friends. Around 1,000 young people from all over America, Australia, and Southern Germany came together at the beginning of August—to learn how to shine and to spread their light together.

August 27, 2024

America

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• Australia / Pacific
• Chief Apostle
• congregation
• divine service
• Event
• Music
• Pastoral care
• Youth

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Church instruction—not just for children

Choir leaders in Ghana enjoyed a taste of university life. Other Church members went to church to study, and a seniors' group went to a restaurant to learn: congregational life offers many opportunities for ongoing training.

August 23, 2024

Africa

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• Children
• congregation
• divine service
• Youth

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In the service of charity

Thirteen official aid organisations have emerged from the New Apostolic Church, which means that there are countless individuals who are helping along to make a better world. Today, on the occasion of World Humanitarian Day, we pay tribute to them.

August 19, 2024

Africa

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• America
• apostolate
• Asia
• Australia / Pacific
• charity work
• Children
• congregation
• District Apostle
• Europe
• ministry
• Youth

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A cry of hope

“Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” This is perhaps the most famous lamentation in world history. It shows us how we can deal with pain and grief, and why it is good to lay our suffering at the Lord’s feet.

August 6, 2024

Bible study

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Ways to express our faith

Believing, recognising, and spreading the word; compassion, help, and fellowship: these are the focal points of the Sunday services in August. Here is what you can look forward to.

August 1, 2024

congregation

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• divine service
• doctrine 

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Making a difference

Donations in kind, activities, or a move to the other side of the world can make a difference. Brothers and sisters in Africa and Europe have just made this experience.

July 26, 2024

Africa

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• charity work
• Children
• congregation
• divine service
• Europe
• ministry
• Pastoral care
• Social commitment
• Youth

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Apostle, son of thunder, bearer of hope

The name is popular in the New Testament: two biblical figures who carry the name are quite prominent and two are Apostles. So which James is being commemorated on 25 July? In the triumvirate of faith, hope, and love, he has come to symbolise hope.

July 24, 2024

Bible study

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Commemorative day with a special twist

The 14th of July is something of an apostolic holy day. But its history contains some surprises. And as it commemorates the event this year, the New Apostolic Church takes a rather special perspective.

July 13, 2024

apostolate

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• congregation
• divine service
• doctrine 
• history 
• Holy Sealing
• ministry
• sacraments

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The Father’s house is our delight!

Building, renovating, rebuilding: although you don’t necessarily need a roof over your head to have faith, it is still a good reason to celebrate when your congregation gets to move into a church building of its own. Following is a look at congregations on the build around the globe.

July 12, 2024

Africa Asia

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• confessions
• congregation
• District Apostle
• divine service
• doctrine 
• Holy Sealing
• ministry
• sacraments
• Social commitment

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Using ordinary words to describe the extraordinary

He really did have a preaching style all His own: Jesus Christ. He was able to impart the deepest truths using the simplest, shortest everyday stories. However, most people were missing one key ingredient for understanding the mystery and message behind the parables.

July 11, 2024

Bible study

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• divine service

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A bridge between two worlds

A structure full of symbolism: the altar connects the one bank of the river with the other. This is how young people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo celebrated their preparation for the service for the departed. Here is the story behind the image.

July 6, 2024

concept of salvation for the departed

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• congregation
• divine service
• doctrine 
• sacraments
• Youth

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Discovering the foundations

The Sunday services in July will focus on very typical New Apostolic subjects: our concept of the departed, the Apostle ministry, and rebirth out of water and the Spirit. But there will also be some surprises.

July 5, 2024

apostolate

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• Baptism 
• Children
• concept of salvation for the departed
• congregation
• divine service
• doctrine 
• Europe
• Holy Sealing
• ministry
• sacraments

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End of shift for a true companion

At first he seems aloof and almost a little gruff. But his heart is huge, and even bigger than he is. This weekend will see the retirement of a remarkable man, and not just from a physical point of view: District Apostle Rainer Storck.

June 21, 2024

Chief Apostle

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• Children
• congregation
• District Apostle
• divine service
• doctrine 
• grieving
• ministry
• Organisation
• Pastoral care
• Profile

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“Always speak the language of love”

Enrique Eduardo Minio is at work as the “architect of the future” in the southern regions of South America. That is how the Chief Apostle referred to him at his ordination. What does this mean in practice? Following is an interview with both the former District Apostle and the new District Apostle.

July 27, 2016

ministry investiture

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• Chief Apostle
• District Apostle
• doctrine 
• divine service
• congregation
• Youth
• Europe
• America
• Event

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“Do you still remember why I had to suffer?”

Lent and Passiontide… It can feel like pain and sorrow. Compassion is what is called for! At the same time, however, it becomes clear that Christians must never forget why their Saviour Jesus Christ had to suffer: it was for them!

March 1, 2021

Palm Sunday Easter

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• doctrine 
• sacraments
• Holy Communion
• concept of salvation for the departed
• divine service
• Pastoral care
• grieving
• history 

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“Felix Austria”: lucky Austria makes music

The stalls, the boxes, the lower and upper galleries … the Vienna Concert Hall was filled to the last seat. “We invite you to have an encounter with Jesus through music,” Franz Jochum, the musical director and conductor, said to the audience at the beginning of the concert.

June 3, 2017

Pentecost congregation

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• Youth
• Music
• New Year

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