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Making music, preaching, and training—with joy
What moves through the heart of the longest-serving Apostle as he looks back over his life—more than half of which he spent in this ministry—just before his retirement? What does he remember when he thinks back on his musical activities and his active missionary work? Answers from an interview with Apostle Rudolf Kainz.
March 11, 2015
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Duties between ministry and commission
Tomorrow, 8 March, is International Women's Day – a celebration that has its roots in the battle for equal rights. Women in the New Apostolic Church cannot exercise a ministry, but they do perform invaluable pastoral work. How does that fit together?
March 7, 2015
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Media offer 2015: “community” is the international magazine for members
Communicating in timely fashion, quickly and globally—that is what Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider hopes to achieve. Last year, the District Apostle Meeting ratified a corresponding media concept. And part of this newly structured media bond that spans the globe is a magazine called “community”.
February 27, 2015
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Divine services for the departed: a New Apostolic specialty
Three times a year, New Apostolic Christians celebrate a divine service in which they remember the departed. Unlike All Souls’ or All Saints’ Day—which are a day of prayer for the dead—this is a Sunday on which the sacraments are administered to the dead. What is behind this?
February 24, 2015