Comments on: The Unexpected Pastor (To Be) http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/02/22/the-unexpected-pastor-to-be/ let's activate something Sun, 20 May 2012 22:30:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Mark http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/02/22/the-unexpected-pastor-to-be/#comment-10826 Mark Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:37:07 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/02/22/the-unexpected-pastor-to-be/#comment-10826 Jeremy!!! Mark Nielsen from Reba here. Glad to see you around lately. I've been telling and re-telling the story of you refusing to say the Pledge of Allegiance as a Menno kid in public school for YEARS now. It was just a great, hilarious, instructive moment in time for me, when you (or was it your Dad... I think it was you, though...) re-told the story during open-mike time at church. I told my non-Menno parents that story once. They didn't get it. Surprise surprise. I can't recall if we said hi at the reunion, but it's so great to hear you're at EMS now. Work hard, procrastinate much, deconstruct whatever you come across, and you'll do just fine. Greetings also to you, Ric H. I see you lurking there in the shadows, pretending to be "young" like me. (That's *pretending* like me, not *young* like me... I'm old too. So now John can take that to the bank as well.) Jeremy!!!

Mark Nielsen from Reba here. Glad to see you around lately.
I’ve been telling and re-telling the story of you refusing to say the Pledge of Allegiance as a Menno kid in public school for YEARS now. It was just a great, hilarious, instructive moment in time for me, when you (or was it your Dad… I think it was you, though…) re-told the story during open-mike time at church. I told my non-Menno parents that story once. They didn’t get it. Surprise surprise.
I can’t recall if we said hi at the reunion, but it’s so great to hear you’re at EMS now. Work hard, procrastinate much, deconstruct whatever you come across, and you’ll do just fine.

Greetings also to you, Ric H. I see you lurking there in the shadows, pretending to be “young” like me. (That’s *pretending* like me, not *young* like me… I’m old too. So now John can take that to the bank as well.)

]]> By: Nate Myers http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/02/22/the-unexpected-pastor-to-be/#comment-10678 Nate Myers Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:54:46 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/02/22/the-unexpected-pastor-to-be/#comment-10678 Yo yo Jeremy, You know what the fun thing about skewering sacred cows at seminary is? Folks won't leave forever, because they're paying for the classes. Skewer away. From the guy who sits behind you in the study room. Nate Yo yo Jeremy,

You know what the fun thing about skewering sacred cows at seminary is? Folks won’t leave forever, because they’re paying for the classes.

Skewer away.

From the guy who sits behind you in the study room.

Nate

]]> By: somasoul http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/02/22/the-unexpected-pastor-to-be/#comment-10671 somasoul Sat, 01 Mar 2008 22:28:38 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/02/22/the-unexpected-pastor-to-be/#comment-10671 Hey, John, old people aer welcome here too so long as they don't smell like mothballs or demand us to play scrabble. ;) Hey, John, old people aer welcome here too so long as they don’t smell like mothballs or demand us to play scrabble.

;)

]]> By: TimN http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/02/22/the-unexpected-pastor-to-be/#comment-10482 TimN Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:32:15 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/02/22/the-unexpected-pastor-to-be/#comment-10482 John, Welcome to YAR! It's great to have you posting here. Please don't apologize for not being young, you've got plenty of anabaptism and radicalness to make up for whatever lack of lack of experience you may have. I hope you'll comment here regularly! As far as your Jesus as insider critic, I think it's amazing how few people seem to realize or remember that when Jesus railed against the Pharisees, he was talking to the leaders of his own church. And unfortunately, much of his critique translates all to easily into today's church. <a href="http://wmson.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/sermon-text-for-january-13th-luke-1133-57/" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Luke 11:33-57</a> comes to mind as a good example. Of course there's always <a href="http://www.cynicismandhope.org/Cynicism_as_Therapy" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">the log in our own eye</a> to keep in mind. John,

Welcome to YAR! It’s great to have you posting here. Please don’t apologize for not being young, you’ve got plenty of anabaptism and radicalness to make up for whatever lack of lack of experience you may have. I hope you’ll comment here regularly!

