{"id":128353,"date":"2026-05-26T14:21:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T14:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/?p=128353"},"modified":"2026-05-26T14:21:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T14:21:08","slug":"from-a-small-mennonite-village-to-a-global-family-of-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/from-a-small-mennonite-village-to-a-global-family-of-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"From a small Mennonite village to a global family of faith"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnabaptists are very diverse in wonderful ways (languages, cultures, unique strengths to contribute to the larger family of Anabaptism). But the diversity of conviction on some very major issues (theology, ethics, mission) creates significant challenges,\u201d says Tim Geddert.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As chair of the <a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/commissions\/faith-and-life-commission\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/commissions\/faith-and-life-commission\/\">Faith &amp; Life Commission<\/a> (2025-2031), Tim Geddert leads the team\u2019s effort in navigating these challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tim Geddert, part of the U.S. Mennonite Brethren Church, is emeritus professor&nbsp;at Fresno Pacific University and serves as vice chair of the Board of Trustees, and as a member of USMB Board of Faith and Life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the MWC Commissions meeting on 12-14 May in the Netherlands, MWC Communications sat with him to reflect on his Anabaptist faith and the perspective he brings into the Faith &amp; Life Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was born into a Mennonite Brethren family in Hepburn, Saskatchewan, Canada, where his father was a teacher at Bethany Bible College. \u201cI have always been a member of a Mennonite church, with the exception of the three years when I lived in Scotland and we were the only Anabaptists in our village,\u201d Tim Geddert said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhile I grew up in a church context that was steeped in Mennonite culture, I only learned \u2018Anabaptist theology\u2019 when I attended seminary in Fresno, California, USA.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Diversity, with foundational agreement<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am not na\u00efve about the challenges [of diversity within the global Anabaptist family], especially in a world that increasingly polarizes into \u2018us\u2019 and \u2018them\u2019 &#8230; \u2018those who have it all figured out right\u2019 and \u2018those who are just plain wrong\u2019,\u201d Tim Geddert says. \u201cBut we can learn to do better. In fact, we must do better if we want to be faithful to Jesus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe need to learn to give each other the benefit of the doubt, at least long enough to build meaningful relationships and have healthy conversations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To begin with, there are foundational agreements within the Anabaptist family, as expressed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/shared-convictions\/\">Shared Convictions<\/a><a>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe centrality of Jesus in terms of theology, hermeneutics, ethics, interpersonal relationships, pursuit of peace and justice&#8230;these are high values for Anabaptists that are recognized as centrally important in many other Christian contexts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am optimistic that we as Anabaptists have much to offer the wider Christian world. 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