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Wine from carefully tended vines

Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider recently used the wine-growing process as an image to give some very clear indications regarding our life of faith.

January 26, 2016

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Spotlight 01/2016: Victory with Christ means to win eternal life

“Victory with Christ”. It sounds like a battle cry, a fight, a competition. Is that Christ-like? District Apostle Urs Hebeisen from the Philippines is the first contributor to our series on this year’s motto.

January 25, 2016

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A special Christmas gift for Zambia

Reviews and goals for the future, taking stock and planning … these are the organizational tasks that the leaders of the various District Churches are busy with at the end of a year. It was no different in the past year. And while all this was going on, our brothers and sisters in Zambia received a very special Christmas gift.

January 22, 2016

Africa

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• Christmas
• District Apostle
• doctrine 
• Pastoral care

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The Catechism as a podcast

Stay tuned on Friday afternoons! The Catechism in Questions and Answers will be podcast. The first two broadcasts are already online—offering the newest of many possibilities to make oneself familiar with the doctrine of the Church.

January 20, 2016

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Professions of faith and divine promises

There is much more to professing our faith in Jesus Christ than just saying amen. The Chief Apostle recently explained in a divine service what this means—for the Apostles and the congregations.

January 19, 2016

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Flooding in Isangi, plans for new churches and an organ tour in Wil

This week we take a look at plans to build new churches in the UK and Ireland, something that has become feasible thanks to a special donation by members of the New Apostolic Church Northern Germany. This and more can be found at nac.today.

January 15, 2016

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• Europe
• Music
• Thanksgiving Day

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A well of information

Articles, photos, and videos documenting the life of faith of New Apostolic Christians around the world were viewed at least 38 million times over the past year. That is the assessment of nac.today’s first year. A look behind the scenes.

January 14, 2016

Africa

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• District Apostle
• divine service
• doctrine 
• Europe
• investiture
• ministry
• New Year
• Pentecost
• society

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Giving Jesus His rightful place

Being the first or having the last word. Who would not like that? But does that mean that everything is in the right place? In a recent divine service in Rome the Chief Apostle gave tips on how we can clean up our hearts.

January 13, 2016

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Messages for Pentecost and New Year—a long-standing tradition

Such messages need space! They need an occasion to present themselves: New Year, Christmas, or Pentecost are ideal. Pentecost has long been a popular occasion for a uniform message. Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider is taking a somewhat different approach.

January 11, 2016

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• Christmas
• Confirmation
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• doctrine 
• New Year
• Pentecost

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A team-effort: the Catechism in Cebuano

Featured this week is a youth gathering in Malaysia, a new health centre in Zambia, and a new edition of the Catechism. If ever you have wondered who Inonge Wina is or where Cebuano is spoken, it is time to browse into nac.today.

January 8, 2016

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• Europe
• Event
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• society
• Youth

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Nigeria, a country between religious freedom and terrorism

Every day the Chief Apostle prays for persecuted Christians. And one of the countries he has in mind is Nigeria. This coming weekend he will celebrate a divine service in Nigeria, a country being ravaged by Boko Haram, a militant Islamist group.

January 7, 2016

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• Chief Apostle
• confessions
• congregation
• divine service
• Pastoral care
• Social commitment

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Defying the odds

How is it possible to be joyful in faith despite hardships and still perform miracles on top of everything? This is something the Chief Apostle addressed in a recent divine service.

January 6, 2016

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Hurdles on the way to Kazakhstan

The journey to Kazakhstan had already been scheduled long in advance, but the question as to whether Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider would indeed be allowed to conduct the divine services that had been planned remained open to the very last minute. The reason: strict legal regulations.

January 5, 2016

Asia

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• District Apostle
• divine service
• Good Friday
• Pastoral care

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Neighbourly love instead of xenophobia

“The stranger is your neighbour!” This was one of the core messages from Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider over the past year. And—even in times of terrorism and war, waves of immigration, and xenophobia—this also remains our mission for the new year.