As far as your Jesus as insider critic, I think it’s amazing how few people seem to realize or remember that when Jesus railed against the Pharisees, he was talking to the leaders of his own church. And unfortunately, much of his critique translates all to easily into today’s church. Luke 11:33-57 comes to mind as a good example. Of course there’s always the log in our own eye to keep in mind.

]]> By: John Stoner http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/02/22/the-unexpected-pastor-to-be/#comment-10469 John Stoner Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:29:38 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/02/22/the-unexpected-pastor-to-be/#comment-10469 I'd say you are asking good questions and challenging sacred cows which are unsteady on their feet (and should be). If we inside the church cannot be honestly critical of our history and our book, others will do it for us, and with far less patience or compassion than we have. The way I see it, Jesus was, above all things, an inside critic of his faith tradition. I don't know how you could follow him without being and doing the same. I apologize (just joking) for not being young, and presuming to poke into this list. You all carry on, and make some waves. I’d say you are asking good questions and challenging sacred cows which are unsteady on their feet (and should be). If we inside the church cannot be honestly critical of our history and our book, others will do it for us, and with far less patience or compassion than we have. The way I see it, Jesus was, above all things, an inside critic of his faith tradition. I don’t know how you could follow him without being and doing the same.
I apologize (just joking) for not being young, and presuming to poke into this list. You all carry on, and make some waves.

]]> By: somasoul http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/02/22/the-unexpected-pastor-to-be/#comment-10269 somasoul Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:53:02 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/02/22/the-unexpected-pastor-to-be/#comment-10269 Of course I'm joking. The splitting the church thing is kinda iffy. You're a good guy and I recommended to the church that we choose you as our next pastor but someone in the church said the Yoders as a family we're stingy and smelled like fried cod oil. I won't mention any names but let's just say the Grabers think they are real mennonites and you are not. ;) (You know, of course, that I'm kidding) See ya in the morning. Of course I’m joking. The splitting the church thing is kinda iffy.

You’re a good guy and I recommended to the church that we choose you as our next pastor but someone in the church said the Yoders as a family we’re stingy and smelled like fried cod oil.

I won’t mention any names but let’s just say the Grabers think they are real mennonites and you are not.

;)

(You know, of course, that I’m kidding)

See ya in the morning.

]]> By: JeremyY http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/02/22/the-unexpected-pastor-to-be/#comment-10266 JeremyY Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:16:39 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/02/22/the-unexpected-pastor-to-be/#comment-10266 Somasoul, I was a bit thrown by your post -- it seems like you <i>know</i> me. But I figured out who you are and thanks for your comments. I think you're joking about splitting the church, but I really hope not! Somasoul,

I was a bit thrown by your post — it seems like you know me. But I figured out who you are and thanks for your comments. I think you’re joking about splitting the church, but I really hope not!

]]> By: somasoul http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/02/22/the-unexpected-pastor-to-be/#comment-10257 somasoul Sat, 23 Feb 2008 20:13:54 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/02/22/the-unexpected-pastor-to-be/#comment-10257 Jeremy is a horrible pastor to be and I hope to never hear one of his sermons again. :) (Of course, I'm kidding) Watching Jeremy and his wife grow into ministry is pretty cool. He can be challenging, wanting people to perhaps look and live outside the box. He challenges both mennonite culture and evangelical norms. He'll probably lead an awesome ministry someday after he splits the congregation into warring factions. Good for him. Jeremy is a horrible pastor to be and I hope to never hear one of his sermons again.

:)

(Of course, I’m kidding)

Watching Jeremy and his wife grow into ministry is pretty cool. He can be challenging, wanting people to perhaps look and live outside the box. He challenges both mennonite culture and evangelical norms.

He’ll probably lead an awesome ministry someday after he splits the congregation into warring factions.

Good for him.

]]> By: Ric Hudgens http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/02/22/the-unexpected-pastor-to-be/#comment-10215 Ric Hudgens Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:17:46 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/02/22/the-unexpected-pastor-to-be/#comment-10215 Jeremy, I look forward to reading about your journey at seminary. Good questions make good beginnings. Ric Jeremy,

I look forward to reading about your journey at seminary. Good questions make good beginnings.

Ric

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