Rebirth of Anabaptism: Just, Joyful, and Sustainable Living

SAVE THE DATE: November 15, 2025

Workshop Title: “Rebirth of Anabaptism: Just, Joyful, and Sustainable Living”
How do we live our Anabaptist faith in today’s world?

REGISTRATION OPENING SOON: $15/person (check back again for registration link)

Location: Harrisonburg Mennonite church

Time: 8:45 am to 2:00 pm

Schedule:
8:45 Registration, refreshments, fellowship

9:00 Opening welcome, announcements, singing, devotional

9:15 Defining the problem: Sam Funkhouser

• Unchristian culture
• Ineffective church response
• A polarized society makes progress difficult

10:00 Break: snacks, drinks

10:15 “The Bible from Cover to Cover, Insists on Just Living” Harvey Yoder

• What do the scriptures have to say about the problem?

11:00 Panel Discussion

• Pat Martin “Simple Living”
• Steve Pardini “Responsible Dominion and Sustainable Living”
• Carmen Schrock-Hurst
• Daryl Byler “Giving Like Zacchaeus”

12:00 Lunch: Stone soup potluck lunch (leftovers go to local charity)

1:00 Table conversation and Sharing from the Tables

• What does just, joyful, and sustainable living look like?

1:45 Closing Song and Prayer

2:00 Dismissal