January 1, 2016

Africa

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• District Apostle
• divine service
• doctrine 
• Europe
• grieving
• Holy Communion
• Pastoral care
• sacraments
• society
• Youth

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2015: Joy in Christ

“Labour in love” was the motto of the New Apostolic Church in the year 2014. Also for the new year Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider will set impulses. In his New Year’s message he puts the focus on a special source of strength: Joy in Christ

December 31, 2015

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The year of “Joy in Christ”

Joy is meant to be shared. And this was precisely what New Apostolic Christians around the world experienced—in particular with a view to the motto which the Chief Apostle had announced for the year. And it was in connection with this announcement that the Church marked a first this year.

December 31, 2015

Africa

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• District Apostle
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• New Year
• Youth

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Europe—working on events, reforms, and ecumenism

Big events, structural reforms, and confessional dialogue: the year 2015 had its very own distinctive character in Europe, the last stop on our intercontinental year-in-review roundtrip on nac.today.

December 30, 2015

Africa confessions

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Great distances and strong community in America

Organizationally well established—both as a team and in terms of leadership: that is how the New Apostolic Church in the Americas has presented itself. Here is part three of our year-in-review journey around the world on nac.today.

December 29, 2015

America

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• Holy Communion
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• Thanksgiving Day

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Need, joy, and fellowship in Asia

Great need, many small joys, and an energetic sense of community: that was the year 2015 from the perspective of New Apostolic Christians in Asia and Australia, the second region to look back over the year on nac.today.

December 28, 2015

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• Australia / Pacific
• charity work
• Confirmation
• congregation
• District Apostle
• doctrine 
• Holy Sealing
• investiture
• ministry
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Africa inspires with music and surprises with church construction

Youth development of a different kind, generational change in leadership, and a celebration of faith with a whole lot of “paaaahhhhh”: such was the year 2015 in Africa. The continent with the most New Apostolic Christians in the world opens our series of annual reviews here on nac.today.

December 26, 2015

Africa

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• congregation
• District Apostle
• divine service
• doctrine 
• investiture
• ministry
• Music
• Pastoral care
• Pentecost
• Youth

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Christmas in Australia means a holiday spent at the beach

Christmas in Australia! How does that go? It is summer in the southern hemisphere. Daytime temperatures range between 25 to 32° Celsius, people are soaking up the sun. Do people get in the Christmas spirit? nac.today asked an “expert” in these matters, and his answer was a definite yes.

December 22, 2015

Advent

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• Australia / Pacific
• Christmas
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• Europe

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At home worldwide: new church buildings

Building new churches nowadays is not that easy. There are many obstacles. Either there is not enough money or the members of the congregation or politicians are against it. Following are some positive examples.

December 18, 2015

Asia Buildings

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• Thanksgiving Day

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Cape Town has a District Apostle Helper

Apostle John Leslie Kriel has been appointed as a District Apostle Helper for the Cape district. Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider commissioned John Kriel, a longstanding minister, in a divine service this past Sunday.

December 16, 2015

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Proud of Gambia

“We can be proud of the development in Gambia; the impulse comes from within,” Apostle Jens Lindemann from Germany says. He has been responsible for the New Apostolic Church in this African country since 2007. At the beginning of December, the Gambian youth gathered for their Day of the Youth.

December 14, 2015

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At home worldwide: Aunty Molly and Aunty Pam retired

Featured this week are some recent retirements and ordinations, as well as an interdenominational information session in South Africa on World Aids Day.

December 11, 2015

Africa

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• ministry
• retirement
• Youth

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On his way to South Africa

On Thursday, Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider will embark on his trip to South Africa. He is planning to conduct a divine service already on Thursday evening. This will be followed by visits, meetings, conferences, and a divine service on Sunday.

December 9, 2015

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“A decision with long-term goals in mind”

The New Apostolic Church in Angola is growing. It was time to take another step. Since last Sunday, the country has its own District Apostle Helper: João Uanuque Misselo.

February 25, 2015

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• Organisation
• Africa

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“The Lord is risen indeed!”

The Passiontide, with the death of the Lord on Good Friday, ends magnificently in the resurrection of the Lord. This is the fundamental belief of all Christians. But why is this day of the resurrection so important for us?

April 4, 2015

Good Friday Chief Apostle

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“And God saw the light, that it was good”

Light is life—and truth—and goodness in general: no other physical phenomenon shines so deeply into the human soul. How a simple image can shed light on the divine—illuminated for us on the international Day of Light this 16th day of May.

May 16, 2023

Pentecost

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