Have you been to our church? I think we do a rather good job of preaching on the Kingdom of God. Have you taken the time to look at the Bible Project resources I gave? In the 1980s and 1990s, most of the resources I used on the Kingdom of God were Anabaptist. I find a lot of really good resources on the Gospel of the Kingdom of God in other places these days. Including some of the resources I posted.NedFlanders wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 11:02 amI think John D. Martin and David Bercot do a pretty good job. Our local minister is probably one of the best but he isn’t into being broadcasted like these men have been. I’ve heard some visiting preachers and our bishop also do an amazing job but you’d have to look into churches much more conservative than where you are at currently to find them.Bootstrap wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 7:51 amBut I think Mennonites can sometimes underestimate the extent to which we do the same. I think we do get this right when it comes to military involvement. In general, if all of God's children who understand the core message of the Gospel of the Kingdom of God would learn from each other, that would be a good thing. When we point to others as proof that we are the ones getting it right, that usually leads to blind spots.NedFlanders wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:33 pmThen they aren’t preaching it accurately or preach one way but live another.
Who is currently doing the best job of teaching the Gospel of the Kingdom of God among Mennonites and Anabaptists? What would you turn to? Most of my Mennonite sources are older sources, things I read a long time ago that were formative. I'm not sure who is preaching this well these days.
I have read some really good things in David Bercot. I know less about John D. Martin. Could you perhaps summarize what you have learned from Bercot and Martin?
Here's one thing I have noticed repeatedly on MN: threads about the Kingdom of God don't last long. It's not what people what to discuss here. Here are ALL of the topics on MN whose titles contain the phrase "Kingdom of God", with the most active threads at the top. None of these count as a particularly active thread on MN. Most of these threads were not started by conservative Anabaptists.
- Can the Kingdom of God speak to political matters? - 93 responses
- Making room for the Kingdom of God - 27 replies
- Kingdom of God/Kingdom of Heaven - 16 replies
- What if Kingdom of God Christians ... - 4 replies
- Life in the Kingdom of God - 4 replies
- Understandings of the Kingdom of God - 3 replies
- Wayne on the Kingdom of God - 0 replies
But can that be done here? Can the Gospel of the Kingdom of God compete with the latest political buzz here on MN?