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The Armchair Anabaptist
by Evangelical Mennonite Conference
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.
Episodes
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Season 3: Confessions of an Armchair Anabaptist–Episode 11
It’s human nature to hide our sins and weaknesses, but radical transparency in the church can counter both sin and “keeping up appearances” Christianity. Peter Ascough and Arlene Friesen discuss how confession and accountability help individual believers and the church as a whole.
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Season 3: Gold star Christians–Episode 10
Jesus delivered some potent words about judging others wrongly. Why was this so important to him? Kevin Wiebe and Andy Woodworth join the Armchair Anabaptists to discuss how Christian communities call people toward righteousness without descending into shame or elitism.
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Season 3: Keeping up appearances–Episode 9
It can be tough to keep the Mennonite ethic of good works from turning into simply keeping up appearances—acting like a good, upstanding member of the church even as things crumble on the inside. Kevin Wiebe and Andy Woodworth discuss red flags to watch for, and potential antidotes to this...
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Season 3: Spiritual disciplines–Episode 8
Intentional time with God and practices of spiritual formation are essential parts of an abiding relationship with Jesus—but they also easily tip into legalism. Roger Helland, Meghan Larissa Good, and Moses Falco return to talk about the spiritual disciplines they love and how they foster deep...
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Season 3: The branch abides–Episode 7
Jesus says that those who abide in him will bear fruit, but that apart from him we can do nothing. We might understand this fruit as the “works” in the faith-and-works equation. What, then, does it mean to abide in Christ? Meghan Larissa Good, Roger Helland, and Moses Falco explore the role of...
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Season 3: What we bind on earth–Episode 6
There’s this fascinating moment in Matthew 18 when Jesus speaks to his disciples—for the first and last time—about this concept that what they bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and what they loose in heaven will be loosed on earth. James Driedger and Lissa Wray Beal discuss what this means…
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Season 3: Health, wealth, and holy misconceptions–Episode 5
The waters get awfully murky when we talk about the relationship between good works and good outcomes in life. We asked James Driedger and Lissa Wray Beal what exactly the relationship is between these things —and how misunderstanding this relationship can distort our view of God.
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Season 3: The splinter group–Episode 4
The Kleine Gemeinde–now the EMC–emerged from a church community that they saw as slipping into spiritual stagnation. But when they became the isolated 'still in the land,' it would take outside influence to ignite an evangelical fervour. Darryl Klassen and Layton Friesen return to discuss the…
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Season 3: Mennonites put the 'pie' in piety–Episode 3
Martin Luther, a contemporary of the early Anabaptists, was famously transformed by Romans 1:17: “The righteous shall live by faith.” He emphasized faith over works even when it seemed to backfire in his own congregation. The early Anabaptists weren’t satisfied with Luther’s definition of faith…
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Season 3: Works without faith are dead–Episode 2
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 they compatible?
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Season 3: Faith without works is dead–Episode 1
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 two?
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The Ban - Community E11
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 redemptive way to employ the ban? Find the transcript, study questions, show notes and...
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Kleine Gemeinde - Community E10
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 don’t accept power, where does the power go? Find the transcript, study…
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Church V State - Community E9
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? What is the state’s obligation to the church and how should Christians...
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In But Not Of - Community E8
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 some of the assumptions we may make about things like holiness, our culture…
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The Body - Community E7
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 than we may think? Find out what guests Dave Reimer, Betty Pries, Layton...
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Everything in Common - Community E6
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 early church model and plenty of things to think about. As you might expect, some...
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God With Us - Community E5
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 overlook it completely—mean for how we live as Jesus' followers? What does it...
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At the End - Community E4
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 look like? Guests Dave Reimer, Dr. Kara Mandryk, Dr. Beth Stovell and Shane...
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In The Beginning - Community E3
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 understanding of ourselves in community? Going “back” even further, what does...
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Better Together, Part 2 - Community E2
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 that the church the world over is grappling with. However, it has been...
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Better Together, Part 1 - Community E1
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 past few years in particular have shown us our longing and need for community…
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Season 2 Trailer
Season two is coming! Stay tuned for the first episode to drop January 2024.
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Bonus: Poets, War and the Human Inside the Enemy
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 more information, including links to resources and a full transcript, at...
