Time for a Mennonite Update | Revolution in Jesusland

Time for a Mennonite Update October 26, 2007

Posted by Zack in Missouri , trackback

I know you’ve been wondering how the Mennonites fit in to the Revolution in Jesusland.

Here’s a great glimpse into, as Tim Nafziger said in an email today, an “encounter between some of the progressive wing of the mega church movement and the Anabaptist tradition.” Check it out:

Greg Boyd, a famous and controversial mega church pastor, decides “I’m a Mennonite!”

One core aspect of their faith is the conviction that the Kingdom of God is radically different from all versions of the Kingdom of the World. The Kingdom of God is about sacrificially serving others while the Kingdom of the World is always about lording over others. They have held that citizens of the Kingdom of God must be wary of participating too much in, or trusting in, any government or nation. Traditionally Mennonites have refused to say the pledge of the allegiance, since their only allegiance is to Christ. Another core aspect of their faith has been the conviction that followers of Jesus are called to love, bless, pray for, and do good toward their enemies (Lk. 6:27-35). They have thus refused to fight in wars or kill for any reason.

Tim, a Mennonite himself and blogger at Young Anabaptist Radicals, responds with his thoughts here.

By the way: My Great Grandfather was a pastor in the Anabaptist Apostolic Christian Church.