Anabaptist Perspectives

Anabaptist Perspectives
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Providing Anabaptist insight and teaching through videos, podcasts, and our website.

  1. 7H AGO

    Brazilian Jui Jitsu

    We engage with a listener’s question: “I wonder if Brazilian Jiu Jitsu could be a part of the non resistant toolbelt?” Get in the Way of Evil by Val Yoder (audio): https://www.thedockforlearning.org/content/get-in-the-way-of-evil Get in the Way of Evil by Val Yoder (transcript): https://anabaptistperspectives.org/episodes/get-in-the-way-of-evil/ This is the xxxth episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.  Sign-up for our monthly email newsletter which contains new and featured content! Join us on Patreon or become a website partner to enjoy bonus content! Visit our YouTube channel or connect on Facebook. Read essays from our blog or listen to them on our podcast, Essays for King Jesus Subscribe on your podcast provider of choice Support us or learn more at anabaptistperspectives.org. The views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church.

    14 min

  2. 7H AGO

    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, definitions of success, and whether Indigenous Church Planting offers a better path than other familiar models. Perspectives on the World Christian Movement (organization): https://perspectives.org/ Perspectives on the World Christian Movement (textbook): https://a.co/d/0in4l1n0 The Joshua Project: https://joshuaproject.net/ Jesus and the Mennonites: https://strengthtostrength.org/jesus-and-the-mennonites/ This is the xxxth episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.  Sign-up for our monthly email newsletter which contains new and featured content! Join us on Patreon or become a website partner to enjoy bonus content! Visit our YouTube channel or connect on Facebook. Read essays from our blog or listen to them on our podcast, Essays for King Jesus Subscribe on your podcast provider of choice Support us or learn more at anabaptistperspectives.org. The views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church.

    41 min

  3. 7H AGO

    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 disagree with? Are testimonies meant to be evaluated for precision and balance, or received as accounts of lived experience? We discuss concerns about truthfulness and contradiction, and engage with the question of how Christians can listen when stories are shaped more by experience than by argument. This is the xxxth episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.  Sign-up for our monthly email newsletter which contains new and featured content! Join us on Patreon or become a website partner to enjoy bonus content! Visit our YouTube channel or connect on Facebook. Read essays from our blog or listen to them on our podcast, Essays for King Jesus Subscribe on your podcast provider of choice Support us or learn more at anabaptistperspectives.org. The views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church.

    26 min
  4. Did God Authorize America to Wreak Vengeance on the World? - Marlin Sommers and Jaran Miller

    7H AGO

    Did God Authorize America to Wreak Vengeance on the World? - Marlin Sommers and Jaran Miller

    How should we engage with, and respond to, the many hot-button current issues, such as the American abduction of the president of Venezuela? The endless news cycle adds much confusion, and it can be hard to know how to live as citizens of God’s Kingdom, while also living within earthly kingdoms in this world. And what does Romans 13 have to do with this? Jaran and Marlin examine several recent events and how they view these events. Report about US military commander Milton’s Paradise Lost Hans Mast, “Newslines.” Sword and Trumpet, January 2026 Hans Mast, “Reconciling Nonresistance with God’s Justice” Vince Lewis’ Reflections on the American Military Industrial Complex This is the 310th episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought. Sign-up for our monthly email newsletter which contains new and featured content! Join us on Patreon or become a website partner to enjoy bonus content! Visit our YouTube channel or connect on Facebook. Read essays from our blog or listen to them on our podcast, Essays for King Jesus Subscribe on your podcast provider of choice Support us or learn more at anabaptistperspectives.org. The views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church.

