Anabaptist Perspectives

How was community practiced by the early Anabaptists? What is the proper vision behind living in a Christian community? In this episode, Dean Taylor discusses the presence of community in the early Anabaptists. He gives examples of communities that were successful and of ones that failed, showing that a proper understanding of the purpose of community is necessary in order for it to work well.“The Chronicle of the Hutterian Brethren Volume II”Learn more about Sattler CollegeThis is the 95th episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.Read the blog: https://www.anabaptistperspectives.org/Visit our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/anabaptistperspectivesConnect with us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anabaptistperspectivesSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/anabaptistperspectivesMusic: "The Basket" and “Warm Fingers” by Blue Dot SessionsThe views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church.

Chester Weaver was raised in a Lancaster Mennonite Conference church. As he considers the changes that happened within Lancaster Mennonite Conference in the 1960s, he traces the root causes back to ideas, especially the emphases on fundamentalism and liberalism. Chester observes that some of these very same ideas are being found in moderately conservative Mennonites today. He pleads with us to not repeat history but to learn from it.God and Uncle Dale: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6697360Road Signs for the Journey: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1780197This is the 94th episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.Read the blog: https://www.anabaptistperspectives.org/Visit our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/anabaptistperspectivesConnect with us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anabaptistperspectivesSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/anabaptistperspectivesMusic: "The Basket" by Blue Dot SessionsThe views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church.

Why is it important to learn Greek and Hebrew? What is the best method to use when learning languages? In this episode, Finny Kuruvilla shares how learning Greek and Hebrew helped to strengthen his understanding and practice of Christianity.This is the 93rd episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.Read the blog: https://www.anabaptistperspectives.org/Visit our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/anabaptistperspectivesConnect with us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anabaptistperspectivesSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/anabaptistperspectivesMusic: "The Basket" by Blue Dot SessionsThe views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church.

Starting with what Jesus’ contemporaries would have thought of when they heard the term, Josh Nisly describes what it means for Jesus to be “The Prince of Peace”. He continues by describing how recognizing Jesus as The Prince of Peace should affect Christians politically, socially, and spiritually. Find “Freakonomics”: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1202Find “Destroyer of the Gods”: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29894928 This is the 92nd episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.Read the blog: https://www.anabaptistperspectives.org/Visit our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/anabaptistperspectivesConnect with us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anabaptistperspectivesSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/anabaptistperspectivesMusic: "The Basket" by Blue Dot SessionsThe views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church.

Like any economic difficulty, a COVID-19 economy highlights the need to steward our resources, whether those resources be meager or vast. Hard times can actually clarify our understanding of basic Christian economics. In this episode, Marlin Sommers explores four themes which should be present in the Christian response to the present pandemic. This is a bonus podcast. Expect this week's regularly-scheduled episode to be available on Thursday morning. Benjamin Good narrates this article. Read the blog: https://www.anabaptistperspectives.org/ Visit our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/anabaptistperspectives Connect with us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anabaptistperspectives Support us: https://www.patreon.com/anabaptistperspectives Music: "The Basket" by Blue Dot Sessions The views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church.

In this episode, Zack Johnson shares his story of becoming a conscientious objector while serving in the United States Air Force. Once Zack came to understand Christ’s call to non-violence and not swearing, he applied for release from the Air Force. Learn more about Sattler College at https://www.sattlercollege.org/.This is the 91st episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.Read the blog: https://www.anabaptistperspectives.org/Visit our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/anabaptistperspectivesConnect with us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anabaptistperspectivesSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/anabaptistperspectivesMusic: "The Basket" and “Upper Registers” by Blue Dot SessionsThe views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church.

Reagan Schrock meets with Dr. Hans Burkholder, a surgeon in Brooklyn, and Richard Schwartz, pastor at Believers in Jesus Church in Bronx, to discuss how they and their communities are experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information about ways to get involved in serving others during the pandemic, visit https://www.anabaptistcovidresponse.org/ and https://anabaptistperspectives.org/covid19/. Anabaptist Perspectives is a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought. Read the blog: https://www.anabaptistperspectives.org/ Visit our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/anabaptistperspectives Connect with us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anabaptistperspectives Support us: https://www.patreon.com/anabaptistperspectives The views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church.

In this interview, Allen Roth shares his vision for evangelizing to those who have immigrated to the United States. Allen encourages us to not view the influx of immigrants as a threat, but as a mission’s opportunity sent from God.This is the 90th episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.Read the blog: https://www.anabaptistperspectives.org/Visit our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/anabaptistperspectivesConnect with us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anabaptistperspectivesSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/anabaptistperspectivesMusic: "The Basket" by Blue Dot SessionsThe views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church.

In this episode, Corleen Bean shares about sewing personal protection equipment (PPE) for those in the medical field who are unable to use proper equipment. Corleen explains how she found out about the need for PPE and what she is doing to help fill it. For more information about the group Corleen is involved with: https://www.facebook.com/groups/KW.COVID.Medical.Supplies/ For more information about how to get involved in the United States: https://anabaptistperspectives.org/covid19/ Anabaptist Perspectives is a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought. Read the blog: https://www.anabaptistperspectives.org/ Visit our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/anabaptistperspectives Connect with us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anabaptistperspectives Support us: https://www.patreon.com/anabaptistperspectives The views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church.

How can one reach out to Muslims? What advantages do Anabaptists specifically have in relating to those from the Middle East? In this episode, Dean Taylor shares about evangelizing to Muslims. He shares both from his personal experience in Greece and from what others have shown him.This is the 89th episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.Read the blog: https://www.anabaptistperspectives.org/Visit our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/anabaptistperspectivesConnect with us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anabaptistperspectivesSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/anabaptistperspectives Music: "The Basket" by Blue Dot SessionsThe views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church.