Comments on: The Impossible Anabaptist http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/02/01/the-impossible-anabaptist/ let's activate something Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:04:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: The Unexpected Pastor (To Be) » Young Anabaptist Radicals http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/02/01/the-impossible-anabaptist/#comment-10272 The Unexpected Pastor (To Be) » Young Anabaptist Radicals Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:47:17 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/02/01/the-impossible-anabaptist/#comment-10272 [...] So recently YAR has had introductions from the The Reluctant Christian and The Impossible Anabaptist. So in the spirit of things, allow me to introduce myself as The Unexpected Pastor (To Be). I say “unexpected” because I never expected that I eventually would work on my MDiv at Eastern Mennonite Seminary. I never expected that I would want to be pastor. And in the darkest days of my disbelief and disorientation, I never thought I would want to be a Christian. However, since I graduated from Goshen College six years ago, I’ve had these quiet tugs pull me into this direction. Is this God? Is this insanity? Is this proof that God has a sense of humor? [...] […] So recently YAR has had introductions from the The Reluctant Christian and The Impossible Anabaptist. So in the spirit of things, allow me to introduce myself as The Unexpected Pastor (To Be). I say “unexpected” because I never expected that I eventually would work on my MDiv at Eastern Mennonite Seminary. I never expected that I would want to be pastor. And in the darkest days of my disbelief and disorientation, I never thought I would want to be a Christian. However, since I graduated from Goshen College six years ago, I’ve had these quiet tugs pull me into this direction. Is this God? Is this insanity? Is this proof that God has a sense of humor? […]

]]> By: DavidD http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/02/01/the-impossible-anabaptist/#comment-9267 DavidD Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:48:15 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/02/01/the-impossible-anabaptist/#comment-9267 I have submitted it to Canadian Mennonite . . . we'll see if it gets through! I have submitted it to Canadian Mennonite . . . we’ll see if it gets through!

]]> By: Hinke http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/02/01/the-impossible-anabaptist/#comment-9205 Hinke Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:23:56 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/02/01/the-impossible-anabaptist/#comment-9205 Hi David! Good to "hear" from you again. I always appreciated your articulate responses in our seminary classes. I also read Klassen's article on recovery of the Anabaptist vision and agree with much of your analysis. As a Mennonite/Anabaptist group, I think we all benefit and grow when we interact with people who come from a diversity of backgrounds or theological understandings. Thanks for your introduction and for your article...is this being published? And I also would like to thank you for your input from the delegate floor at last year's annual Canadian assembly on the topic of young adults in the church. Hi David! Good to “hear” from you again. I always appreciated your articulate responses in our seminary classes. I also read Klassen’s article on recovery of the Anabaptist vision and agree with much of your analysis. As a Mennonite/Anabaptist group, I think we all benefit and grow when we interact with people who come from a diversity of backgrounds or theological understandings. Thanks for your introduction and for your article…is this being published? And I also would like to thank you for your input from the delegate floor at last year’s annual Canadian assembly on the topic of young adults in the church.

]]> By: DavidD http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/02/01/the-impossible-anabaptist/#comment-8916 DavidD Sun, 03 Feb 2008 13:04:06 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/02/01/the-impossible-anabaptist/#comment-8916 It is interesting Steve that not more denominations actually reflect that as coming close to their identity. And ST I had a great experience with the EMMC (I attended in Altona, MB). I am not sure it is quite where I am at now, but it offered great formation for me as a young Christian. It was also likely partially from that experience that I went on to attend different churches as their influence was not so much to connect to a Mennonite church but to connect with a meaningful expression of church. It is interesting Steve that not more denominations actually reflect that as coming close to their identity.

And ST I had a great experience with the EMMC (I attended in Altona, MB). I am not sure it is quite where I am at now, but it offered great formation for me as a young Christian. It was also likely partially from that experience that I went on to attend different churches as their influence was not so much to connect to a Mennonite church but to connect with a meaningful expression of church.

]]> By: ST http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/02/01/the-impossible-anabaptist/#comment-8803 ST Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:03:28 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/02/01/the-impossible-anabaptist/#comment-8803 The EMMC church is intriguing. I visited their HQ once in Winnipeg. Welcome to the blog. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. That was a super thorough post. The EMMC church is intriguing. I visited their HQ once in Winnipeg. Welcome to the blog. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. That was a super thorough post.

]]> By: SteveK http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/02/01/the-impossible-anabaptist/#comment-8797 SteveK Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:41:22 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/02/01/the-impossible-anabaptist/#comment-8797 Welcome David! Interesting post. I think that many of us-- especially those of us who didn't grow up in the Mennonite tradtion-- sometimes wonder whether we are really anabaptist and what being an anabaptist really is. Sometimes I wonder if being a part of the Mennonite Church, with its cultural traditions and Yoder-heads is really what I'm after. But when all the dross is set aside, I find that what anabaptism is really all about is taking Jesus' teaching and life seriously. In my facebook profile, I listed my "religion" as being a Jesus imitator. And with all the disagreements and issues within anabaptism and Mennonitism, in the end we can all agree that we want to obey and be like Jesus, even if we disgree about what that looks like. I guess that's enough for me. Steve K Welcome David! Interesting post. I think that many of us– especially those of us who didn’t grow up in the Mennonite tradtion– sometimes wonder whether we are really anabaptist and what being an anabaptist really is. Sometimes I wonder if being a part of the Mennonite Church, with its cultural traditions and Yoder-heads is really what I’m after.

But when all the dross is set aside, I find that what anabaptism is really all about is taking Jesus’ teaching and life seriously. In my facebook profile, I listed my “religion” as being a Jesus imitator. And with all the disagreements and issues within anabaptism and Mennonitism, in the end we can all agree that we want to obey and be like Jesus, even if we disgree about what that looks like. I guess that’s enough for me.

Steve K

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