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I am currently a third year seminary student at Mars Hill Graduate School in Seattle, Washington, pursuing a Masters of Divinity. I'm also a student pastor at Olympic View Community Church of the Brethren. Raised mostly Methodist in Texas, I've explored a number of ecclesial/theological traditions, but I now feel as though I've finally found a place to rest my head in Anabaptism.
My theological influences include especially James Wm. McClendon Jr., as well as John Howard Yoder, Stanley Hauerwas, Nicholas Lash, Nancey Murphy and several others. I'm also drawn to some aspects of the Orthodox and Celtic traditions. But most of all, I think for the church to be the church as we move forward into postchristendom we will more and more have to take on certain Anabaptist characteristics.
My theological influences include especially James Wm. McClendon Jr., as well as John Howard Yoder, Stanley Hauerwas, Nicholas Lash, Nancey Murphy and several others. I'm also drawn to some aspects of the Orthodox and Celtic traditions. But most of all, I think for the church to be the church as we move forward into postchristendom we will more and more have to take on certain Anabaptist characteristics.
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My church community is very diverse. We are focused on reaching unchurched individuals in our community as well as people who have been "overchurched." We are doing better at the latter although the former is our real passion. In my life group (small group) we have people from a multitude of backgrounds: apostolic Pentecostalism, Baptist, no church background Christian Reformed, Presbyterian, and Catholic. Since I lead the group there is clearly an Anabaptist bend to what we discuss and most of the group, through honest conversation not coercion, have come to connect with Anabaptist thought.
The lead pastor at my church has a pentecostal background and it shows a bit. However, he is very intentional about allowing for diversity of thought among the leaders of the church. That is good and bad. As far as truly deep community it has been difficult because none of the leaders have an Anabaptist mentality. But as far as teaching goes, it has been great. I feel that Anabaptist theology just fits the reality of life and scripture. Yet not enough people have an understanding of it. In my current context I have the opportunity to teach people about nonviolence, community, and other ideas while at the same time showing them how live it out by my own example.
When you say you and your pastor are more the exception than the rule, what do you mean? Is that a denominational statement or local community?
I did not grow up MB. I actually grew up in an American Baptist church and was fully satisfied with that tradition into my early twenties. However, after reading many emerging church authors, I found my theology transitioning. I didn't know that I had become "Anabaptist" until I began to read authors such as Yoder. At that point I didn't need convincing anymore. I had already begun living out that theology without knowing it had a particular tradition. However, while I hold to the theology, I have never been a regular part of a Mennonite Church. I have instead been teaching Anabaptist theology in different contexts.
Good to see you here brother. Gotta schedule another chat time at the cloud.
Paz y esperanza,
Eliacin