Anabaptist Perspectives Episodes

I Sacrificed Children as a Witch Doctor. Now I Serve Jesus. - Mambadu Mambadu was a witch doctor and animist priest in Sierra Leone for 11 years and was overseer of 13 villages and their priests for six of those years. Mambadu tells how the Gospel arrived in his village for the first time and how the power of Christ transformed his life. Mambadu has now committed his life to reaching his own people with the Gospel. Support the work of Mambadu and other missionaries here. Learn about the audio Bibles Mambadu uses, and to give an audio Bible to believers who don’t have access to Scripture here. Visit anabaptistperspectives.org for all our content! Join our channels Episodes: https://t.me/anabaptistperspectives Essays: https://t.me/essaysforkingJesus Lecture Series: https://t.me/developingasaservant

Millions of Christians Can’t Get a Bible. What Happens When You Change That? - Joe Fleming What would your faith be like if you didn’t have access to the Bible? Joe Fleming explains how (and why) this is reality for countless Christians across West Africa and beyond. Joe shares stories from his years of missions experience, where he has witnessed the power of God’s Word to bring people to Christ and into spiritual maturity. The Word of God is living and powerful, and we should never take it for granted. Learn more about the audio Bible project here. Learn more about the print Bible project with Heralds of Hope here. Episode with Stephen Russell Visit anabaptistperspectives.org for all our content! Join our channels Episodes: https://t.me/anabaptistperspectives Essays: https://t.me/essaysforkingJesus Lecture Series: https://t.me/developingasaservant

History of the Mennonites in Central America (1968-2026) - Phil Yoder Phil Yoder moved with his family to Costa Rica in 1968. The early days after moving were difficult. Shortly after his family arrived, a volcanic eruption forced them out of their home. Their business venture didn’t work out, and they struggled to find somewhere to live. All of this was in addition to the challenges that come with adapting to a new culture and language. From those beginnings, the first communities of Mennonites formed in Costa Rica. Phil shares the story of those communities as well as some lessons in missions and church planting that he has learned from a lifetime of living in Central America. Visit anabaptistperspectives.org for all our content! Join our channels Episodes: https://t.me/anabaptistperspectives Essays: https://t.me/essaysforkingJesus Lecture Series: https://t.me/developingasaservant

I Was Born Hindu in India’s Lowest Caste. The Gospel Brings Persecution. - Markus Meena Markus Meena was born into a difficult situation in northern India. Markus tells the story of how he found Christ and gave his life to ministry. He explains the basics of Hindu beliefs and tells about the suffering that came to him and his family as a result of their conversion to Christian faith and their work in ministry. He also describes how God is moving in northern India and challenges the American church to practice a more profound dependence on God. Markus’ ministry in India: hopecommunitymissions.org John Ghanim’s story: https://t.me/AnabaptistPerspectives/652 Visit anabaptistperspectives.org for all our content! Join our channels Episodes: https://t.me/anabaptistperspectives Essays: https://t.me/essaysforkingJesus Lecture Series: https://t.me/developingasaservant

What’s Actually Worth a Church Split? We Need Theological Triage - Paul Lamicela Are all theological issues of equal importance? Or should we give greater emphasis to some issues, and be more willing to give and take on others? Paul Lamicela makes the case for theological triage, a framework that defines how core various theological concepts are to orthodox Christianity. Another episode with Paul about the storyline of Scripture: https://t.me/AnabaptistPerspectives/492 Visit anabaptistperspectives.org for all our content! Join our channels Episodes: https://t.me/anabaptistperspectives Essays: https://t.me/essaysforkingJesus Lecture Series: https://t.me/developingasaservant

We Need Catechesis! Quit Baptizing People Before They Are Ready! - Stephen Russell What is catechesis, and why does it matter for our churches? Mr. Russell returns to the podcast to discuss how we prepare people for joining the church, how the early church did this, and what he believes that preparation process should look like. Here is a previous episode with David Bercot on infant baptism: https://t.me/AnabaptistPerspectives/711 Visit anabaptistperspectives.org for all our content! Join our channels Episodes: https://t.me/anabaptistperspectives Essays: https://t.me/essaysforkingJesus Lecture Series: https://t.me/developingasaservant

I Was the Result of Abuse. God Gave Me Purpose and Helped Me Forgive My Biological Dad - Grant Bontrager What would it be like to feel like your whole life was an accident? What if you didn’t know who you really were? Grant Bontrager always knew as a child that he was different. One day, the reality of just how different he really was crashed into his life. Born as the result of abuse, Grant tells how Christ redeemed his story by entering into the intense pain that came to Grant and his family through the circumstances of his life. Faith Child (book about Grant’s story): https://cambooks.org/shop/cam-published-books/new-releases/faith-child/ Visit anabaptistperspectives.org for all our content! Join our channels Episodes: https://t.me/anabaptistperspectives Essays: https://t.me/essaysforkingJesus Lecture Series: https://t.me/developingasaservant

Is the World Actually Getting Better? - Jaran Miller & Marlin Sommers It is common to hear people lament about how the world is getting worse and worse, and as we look at the news and what is happening around the world. Yet there are secular optimists who make a strong, data-driven case that in many ways the world is better than in the past. Marlin and Jaran engage with this idea and the concept of Christian optimism. They also look at how this interacts with historical events. Did God Authorize America to Wreak Vengeance on the World? - Marlin Sommers and Jaran Miller - https://t.me/AnabaptistPerspectives/703 Visit anabaptistperspectives.org for all our content! Join our channels Episodes: https://t.me/anabaptistperspectives Essays: https://t.me/essaysforkingJesus Lecture Series: https://t.me/developingasaservant