    48 min
  5. Extend Your Tables into the Wilderness of the World - Bryant Martin

    MAR 5

    Extend Your Tables into the Wilderness of the World - Bryant Martin

    Bryant Martin unpacks a theology of hospitality and gives practical ways we can “extend our tables in the wilderness” to reach into a broken and hopeless world. How can hospitality be effective ministry? How can we create life-giving spaces for the world around us? Bryant started Sowers Harvest Cafe; find more info here. Extend Cafés. The Ideal Resistance Doing Business Differently by Bryant Martin Reaching America by Gary Miller. The Six Conversations by Heather Holleman Beautiful Resistance by Jon Tyson The Gospel Comes with a House Key by Rosaria Butterfield This is the 309th episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought. Sign-up for our monthly email newsletter which contains new and featured content! Join us on Patreon or become a website partner to enjoy bonus content! Visit our YouTube channel or connect on Facebook. Read essays from our blog or listen to them on our podcast, Essays for King Jesus Subscribe on your podcast provider of choice Support us or learn more at anabaptistperspectives.org. The views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church.

    48 min
  6. What the Early Church Taught on Sacraments (what the sources say) - Dean Taylor

    FEB 26

    What the Early Church Taught on Sacraments (what the sources say) - Dean Taylor

    There are many different interpretations of the sacraments throughout church history. Dean Taylor takes us on a journey through what the early church believed about baptism and the eucharist (Lord’s supper) and helps us think about how their beliefs can inform our lives and churches today. Dean’s previous episode on the sacraments Ante-Nicene Fathers (online for free) Origen’s Commentary on Romans (Volume 1) Origen’s Commentary on Romans (Volume 2) The Didache This is the 308th episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought. Sign-up for our monthly email newsletter which contains new and featured content! Join us on Patreon or become a website partner to enjoy bonus content! Visit our YouTube channel or connect on Facebook. Read essays from our blog or listen to them on our podcast, Essays for King Jesus Subscribe on your podcast provider of choice Support us or learn more at anabaptistperspectives.org. The views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church.

    1h 12m
  7. 40 Years Inside America’s Military-Industrial Complex (I Had Above “Top Secret” Clearance) - Vince Lewis

    FEB 19

    40 Years Inside America’s Military-Industrial Complex (I Had Above “Top Secret” Clearance) - Vince Lewis

    Vince Lewis completed two years of officer training followed by 24 years of being an officer in the United States Air Force. He then worked for 14 years in weapons development for the Department of Defense on projects such as the B-2 Stealth Bomber. Eventually, Vince came to a different understanding of war and saw how Christ’s followers are instead to love their enemies. Vince draws from his experiences to take us inside America’s military industrial system. The kingdoms of this world use warfare for power, dominance, and control, while Christ’s kingdom wields self-sacrificial love. Christianity, War, and America’s Salvation Story by Michael Lewis Vince’s Testimony This is the 306th episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought. Sign-up for our monthly email newsletter which contains new and featured content! Join us on Patreon or become a website partner to enjoy bonus content! Visit our YouTube channel or connect on Facebook. Read essays from our blog or listen to them on our podcast, Essays for King Jesus Subscribe on your podcast provider of choice Support us or learn more at anabaptistperspectives.org. The views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church.

    1h 33m
  8. Mennonite Communion Anxiety: Causes and Solutions - Marlin Sommers and Verlon Miller

    FEB 12

    Mennonite Communion Anxiety: Causes and Solutions - Marlin Sommers and Verlon Miller

    Sometimes communion services in Mennonite churches can be a time of anxiety and bring up questions about assurance of salvation. Why is that? What is a proper way to think about and prepare for communion? Verlon Miller and Marlin Sommers explain how Mennonite churches traditionally have observed communion, and how we can come to the Lord’s Supper with joy rather than fear. Anabaptists and the Sacraments: It’s Complicated! - Dean Taylor This is the 306th episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought. Sign-up for our monthly email newsletter which contains new and featured content! Join us on Patreon or become a website partner to enjoy bonus content! Visit our YouTube channel or connect on Facebook. Read essays from our blog or listen to them on our podcast, Essays for King Jesus Subscribe on your podcast provider of choice Support us or learn more at anabaptistperspectives.org. The views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church.

    1h 2m
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Providing Anabaptist insight and teaching through videos, podcasts, and our website.

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    Anabaptist Perspectives
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    300
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