Grounded & Growing

Join us as we begin our next series of conversations with Anabaptist pastors and thinkers. In this episode we talk with Val Yoder about the church — what it is and why it exists. Support the show A production of The Sword and Trumpet Ministries. To learn more about The Sword & Trumpet Ministries, visit the Sword & Trumpet Website . For more theological content, visit theologicaltouchpoints...

Self-control is more than discipline for its own sake. It is control with a purpose — to glorify God. Listen as we think about what makes Christian self-control unique, and how we should ask God's Spirit to produce it in us. Support the show A production of The Sword and Trumpet Ministries. To learn more about The Sword & Trumpet Ministries, visit the Sword & Trumpet Website . For mor...

While we often think of gentleness in connection to actions , it is deeper than that. Paul describes gentleness with a word that encompasses both our attitudes and our actions. Listen in as we discuss how God's Spirit makes us humble so that we can be people marked by gentleness. Support the show A production of The Sword and Trumpet Ministries. To learn more about The Sword & Trumpet Min...

A faithful person is someone who can be trusted. This means more than “do no harm.” Faithful people support and stabilize others. They are like the keel and ribs of a ship that provide structure for the whole vessel. Listen in as we think about how we can be faithful in our words and in our actions.  Support the show A production of The Sword and Trumpet Ministries. To learn more about The Sword &...

Goodness means living according to God’s will. Listen as we discuss different ways we sometimes think about goodness, and how God teaches us what it really is and how we should live it out. Support the show A production of The Sword and Trumpet Ministries. To learn more about The Sword & Trumpet Ministries, visit the Sword & Trumpet Website . For more theological content, visit theological...

What does kindness look like in normal life? Though we can easily imagine being kind to people "out there in the world", kindness is meant to apply in our everyday relationships with our neighbors, families, fellow Christians, and even our employers, employees, and customers. Listen as we think about God's kindness to us — and how He helps us show the same kindness to others. Suppor...

Being patient is more than keeping a smile on our faces when we’re stuck in the drive-through at Chick-Fil-A. It means continuing to trust God even when people irritate us, ignore us, or directly attack us. Join us as we consider how the Holy Spirit helps us be patient in every kind of circumstance. Support the show A production of The Sword and Trumpet Ministries. To learn more about The Sword &a...

Are you fearful, anxious, insecure, or uncertain? Jesus wants you to experience peace instead. Listen as we think about how God's Spirit helps us rest in our kind, sovereign God who knows us, loves us, and cares for us. Support the show A production of The Sword and Trumpet Ministries. To learn more about The Sword & Trumpet Ministries, visit the Sword & Trumpet Website . For more the...

What gives you joy? Is your joy as stable as your God, or does it rise and fall with your circumstances? In this episode we think together about what joy is, what it is grounded in, and how we can experience the kind of joy that persists no matter what. Support the show A production of The Sword and Trumpet Ministries. To learn more about The Sword & Trumpet Ministries, visit the Sword & T...

What is love? Is it a mindset, an emotion, or an action? Join us as we think about how God calls us to love Him and others with our whole heart, soul, mind, and strength. Support the show A production of The Sword and Trumpet Ministries. To learn more about The Sword & Trumpet Ministries, visit the Sword & Trumpet Website . For more theological content, visit theologicaltouchpoints.com .

Obeying God requires more than discipline and effort; we need the Holy Spirit's help. Listen as we talk about how we rely on God's Spirit so we are able to bear healthy spiritual fruit. Support the show A production of The Sword and Trumpet Ministries. To learn more about The Sword & Trumpet Ministries, visit the Sword & Trumpet Website . For more theological content, visit theol...

How does God change us so we love Him more than we love our sin? Join us as we discuss how the Holy Spirit reveals Christ to us through Scripture and renews our hearts so we can receive Him. Support the show A production of The Sword and Trumpet Ministries. To learn more about The Sword & Trumpet Ministries, visit the Sword & Trumpet Website . For more theological content, visit theologica...

