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by brothereicher
Tue Sep 05, 2023 3:51 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Sattler College Turmoil
Replies: 548
Views: 163103

Re: Sattler College Turmoil

Mennonites baptize exclusively by pouring, but recognize other valid baptisms. (Example of an invalid baptism would be infant baptism.) While I'm not entirely surprised that you'd make a blanket statement ;) this might be better worded as "some Mennonites baptize exclusively by pouring" o...
by brothereicher
Tue Sep 05, 2023 2:20 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Sattler College Turmoil
Replies: 548
Views: 163103

Re: Sattler College Turmoil

As fascinating as all this has been, it's consumed more of my time and mental energy than I intended when I dived in. (Rookie mistake, I am sure.) So I'm going to be backing off on my engagement here for a while. I'll probably check this thread again in the future, and may have more information or i...
by brothereicher
Tue Sep 05, 2023 2:06 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Sattler College Turmoil
Replies: 548
Views: 163103

Re: Sattler College Turmoil

The controversy around Dean is far less concerning to me than some of the other things I've seen and heard surrounding FOTW. If Dean wanted to start a church badly enough then he would have. I don't know what proof I could glean that Finny was against this without hearsay. However, the thought of i...
by brothereicher
Tue Sep 05, 2023 1:03 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Sattler College Turmoil
Replies: 548
Views: 163103

Re: Sattler College Turmoil

So are you saying that Dean never intended to start a Mennonite church at all? Correct. Although if some Mennonite group within Dean's parameters would have wanted to come in and start a church, he would have gotten behind it. Since no other Mennonite group was interested in planting a church in Bo...
by brothereicher
Tue Sep 05, 2023 12:20 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Sattler College Turmoil
Replies: 548
Views: 163103

Re: Sattler College Turmoil

Is the above highlighted text an actual doctrine of FOTW? If so, seems rather problematic, not to mention ridiculous in a city as large as Boston. FOTW doesn't believe any of those things. Not the "one true church" idea. Not the "full-immersion is required for salvation" idea. N...
by brothereicher
Tue Sep 05, 2023 11:42 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Sattler College Turmoil
Replies: 548
Views: 163103

Re: Sattler College Turmoil

One of the issues with a church refusing to provide a written statement of doctrine is that people have to rely on what the leaders of the church say verbally to determine what the church believes, along with interpreting the actions taken by the church. If Finny says one thing, and brothereicher s...
by brothereicher
Tue Sep 05, 2023 11:30 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Sattler College Turmoil
Replies: 548
Views: 163103

Re: Sattler College Turmoil

My understanding was one of the goals was to form a church where BMA and Keystone type of students would feel comfortable (and their parents and ministers back home would also feel comfortable with it). That left a lot of room for differences like weekly communion but didn’t leave space for “one tr...
by brothereicher
Tue Sep 05, 2023 11:15 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Sattler College Turmoil
Replies: 548
Views: 163103

Re: Sattler College Turmoil

Correct. Although if some Mennonite group within Dean's parameters would have wanted to come in and start a church, he would have gotten behind it. Since no other Mennonite group was interested in planting a church in Boston, Dean decided to plant one himself in south Boston where no FOTW churches ...
by brothereicher
Tue Sep 05, 2023 10:16 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Sattler College Turmoil
Replies: 548
Views: 163103

Re: Sattler College Turmoil

If Dean never intended to start an Anabaptist church in Boston, as you say, the common accusation that Finny prevented/opposed/resisted an Anabaptist church from starting in Boston is a false accusation. Whether Finny's approach to another church starting in Boston as a split-off from FOTW was the ...
by brothereicher
Tue Sep 05, 2023 10:11 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Sattler College Turmoil
Replies: 548
Views: 163103

Re: Sattler College Turmoil

So are you saying that Dean never intended to start a Mennonite church at all? Correct. Although if some Mennonite group within Dean's parameters would have wanted to come in and start a church, he would have gotten behind it. Since no other Mennonite group was interested in planting a church in Bo...