Comments on: The Anabaptist Vision: Synchro-blog http://anabaptistly.wordpress.com/2012/06/27/the-anabaptist-vision-syncro-blog/ attempting missional anabaptist living Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:01:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: chris lenshyn http://anabaptistly.wordpress.com/2012/06/27/the-anabaptist-vision-syncro-blog/#comment-532 Sun, 08 Jul 2012 14:47:25 +0000 https://anabaptistly.wordpress.com/?p=854#comment-532 Thanks. Interesting to see the implications.

Great blog BTW.

Peace.

]]> By: mddanner http://anabaptistly.wordpress.com/2012/06/27/the-anabaptist-vision-syncro-blog/#comment-525 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:59:31 +0000 https://anabaptistly.wordpress.com/?p=854#comment-525 Finally read Dintaman’s article! Understood in it’s historical context, it makes sense. His critique is leveled against a particular expression of the Anabaptist vision of Harold S. Bender, that lost the foundational assumptions that anchored Bender’s vision in a Spirit-empowered community on mission with God in the world. To the degree that we still struggle to locate God’s mission within God’s agency, I would agree with you. I like how you brought this into conversation with Rollin’s recent post, which was quite good. In some ways, Dintaman was pioneering a missional ecclesiology by locating social action within kingdom redemption that is primarily God’s work from beginning to end. Good stuff. Thanks for posting.

]]> By: chris lenshyn http://anabaptistly.wordpress.com/2012/06/27/the-anabaptist-vision-syncro-blog/#comment-519 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:16:31 +0000 https://anabaptistly.wordpress.com/?p=854#comment-519 P.S. take a look at the Dintaman article… http://www.nextreformation.com/wp-admin/documents/Dintaman.pdf

]]> By: chris lenshyn http://anabaptistly.wordpress.com/2012/06/27/the-anabaptist-vision-syncro-blog/#comment-518 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:14:55 +0000 https://anabaptistly.wordpress.com/?p=854#comment-518 Hi,

I firmly believe that discipleship is a strength for Anabaptism and that when healthy it IS firmly embedded within the gospel and our Triune God. Yet, as a consequence of that strength there is potential for legalism, where what we do takes precedence over why, and in our case, through whom we are doing it. The classic, the gospel is important because we are doing social justice and being disciples and such.

I hate to drop the contexual card, yet being in Anabaptist contexts throughout Canada, and going to a Mennonite university, I have seen in person this type of activity.

Is this something you see in your context?

]]> By: mddanner http://anabaptistly.wordpress.com/2012/06/27/the-anabaptist-vision-syncro-blog/#comment-515 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:45:06 +0000 https://anabaptistly.wordpress.com/?p=854#comment-515 On what basis do you discern that discipleship and ethical practice are taking precedence OVER gospel and communion with the Triune God? [As opposed to discipleship and ethical practice embedded within gospel and communion with the Triune God.]

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