Galatians 5 describes two possibilities for our lives. We can live according to our natural desires or according to God’s Spirit. Listen to learn why we need God's Spirit to change our desires before we can live in a way that pleases Him. Support the show A production of The Sword and Trumpet Ministries. To learn more about The Sword & Trumpet Ministries, visit the Sword & Trumpet Web...

Join us for this final episode in the What is an Anabaptist series as Julian, Nolan, and Bryce wrap up the series with a conversation about what we learned and how Anabaptists can continue that legacy of faithfulness. Support the show A production of The Sword and Trumpet Ministries. To learn more about The Sword & Trumpet Ministries, visit the Sword & Trumpet Website . For more theologica...

Join us for a discussion with Todd Neuschwander on the state of the Anabaptist church in the 21st century. We explore the movement's 500-year journey, from its Reformation-era origins and free church convictions to its development in North America. Todd discusses the enduring strengths of Anabaptism and gives practical wisdom for strengthening the movement by instilling biblical knowledge tha...

Join us for another conversation with Daniel Zimmerman as we discuss how Protestantism began and developed through the influence of Martin Luther, Ulrich Zwingli, and John Calvin. We talk about the core concepts of the Protestant reformers and how they relate to the Anabaptist movement. Where did the Anabaptists and Protestants agree and where did they part ways? We explore the good reforms the Pr...

What core beliefs bound the various parts of the Anabaptist movement together? And how are these movements different? Join us for another interview with Marcus Yoder as we discuss the distinct streams within Anabaptism and how leadership, culture, and political developments shaped differing expressions. And hear how these convictions give modern Anabaptists a unique opportunity to share Christ&apo...

Join us for a conversation with Daniel Rutt as we discuss what Anabaptists believe about salvation, exploring the early Anabaptist view of the gospel and identifying contemporary imbalances. We talk about what makes the Anabaptist view of salvation different from Catholic and Protestant views. We discuss how Anabaptists connected salvation to living a new life of obedience, avoiding both cheap gra...

What does it mean to follow Jesus as His disciple? Join us for this insightful conversation with Anabaptist historian Daniel Zimmerman as we discuss the early Anabaptist emphasis on personal transformation and practical obedience. We discuss what discipleship is, what makes the Anabaptist view unique, and how every believer can grow as a disciple of Christ. Support the show A production of The Swo...

What is distinct about the way the Anabaptists interpreted the Bible? In this episode, Paul Emerson discusses the particular value of Anabaptist hermeneutics through a commitment to the Bible’s ultimate authority and guide for all aspects of life, not just doctrine. We discuss Christ-centered hermeneutics, the interplay between the individual and the gathered church community, and the teaching and...

Join us for this engaging interview with Dean Taylor, president of Zollikon Institute, as we discuss how the early Anabaptists understood non-resistance, how their views aligned with those in the early church, and how views on non-resistance have developed since the Anabaptist beginnings in the 16th century. We also discuss distinctions between non-resistance, pacifism, and just war theory. RESOUR...

The early Anabaptists believed that they were called to follow Christ, and in following Him, to live lives separated from the world's methods, ethics, and values. Join us for this conversation with Todd Neuschwander on how the early Anabaptist convictions on non-conformity developed through the last five centuries, what factors shaped their applications, and how 21st century Anabaptists can a...

Who gets to determine who are the members of the church? In the centuries before the Reformation, the gathered church typically included all the members of society. Against the Catholics and Magisterial Reformers, who assumed a level of cooperation between the church and the state, the Anabaptists believed that the church should be free from the influence of the civil magistrates and untainted by...

How did the religious, social, and political upheaval in 16th century Europe catalyze and shape the beginning of the Anabaptist movement? And what ideas define Anabaptism? Join us for this engaging conversation with Anabaptist historian Marcus Yoder as he takes us on a tour through pre-Anabaptism, the Peasant's War, and the Anabaptist takeover of Münster, on to the core beliefs that united th...

God wants us to know Him and obey Him. Does the Bible tell us everything we need to know to experience this? Listen to learn about God's purpose for Scripture and how He has graciously provided everything we need through it. ARTICLES FOR FURTHER STUDY The Sufficiency of Scripture OTHER RESOURCES Booklet - The Sufficiency of Scripture Support the show A production of The Sword and Trumpet Mini...