The C-Scale: Colonialism to Syncretism
Jaran and Marlin return to the podcast to discuss the C-Scale from the Perspectives course put together by Dr. Ralph Winter and Steven Hawthorne.…
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Using the Influence of New Media to Promote the Gospel
What are the dangers and opportunities of the sorts of “new media” that Anabaptist Perspectives uses? Editorial Director, Jaran Miller gave a con…
Why We Publish Disagreements and Divergent Experiences
We respond to a pointed listener rebuke of one of our testimony episodes. What should we do when someone tells their story in ways we doubt or di…
Does Indigenous Church Planting Undermine Discipleship and Fellowship?
Jaran has been reading about Indigenous Church Planting, and Marlin has been thinking about it. In this episode, we wrestle with strategy, defini…
Brazilian Jui Jitsu & Non-resistance
We engage with a listener’s question: “I wonder if Brazilian Jiu Jitsu could be a part of the non-resistant toolbelt?”
Why We Do the Partner Program
Why do we do the partner program? Marlin and Jaran talk about the history of the Partner program and some of our aspirations.
Missions and Aid Following US Military?
Marlin and Jaran respond to a listener’s comment regarding the Christian attitude towards humanitarian aid, mission work, and the US military.
What Do Anabaptists Think about Predestination?
Marlin and Jaran discuss the Anabaptist view of predestination.
Why Don’t We Wear Wedding Rings?
Why Do Conservative Mennonites not wear wedding rings? Marlin and Jaran respond to comments on Christina Baer’s episode and discuss historical an…
Do We Need the “Church Fathers”?
Marlin and Jaran discuss what it means to pe participants in Christianity alongside believers of other times and places.
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[short draft] The Forgotten Anabaptist Leader: Pilgram Marpeck – Episode 4
A sneak peak for supporters to see our work in progress. The final episode will be longer and have significantly more B-roll and graphics.
What Is the Most Accurate Church? What if My Family Disagrees?
Marlin and Jaran discuss questions from YouTube comments regarding what we see as the most accurate church as well as questions about how to resp…
Thinking through Responses to our Episode on Penal Substitution
Episode 277 with Dean Taylor led to a lot of thoughtful pushback. We plan to revisit the question of penal substitutionary atonement in church h…
Stories from Mennonites at Evangelical Colleges
Jaran and Marlin discuss their respective delights, difficulties, and development at evangelical colleges.
Are We Kingdom Christians?
Marlin and Jaran debate the helpfulness of terms like “Kingdom Christianity”. Is it sectarian? Is it unifying? Is it vacuous? Is it a rallying cr…
Strasbourg: Key Site for Sattler, Marpeck, Hoffman, Calvin
Strasbourg was more sympathetic to and less harsh with Anabaptists than many of the surrounding jurisdictions. Reagan Schrock recorded a short “t…
Langnua Church, Abbey of Saint Peter’s, and more Sites
Geryll Zehr shows some key sites with footage from the scouting trip this spring. Langnua Church the oldest continuously operating Mennonite chur…
Magic Wand vs Nuance
Andrew Lamicela shares a demonstration of how Mark uses Greek pronouns in the parable of the sower to make a subtle point.
Becoming Anabaptist in Post-Christian Netherlands
In this bonus episode Saher Haddad shares some of his journey after coming to know Christ including church disappointments and developing his own…
Highlights from Anabaptist Origins Pre-visit
Producer, Geryl Zehr, shows some highlights from the videographers scouting trip to locations where we will be filming Anabaptist Origins.
Anabaptist Hideout in an Old Barn
Geryll shows us around this old barn and the secret chamber where Anabaptists once hid. This is one of the locations that three staff members vis…
Jesus’ Kingdom and the Nation State of Israel
Saher Haddad talks about his encounters with a form of dispensationalism that involves support for the violence of the Israeli nation state. He r…
Voting, Promoting the Apocrypha, and Anabaptist Persecutors
Marlin and Jaran respond to questions from our audience about voting, our choice to promote reading the Apocrypha, and persecutors of the Anabapt…
Frequency and Significance of Communion
Marlin and Jaran respond to the question, “Is it common practice for Anabaptist to have the Eucharist every Sunday?” They discuss Anabaptist hist…