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Hosted by Evangelical Mennonite Conference · EN-CA · 31 episodes
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A podcast for thoughtful conversations on Anabaptist theology and life. The Armchair Anabaptist is a podcast of the Evangelical Mennonite Conference (EMC), hosted by Andrew Dyck, Jesse Penner, and Geralyn Witchers.
Evangelical Mennonite Conference hosts The Armchair Anabaptist, a religion show with 31 episodes published.
Ephesians 2:8-10 offers a counterbalance to James 2, reminding us that we’re saved by faith. We asked Cameron Mackenzie, Meghan Larissa Good and James Driedger - are faith and works opposed to each other? If not, how are
Anchored in James 2:14–26, guests Cameron Mackenzie, Meghan Larissa Good, and James Driedger help answer the question: What do we mean by faith and works, and how does this passage address the relationship between the tw
The ban is that thing in the Anabaptist closet. Stories abound of this severe and condemnatory method of church discipline—its use and mostly its misuse. But what was it that Anabaptists intended and is there a redemptiv
The Anabaptist suspicion of top-down leadership remains alive and well in EMC churches, but does congregational governance actually work, and if not, why not and what are the alternatives? If leaders shouldn’t have or do
Mennonites have had an ambivalent relationship with politics from their earliest days, and despite our move into evangelicalism this flavour remains. In today’s episode we ask what the church’s obligation is to the state
In the world, but not of it, has been a particular challenge for Anabaptists who isolated themselves early in their history and still carry some of that culture. Guests today acknowledge the strengths but also challenge
Is the body just a helpful analogy of how the church functions together or is it more than that? Is it expressing something more real? And if that is true, is the connection between baptism and membership more important
The episode dives into the iconic and very challenging picture of community life portrayed in Acts 2. Whether that makes you nervous about what’s coming or eager, you’ll find a range of potential applications of the earl
After looking at the beginning and at the end, we’re back to the centre of the gospel story—Jesus—born and raised with a human body like everyone else on earth. What does that fact—something that’s so basic it’s easy to
Having looked at the beginning, Jesse and Andrew now ask if you can find guidelines for community in Revelation. Does the plan, or design God has for things will end, provide insight about what our communities should loo
The term “community” is never used in Genesis 1-3. In fact the passage is focused on God, a single couple and the world around them. How do we find the basis of community in that story and why is it so important to our u
In the second part of the question of why it is important to talk about community, hosts Jesse Penner and Andrew Dyck focus more tightly on anabaptist communities specifically. Community is universal to the church—things
Community is one of the “tentpoles” of Anabaptism, but community is a concern far beyond the EMC church conference. Both statistics and our own experience demonstrate the relevance and necessity of being together. The pa
Season two is coming! Stay tuned for the first episode to drop January 2024.
Bonus! Poets, War and the Human Inside the Enemy: On this episode of The Armchair Anabaptist we hear from guests Melissa Florer Bixler, Dr. Carol Penner, Dr. Betty Pries, Dr. Thomas Yoder Neufeld and Brian Zahnd. Find mo
The Quest for Creativity: On this episode of The Armchair Anabaptist we hear from guests Dr. Layton Friesen, Dr. Terry Hiebert, Dr. Betty Pries, Dr. Ronald J. Sider and Brian Zahnd. Find more information, including links
The Line in the Sand: On this episode of The Armchair Anabaptist we hear from guests Greg Boyd, Cyndy Warkentin and Dr. Ronald J. Sider. Find more information, including links to resources and a full transcript, at www.t
Military, Policing and Christianity: On this episode of The Armchair Anabaptist we hear from guests Cameron McKenzie, Cyndy Warkentin and Dr. Thomas Yoder Neufeld. Find more information, including links to resources and
Where the Rubber Meets the Road: On this episode of The Armchair Anabaptist we hear from guests Dr. Betty Pries, Dr. Ronald J. Sider, Pastor Melissa Florer Bixler and members from Many Rooms Church Community, Deborah, Je
You’re Gonna Have ‘Em: On this episode of The Armchair Anabaptist we hear from guests Greg Boyd, Melissa Florer-Bixler, Cameron McKenzie, Dr. Carol Penner and members from Many Rooms Church Community, Deborah, Jennifer,
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