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16: The Quest for Creativity
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 to resources and a full transcript, at...
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15: The Line in the Sand
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.theodidaktos.ca/the-armchair-anabaptist/the-line-in-the-sand.
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14: Military, Policing and Christianity
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 a full transcript, at...
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13: Where the Rubber Meets the Road
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, Jennifer, Stephanie and Travis. Find more information, including links to...
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12: You're Gonna Have 'Em
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, Stephanie and Travis. Find more information, including links to resources and…
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11: The Tough Stuff
The Tough Stuff: On this episode of The Armchair Anabaptist we hear from guests Dr. Betty Pries, Melissa Florer-Bixler, Brian Zahdn and members from Many Rooms Church Community, Deborah, Jennifer, Stephanie and Travis. Find more information, including links to resources and a full transcript, at...
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10: What it Ain't
What it Ain’t: On this episode of The Armchair Anabaptist we hear from guests Melissa Florer-Bixler, Dr. Carol Penner, Dr. Betty Pries and Brian Zahnd. Find more information, including links to resources and a full transcript, at www.theodidaktos.ca/the-armchair-anabaptist/what-it-aint.
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9: The End of Days
On this episode of The Armchair Anabaptist we hear from guests Greg Boyd, Cameron McKenzie, Cyndy Warkentin and Dr. Thomas Yoder Neufeld. Find more information, including links to resources and a full transcript, at www.theodidaktos.ca/the-armchair-anabaptist/the-end-of-days.
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8: The Outsiders, Part 2
The Outsiders, Part 2: On this episode of The Armchair Anabaptist we hear from guests Greg Boyd, Dr. Terry Hiebert, Cameron McKenzie, Dr. Carol Penner and members from Many Rooms Church Community, Deborah, Jennifer, Stephanie and Travis. Find more information, including links to resources and a...
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7: The Outsiders, Part 1
On this episode of The Armchair Anabaptist we hear from guests Greg Boyd, Dr. Terry Hiebert, Cameron McKenzie, Dr. Carol Penner and members from Many Rooms Church Community, Deborah, Stephanie and Travis. Find more information, including links to resources and a full transcript, at...
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6: The Conscientious Objectors, Part 2
The Theology of Conscientious Objection: On this episode of The Armchair Anabaptist we will hear from guests Dr. Layton Friesen, Dr. Ronald J. Sider, Cyndy Warkentin and Dr. Thomas Yoder Neufeld. Find more information, including links to resources and a full transcript, at...
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5: The Conscientious Objectors, Part 1
The Theology of Conscientious Objection: On this episode of The Armchair Anabaptist we will hear from guests Dr. Layton Friesen, Dr. Ronald J. Sider, Cyndy Warkentin and Dr. Thomas Yoder Neufeld. Find more information, including links to resources and a full transcript, at...
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4: The Children of God, Part 2
How do we, as children of God, live that out without becoming condescending and self-righteous in the process? On this episode of The Armchair Anabaptist we will hear from guests Dr. Layton Friesen, Dr. Carol Penner, Dr. Terry Hiebert, Dr. Greg Boyd and Dr. Thomas Yoder-Neufeld. Find more...
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3: The Children of God, Part 1
Why does Jesus connect the idea of loving our enemies to what it means to be children of God? In this episode of The Armchair Anabaptist we hear from guests Greg Boyd, Dr. Layton Friesen, Dr. Terry Hiebert, Dr. Carol Penner, and Dr. Thomas Yoder Neufeld. Find more information, including links to...
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2: The Controversy, Part 2
What makes loving our enemies so hard? What are some of the challenges that come with trying to live out a life of nonviolence? On this episode of The Armchair Anabaptist we will hear from guests Dr. Betty Pries, Brian Zahnd, Dr. Layton Friesen, Dr. Ronald J. Sider and Dr. Terry Hiebert. Find…
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1: The Controversy, Part 1
Why is loving our enemies controversial? Why is this topic so important? In this episode of The Armchair Anabaptist we will hear from Dr. Betty Pries, Pastor Brian Zahnd, Dr. Layton Friesen and Dr. Ronald J. Sider. Find more information, including links to resources and a full transcript, at...
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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.
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