{"id":8159,"date":"2024-03-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/remember-your-baptism-3\/"},"modified":"2025-02-04T22:39:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T22:39:07","slug":"remember-your-baptism-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/remember-your-baptism-3\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cRemember your baptism\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Could Anabaptist-Mennonites practice \u201cremembering our baptism\u201d as a tool for lifelong discipleship?<a name=\"top\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Although they often baptize infants, both Catholics and Lutherans call upon the believer \u2013 sometimes every year \u2013 to \u201cremember your baptism\u201d into a life of discipleship.<\/p>\n<p>Former MWC general secretary Larry Miller learned this through <a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/resources\/baptism-and-incorporation-body-christ-church\">the five-year process of trilateral dialogues between Mennonites, Lutherans and Catholics.\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI confessed to them with some embarrassment\u2026that [although I was baptized as a young adult] I could not even remember exactly when it had taken place!\u201d says Larry Miller.<\/p>\n<p>We are inviting our leaders to remember their baptism. What about you? What is your baptism story?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#Hiro\">Hiro Katano: an alternative way of life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Vikal\">Vikal Rao: a growing relationship<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Felo\">Felo Gracia:\u00a0Chosen to serve\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Victor\">Victor Wall:\u00a0A door opens to serve Christ\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Wincy Wan\">Wincy Wan: A wonderful journey of new birth<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget to read the <a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/sites\/default\/files\/resource-uploads\/guide_booklet_en_fin.pdf\">study guide to the report on baptism.<\/a> Your responses to the questions are welcome until November 2024.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a name=\"Hiro\"><\/a>An alternative way of life<\/h3>\n<p>When I was baptized at a Mennonite congregation at age 20, a woman was also baptized at the same time.\u00a0\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 188px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 188\/250;float: right;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/atsuhirokatano20180417karlabraunimg_0067-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Atsuhiro Katano\" width=\"188\" height=\"250\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During the service, she gave a powerful witness, telling her story of so much suffering, spiritual turbulence and family struggle leading up to her drastic conversion. She finally found the genuine Lord of her life.<\/p>\n<p>Her testimony overwhelmed me, a young university student, still innocent, successful and easy-going in life.<\/p>\n<p>Then my turn came: I was so intimidated that I could only mumble that I decided to follow Jesus just because I felt it was somehow right and natural to do so.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on my embarrassment, I figured out later that I became Mennonite because it most clearly addressed nonconformity to the world as its core value.<\/p>\n<p>Though not so dramatic, I was struggling with the casual but persistent pressure to conform to the surrounding culture in the Japanese high-context society. Anabaptist emphasis on believers\u2019 baptism and discipleship as an alternative way of life conveyed to me a clear message that I was valued as an individual and that it was OK to be different from the majority.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u2014Hiro Katano, General Council delegate for Nihon Menonaito Kirisuto Kyokai Kyogikai (Japan Mennonite Christian Church Conference), Japan\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"rteright\"><a href=\"#top\"><span style=\"font-size: 9px;\">Back to top<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a name=\"Vikal\"><\/a>A growing relationship<\/h3>\n<p>My parents told me: \u2018now it is time to think about baptism. You have to ask for forgiveness and accept Jesus as your personal Saviour.\u2019\u00a0\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 167px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 167\/250;float: right;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/vikalpravinrao20220703christianarghaadityadscf8733-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Vikal Rao\" width=\"167\" height=\"250\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We were all going to church, but that time I didn\u2019t understand much about a personal encounter with Jesus. The pastor taught me about the Bible in a class for 10 days.<\/p>\n<p>The day I was baptized was 16 November 1986. I was 20 years old. I dressed up in white clothes and was baptized by pouring in Bethel Church (a member of Bhartiya General Conference Mennonite Church).<\/p>\n<p>The day before, the whole family prayed together.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday morning, I shared my testimony in front of the whole church then was baptised. Everyone came and kissed me and blessed me, so I felt really special. Then I became a member of the church.<\/p>\n<p>After my baptism, I felt that I have submitted my life to someone so I have to be careful. That understanding was with me but I made mistakes. I learned slowly.<\/p>\n<p>Many times, I prayed and I received answers. When I graduated, I prayed for a job where I can serve the church as well. God led me. My father advised me to take a teaching job. Many years later, I got opportunity to serve the church.<\/p>\n<p>Slowly you experience growing relationship with Jesus. For me it was like that. It took me a while to fully understand what it means to surrender your life to Christ. Baptism was a day I surrendered my life, but the strong bond of relationship developed later on.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u2014Vikal Rao, pastor and executive secretary, Mennonite Church India\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"rteright\"><a href=\"#top\"><span style=\"font-size: 9px;\">Back to top<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<figure class=\"image\" style=\"display: inline-block;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/resources\/resources-regarding-baptism-report\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/393614500_794984986007044_5412923813643020484_n.jpg\" alt=\"Resources regarding the baptism report\" width=\"788\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 788px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 788\/300;\" \/><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/resources\/resources-regarding-baptism-report\">Resources regarding the baptism report<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h3><a name=\"Felo\"><\/a>Chosen to serve<\/h3>\n<p>Personally, in my case, I was baptized at the age of 13.\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 166px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 166\/250;float: right;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/graciasfelo20220703christianarghaadityadscf8888.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"166\" height=\"250\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My baptism was by immersion.