Anabaptist Perspectives

Anabaptist Perspectives has been taking a break from releasing episodes so we can focus on production for the next set of episodes. Thank you for your patience; we can't wait to start releasing more content soon! Anabaptist Perspectives is a weekly show about what the Anabaptist worldview teaches. This project is made possible through the support of our listeners. Find more info and read our blog at www.anabaptistperspectives.org. Videos: youtube.com/anabaptistperspectives Facebook: facebook.com/anabaptistperspectives Music: "These Times" by Blue Dot Sessions

In this conversation with John D. Martin, several aspects of the way that Jesus wishes for his followers to treat their enemies is discussed. Throughout this episode historic examples are given to help us understand how Jesus’ teachings should be applied. John closes with encouragement to keep the Kingdom of God first.This is the 45th episode in the first season of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.Read the blog: www.anabaptistperspectives.org/Visit our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/anabaptistperspectives/Connect with us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/anabaptistperspectives/Music: "These Times" by Blue Dot SessionsThough Anabaptist Perspectives is organized in cooperation with Wellspring Mennonite Church, Wellspring Mennonite Church does not endorse every view that is expressed in this podcast.

Weynken, an early Anabaptist, was martyred for her faith in 1527. This episode, read from pages 422-424 of "Martyrs Mirror," is the story of her trial and execution.This is read by Wanita Yoder.This is the 43rd episode in the first season of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.Read the blog: www.anabaptistperspectives.org/Visit our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/anabaptistperspectives/Connect with us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/anabaptistperspectives/Music: "Olivia Wraith" and "Ottol" both by Blue Dot SessionsThough Anabaptist Perspectives is organized in cooperation with Wellspring Mennonite Church, Wellspring Mennonite Church does not endorse every view that is expressed in this podcast.

In this discussion with Mike Allgyer, we hear how a church should relate to missionaries that have been sent to the mission field. He discusses how churches should respond when an individual expresses interest in serving on the mission field and how to care for him both while he is gone and when he returns home.This is the 42nd episode in the first season of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.Read the blog: www.anabaptistperspectives.org/Visit our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/anabaptistperspectives/Connect with us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/anabaptistperspectives/Music: "These Times" by Blue Dot SessionsThough Anabaptist Perspectives is organized in cooperation with Wellspring Mennonite Church, Wellspring Mennonite Church does not endorse every view that is expressed in this podcast.

In this episode, José Sanchez shares his journey of coming to Christ. When José and his family moved to Los Angeles, they moved into the same community that Ernest Witmer and his family lived in. As they learned to know the Witmers, José and his family started attending, and eventually joined, the Witmer's church. José is now a pastor there.To learn more about this church in Los Angeles, consider listening to a conversation with Ernest Witmer that we published in August. It is episode 28 and titled, "Planting Mennonite Churches in Los Angeles".This is the 41st episode in the first season of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.Read the blog: www.anabaptistperspectives.org/Visit our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/anabaptistperspectives/Connect with us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/anabaptistperspectives/Music: "These Times" by Blue Dot SessionsThough Anabaptist Perspectives is organized in cooperation with Wellspring Mennonite Church, Wellspring Mennonite Church does not endorse every view that is expressed in this podcast.

Earlier this year, in July, we published an interview with Matthew Landis discussing how Mennonites have responded to the Tech Revolution. Today’s episode is an excerpt from that conversation which was not included in the earlier episode.If you did not hear the earlier episode with Matthew Landis, you may consider listening to it before hearing this one.This is the 40th episode in the first season of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.Read the blog: www.anabaptistperspectives.org/Visit our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/anabaptistperspectives/Connect with us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/anabaptistperspectives/Music: "Celestial Navigation" and "These Times" by Blue Dot SessionsThough Anabaptist Perspectives is organized in cooperation with Wellspring Mennonite Church, Wellspring Mennonite Church does not endorse every view that is expressed in this podcast.

In this episode, Ernest Witmer tells the story of his wife's sudden death. Shortly after Rachel's death Ernest wrote "The Way of a Bride With Her Groom" in honor of her. This book is available at https://amzn.to/2F7hFDZ.This is the 39th episode in the first season of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.Read the blog: anabaptistperspectives.org/Visit our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/anabaptistperspectivesConnect with us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/anabaptistperspectives/Music: "These Times" by Blue Dot SessionsThough Anabaptist Perspectives is organized in cooperation with Wellspring Mennonite Church, Wellspring Mennonite Church does not endorse every view that is expressed in this podcast.

In this episode, Merle Burkholder explains various difficulties that he has seen in Mennonite missions. Merle concludes with a few ideas regarding ways to overcome these difficulties.This is the 38th episode in the first season of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.Read the blog: anabaptistperspectives.org/Visit our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/anabaptistperspectivesConnect with us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/anabaptistperspectives/Music: "These Times" by Blue Dot SessionsThough Anabaptist Perspectives is organized in cooperation with Wellspring Mennonite Church, Wellspring Mennonite Church does not endorse every view that is expressed in this podcast.

Earlier this year, we published an interview with Kyle Stoltzfus about his experience with post-secondary education. Today's episode is a piece of that same conversation that we did not include in the earlier episode.If you did not hear the first interview with Kyle Stoltzfus, you may consider listening to it before hearing this one.Hear "Why Graduate From Four Colleges": https://soundcloud.com/anabaptistperspectives/why-graduate-from-four-colleges This is the 37th episode in the first season of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.Read the blog: www.anabaptistperspectives.org/Visit our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/anabaptistperspectives/Connect with us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/anabaptistperspectives/Music: "Eventual Victory" and "These Times" by Blue Dot SessionsThough Anabaptist Perspectives is organized in cooperation with Wellspring Mennonite Church, Wellspring Mennonite Church does not endorse every view that is expressed in this podcast.

Several years ago, Dean Taylor presented a series of messages called "A Change of Allegiance" in which he spoke about biblical, historical, and practical matters surrounding nonresistance. This is the fourth session in that series in which Taylor addresses common concerns about the doctrine and way of life.Purchase the complete series: https://www.scrollpublishing.com/store/more-Change-of-Allegiance-DVDs.htmlView the symposium on YouTube: https://bit.ly/1pY6Qqu Purchase Taylor's book: https://amzn.to/2EbWO1z This is the 36th episode in the first season of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.Read the blog: www.anabaptistperspectives.org/ Visit our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/anabaptistperspectives/ Connect with us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/anabaptistperspectives/ Music: "We Build with Rubber Bands" and "These Times" by Blue Dot SessionsThough Anabaptist Perspectives is organized in cooperation with Wellspring Mennonite Church, Wellspring Mennonite Church does not endorse every view that is expressed in this podcast.