Should Churches Build a Culture? — Melvin Lehman — Ep. 193
Channel: Anabaptist Perspectives
Date: 10/08/2023

A viewer asks: “Does Jesus really call us as His children to build anything?......an identity, a structure or a culture or rather to simply align ourselves with what He has already promised us He would build in and through His ekklesia?” This was in response to Melvin Lehman’s previous episode “The New Conservatives”. In this episode Melvin argues that the New Testament calls churches to proactively create culture.

The episode that sparked this comment: "The New Conservatives" — Melvin Lehman — https://youtu.be/xzhIatLTe80

That episode followed up on this essay from Melvin: "The New Conservatives" — Faith Builders Educational Programs — https://www.fbep.org/resources/new-conservatives

"Hannah Coulter" — Wendell Berry: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/146198.Hannah_Coulter

"The Story of Dirk Willems" — Audio: https://anabaptistperspectives.org/episodes/the-story-of-dirk-willems/

"The Story of Dirk Willems" — Text: https://anabaptistfaith.org/dirk-willems/

"The Earth is the Lord’s" — John Ruth: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1444119.The_Earth_Is_the_Lord_s

Host: Jaran Miller

Melvin lives with his family in Guys Mills, Pennsylvania, where he also served as a teacher at Faith Builders Educational Program for many years. Melvin is passionate about teaching the Bible to the next generation, and enjoys tending his small family farm.

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