<\/p>\n<p>My memories are that I was accompanied by members of the church and by a singing group. On the day of the baptism the atmosphere was festive. I was submerged in the water of a river in my region known as the Kwilu River.<\/p>\n<p>In the morning on that day, a Sunday, we only had a baptism. There was no other service other than the service of baptism.<\/p>\n<p>We were baptized in the morning and after the baptism around 9 o\u2019clock we had worship to give thanks to God and to share communion and the Last Supper with the people of God.<\/p>\n<p>There were four of us who were baptized, two girls and two boys, after a four-month period of teaching.<\/p>\n<p>Among the texts that day I remember Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23, and John 3:16.<\/p>\n<p>Among the songs was one that talked about how God chose you to serve, so you must serve. It was sung in the regional language.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/gp\/mwcmm\/Kst718VQ3m\">[Click here to listen to a brief audio of the tune]\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod chose you so that you would serve him with all of your heart, all of your soul and all of your mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This was among the songs that were sung the day of my baptism.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u2014Felo Gracia, a member of the Mission Commission, from the Democratic Republic of Congo\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"rteright\"><a href=\"#top\"><span style=\"font-size: 9px;\">Back to top<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a name=\"Victor\"><\/a>A door opens to serve Christ<\/h3>\n<p>I got baptized at the age of 17 years.\u00a0\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 348px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 348\/250;float: right;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/imagen_011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"348\" height=\"250\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Having been raised in a Christian home, I learned to pray as a small child. My mother had taught me a prayer which I repeated every evening before going to bed. One day she told me that it was about time that I prayed another prayer \u2013 without telling me how or teaching me a new prayer. Before long, I decided that I would say the Lord\u2019s Prayer, which I had memorized in Sunday School.<\/p>\n<p>So every day before going to bed, I knelt and prayed the \u201cVater Unser\u201d. Only later did I realize how good this decision was.<\/p>\n<p>At the age of 13 years, I struggled with soteriological issues. How does a \u201cChristian\u201d child or adolescent become a Christian? Well, I started praying about that. The answer came at an evangelistic campaign that same year, where I found a way to make a conscious decision to become a disciple of Christ.<\/p>\n<p>In my adolescence, my decision from a few years ago needed an update. After experiencing a personal spiritual renewal, I decided to ask for baptism.<\/p>\n<p>Our baptism group was a large group; we were over 20, mostly youth. After a very helpful preparation course of what it means to follow Christ, get baptized and belong to the church, we were ready for the special event.<\/p>\n<p>The day before, the Mennonite Brethren Church of Filadelfia, Paraguay, got together in order to listen to our testimonies, which usually included a sort of dialogue about our faith experience.<\/p>\n<p>The baptismal service was a huge event and consisted of three parts: A worship service focusing on the meaning of baptism, being a Christian and belonging to the church. Then came the act of baptism outside of the building, where everyone gathered around the baptismal font. Every one to be baptized was dressed in white.<\/p>\n<p>Usually the baptizing was not done by the pastor himself; it could be a deacon or another preacher.<\/p>\n<p>Thereafter followed the reception into the fellowship of the church, which included a certificate. The service concluded with the celebration of the Lord\u2019s Supper with special attention given to the new ones.<\/p>\n<p>It was a very meaningful experience. A public testimony, getting into the water and being immersed in the water before everyone and experiencing for the first time the Lord\u00ac\u00a5s Supper was rather moving for me.<\/p>\n<p>Also, it was like a door opening itself for me in order to serve Christ. And this has been my privilege since then.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u2014Victor Wall is a member of the steering committee of GAHEN (Global Anabaptist Higher Education Network), and the liaison with the Faith &amp; Life Commission. He is a member of the Mennonite Brethren church in Paraguay.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"rteright\"><a href=\"#top\"><span style=\"font-size: 9px;\">Back to top<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a name=\"Wincy Wan\"><\/a>A wonderful journey of new birth<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/255;float: right;\" data-src=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/website_files_2020\/2024-wincywan-hk-typical_baptism.jpg\" alt=\"kneeling woman receives sprinkling baptism from two standing women\" width=\"300\" height=\"255\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/>\u201c[Come]&#8230;to the grace of God which is given through Christ at the new birth of Baptism&#8230; For our bodies are begotten by parents who are seen but our souls are begotten anew through faith.\u201d This line from St. Cyril of Jerusalem\u2019s Catechetical Lectures on baptism inspires Wincy Wan, member of the Peace Commission and pastor at Hong Kong Mennonite Church.<\/p>\n<p>Baptism is a covenant between God and humanity, says Wincy Wan. \u201cIt is a sign of grace, from being baptized to baptizing others; these are all in God\u2019s grace and election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeholding the rebirth, experiencing the renewal by the Holy Spirit is a wonderful journey for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the MWC website you will find the full Report on the three-way conversations, as well as a study guide the Faith and Life Commission has prepared.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/resources\/reminder-request-mwc-churches-respond-trilateral-baptism-report\">Read a letter of invitation from the Faith &amp; Life Commission\u00a0<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>We are very eager to hear what perspectives and experiences you bring. You can respond as individuals, as congregations (perhaps through Bible study groups, discussion groups, etc.), and as national church bodies.<\/p>\n<p>Please get your responses to us by 1\u201a\u00c4\u00d8November.<\/p>\n<p>Send them to baptism@mwc-cmm.org.<\/p>\n<p>The Faith and Life Commission will compile the responses in a report to the MWC General Council in May 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rteright\"><a href=\"#top\"><span style=\"font-size: 9px;\">Back to top<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Could Anabaptist-Mennonites practice \u201cremembering our baptism\u201d as a tool for lifelong discipleship? Although they often baptize infants, both Catholics and Lutherans call upon the believer \u2013 sometimes every year \u2013 to \u201cremember your baptism\u201d into a life of discipleship. 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