The Heart of Anabaptism PDF

The Heart of Anabaptism
7 webinars in 2015-16
The 2015-16 webinars organized by the Centre for Anabaptist Studies will explore the 7 core
convictions of the UK Anabaptist Network. These summarise the heart of Anabaptism and its
contemporary significance. They are also at the heart of the book The Naked Anabaptist.
We have invited 7 people from different contexts (the UK, South Africa, Australia and North
America) to reflect on these convictions, critique them and ask how they work out in practice.
The three autumn webinars

Thursday 22 October: ‘Jesus is our example, teacher, friend, redeemer and Lord. He is the
source of our life, the central reference point for our faith and lifestyle, for our understanding
of church and our engagement with society. We are committed to following Jesus as well as
worshipping him.’
Joshua T Searle is Tutor in Theology and Public Thought and

the Assistant Director of Postgraduate Research at Spurgeon's
College. He is married to Varduyi.
A Northumbrian by birth and temperament, he is a graduate of

Oxford, Dublin and Prague, and is the author of books and
articles on millennial studies and the social theology of
evangelical Christians. He also serves as Chair of Mission
Eurasia UK and is a visiting professor of the Ukrainian
Catholic University in Lviv.
Monday 23 November: ‘Churches are called to be committed communities of discipleship

and mission, places of friendship, mutual accountability and multi-voiced worship. As we eat
together, sharing bread and wine, we sustain hope as we seek God’s kingdom together. We
are committed to nurturing and developing such churches, in which young and old are valued,
leadership is consultative, roles are related to gifts rather than gender and baptism is for
believers.’
Alexandra Ellish recently moved with her husband Phil,

daughter Gracie (6) and son James (4) to join the Urban
Expression team based in Harold Hill, East London. Alex
helps to coordinate Urban Expression, and also works with the
Mennonite Trust and Anabaptist Network as a development
worker. Alex is passionate about community organising, multi-
voiced worship, building relationships with people from
different backgrounds, feminism and spiritual formation. She
loves the Pentatonix, running in the rain and people-watching
over a cup of coffee.
Wednesday 2 December: ‘Western culture is slowly emerging from the Christendom era
when church and state jointly presided over a society in which almost all were assumed to be
Christian. Whatever its positive contributions on values and institutions, Christendom
seriously distorted the gospel, marginalised Jesus and has left the churches ill-equipped for
mission in a post-Christendom culture. As we reflect on this, we are committed to learning
from the experience and perspectives of movements such as Anabaptism that rejected
standard Christendom assumptions and pursued alternative ways of thinking and behaving.’
Andrew Suderman, although born in Canada, has spent many

years living outside Canada. He spent ten years growing up in
Costa Rica, Bolivia, and Colombia, before moving back to
Canada where he studied and received degrees in theology and
philosophy. He spent several years working with offenders and
ex-offenders and as a supervisor of a 54-bed homeless shelter.
Since 2009, Andrew and his wife Karen have been serving as
Mennonite Church Canada Witness Workers in South Africa.
They have been living in Pietermaritzburg, where Andrew has
been serving as Director of the Anabaptist Network in South
Africa and working on a PhD in Theology.
Each webinar will be 60 minutes in length and consist of presentation and discussion. All the
webinars are recorded and so can be watched later if necessary. There is no charge, although
an opportunity to contribute to costs is available.
Details of the 2016 webinars will be available soon.
We are grateful once again to the Church of the Brethren for hosting these webinars, which
are also organized in partnership with the Anabaptist Network and the Mennonite Trust.
Copies of The Naked Anabaptist are available (post-free in the UK) for £8.00 on request to
[email protected]. This is also the contact point for any further information
about the webinars. The seven core convictions of the Anabaptist Network can be found at
www.anabaptistnetwork.com/coreconvictions.

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The three autumn webinars

Joshua T Searle is Tutor in Theology and Public Thought and

A Northumbrian by birth and temperament, he is a graduate of

Monday 23 November: ‘Churches are called to be committed communities of discipleship

Alexandra Ellish recently moved with her husband Phil,

Andrew Suderman, although born in Canada, has spent many

Details of the 2016 webinars will be available soon.

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