Anabaptist Witness Blog

Welcome to our blog, a forum to foster discussion and share ideas from different corners of the Anabaptist world. It is regularly updated with short reflection pieces, reactions to articles, comments on current events relating to mission, and more. If you are interested in contributing, please review our guidelines and contact information.

“Imítenme a mí”, el rol pastoral en una comunidad de fe anabautista

By Luis Marcos Tapia | Posted on August 10, 2016

Luis Marcos Tapia is the pastor of the Iglesia Anabautista Menonita (Anabaptist Mennonite Church) of Quito, Ecuador. In this reflection he develops a theology of missional leadership centered on discipleship. Identifying Paul’s command to “imitate me, as I imitate Christ” (1 Cor. 11:1) as a baseline for pastoral leadership, the author contends that Christianity is […]

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Mission and the Post-Christian Shaped Church

By Dave Stutzman | Posted on July 29, 2016

One of the things that interested me about studying missiology was that context was something that was taken seriously. Context is integral in shaping our world view, our theological views, the nature and expression of church, and how the Gospel is transmitted and encountered. Understanding context is essential for mission. A number of years ago, […]

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End the Culture of Violence

By H. J. Recinos | Posted on July 12, 2016

Black and Brown Americans live with the existential terror that they will be shot by a criminally motivated police officer. After the night of terror in Dallas, good police officers find themselves anxious about being targeted by disturbed snipers with semi-automatic rifles. Americans live with the persistent fear of terrorism and the threat that a […]

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Home Coming

By H. J. Recinos | Posted on April 17, 2016

Today we are featuring a poem from our regular contributer, Harold Recinos. When asked what compelled him to write this poem and share it with Anabaptist Witness, Harold responded with the following. – Ed. The Central American immigrant families with whom I engage in ministry come to the United States motivated by a desperate flight […]

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When You Feed the Hungry, Miracles Occur: Part three of three.

By Peter Stucky | Posted on April 3, 2016

In the first two blogposts (part 1 and part 2) in this series, you have learned of some of the ministries of Teusaquillo Mennonite Church in Bogotá, Colombia, and how this congregation has been willing to get out in the streets and share with others. In this final article in the series, I will share […]

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When You Feed the Hungry, Miracles Occur: Part two of three.

By Peter Stucky | Posted on March 28, 2016

Last week I shared with you (here) how Teusaquillo Mennonite Church acted on a call to feed the homeless and make a statement about hunger and national priorities in Colombia, resulting in the miracle of feeding the hungry in the skidrow area called the Cartucho (later called the Bronx). This ministry has blessed many, and […]

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When You Feed the Hungry, Miracles Occur: Part one of three

By Peter Stucky | Posted on March 21, 2016

When you feed the hungry, miracles occur. This is what happened to Jacob’s family when the land of Canaan suffered from famine, for God had prepared a divine solution through Joseph, Jacob’s son and God’s servant. This is what happened when Jesus fed the multitudes in Galilee, starting with a very modest packed lunch from […]

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Theological Education in Mission: A Century of Mennonite/Anabaptist Agencies Building Missional Capacities

By Victor Wiens | Posted on March 4, 2016

Recently at their annual gathering, CIM, the Council for International Anabaptist Ministries explored “Multicultural mission collaboration: building capacity with churches to carry out their own ministries/mission/outreach.” One of the workshops focused on global models of training church workers. This workshop was led by James Krabill (Mennonite Mission Network), Rod Hollinger-Janzen (Africa Inter-Mennonite Mission), and myself […]

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Grappling with the Allergens: Response to David Driedger and the Allergy to Mission

By Andrew Suderman | Posted on December 17, 2015

The following submission is a response to a previous article in the Anabaptist Witness blog, found here. Dear David, I would like to thank you for expressing your thoughts and voicing your concerns. It is this communal engagement and discernment that allows us to learn from one another as we explore how to journey in […]

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The Strange Language of the Kingdom: An Advent Reflection

By Joel Shenk | Posted on December 7, 2015

“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds.” The Apostle Paul Romans 12:2 In 2010 Stanley Hauerwas gave a commencement address to Eastern Mennonite Seminary with the title, “Speaking Christian.” In that address he said, “To learn to be a Christian, to learn the discipline […]

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