Study Guide
Follow along with season 2 of The Armchair Anabaptist on your own, or with your Sunday School class, small group or family.
The study guide breaks each podcast episode into approximately 5-minute segments and provides about four questions for each section. Many of the questions also include discussion prompts. Feel free to modify, skip or add questions to tailor the guide for your group.
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How have Anabaptists traditionally displayed community?
Hosts Jesse and Andrew introduce episode 2.
2:34
Hosts Jesse and Andrew introduce episode 2.
2:34
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Interview with Dr. Layton Friesen
4:45
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Interview with Steve Bell
2:59
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Interview with Dr. Meghan Larissa Good
5:18
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Interview with Dr. Stuart Murray
3:18
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Hosts Jesse and Andrew recap episode 2.
3:31
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Hosts Jesse and Andrew introduce episode 3: In the Beginning
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Interview with Dr. Betty Pries
4:16
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Interview with Dr. Meghan Larissa Good
3:55
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Interview with Dr. Patrick Franklin
4:55
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Interview with Dr. Beth Stovell
3:40
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Recap #1
Hosts Jesse and Andrew recap the first question: What clues does Genesis 1-3 give us to better understand God's intentions for community?
3:47
Hosts Jesse and Andrew recap the first question: What clues does Genesis 1-3 give us to better understand God's intentions for community?
3:47
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Interview with Dr. Betty Pries
4:00
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Interview with Dr. Meghan Larissa Good
4:04
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Interview with Dr. Patrick Franklin
5:10
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Interview with Dr. Beth Stovell
5:34
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Recap #2
Hosts Jesse and Andrew recap the second question: How does our understanding of the Trinity impact how significant a community is within our theology?
3:52
Hosts Jesse and Andrew recap the second question: How does our understanding of the Trinity impact how significant a community is within our theology?
3:52
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Hosts Jesse and Andrew introduce episode 4: At the End
3:18
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Interview with Dave Reimer
1:58
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Interview with Dr. Kara Mandryk
3:49
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Interview with Dr. Beth Stovell
5:25
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Interview with Shane Claiborne
6:53
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Recap #1
Hosts Jesse and Andrew recap the first question: When we think about our view of the end times, how does that change how we think about community?
4:44
Hosts Jesse and Andrew recap the first question: When we think about our view of the end times, how does that change how we think about community?
4:44
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Interview with Dave Reimer
1:33
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Interview with Dr. Kara Mandryk
3:57
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Interview with Dr. Beth Stovell
3:00
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Interview with Shane Claiborne
3:41
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Recap #2
Hosts Jesse and Andrew recap the second question: How does our view of the end times change the way we think about life here and now?
4:52
Hosts Jesse and Andrew recap the second question: How does our view of the end times change the way we think about life here and now?
4:52
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Hosts Jesse and Andrew introduce episode 5: God With Us
3:37
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Interview with Stuart Murray
2:58
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Interview with Dr. Betty Pries
3:00
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Interview with Dr. Beth Stovell
5:05
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Interview with Dr. Patrick Franklin
4:09
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Hosts Jesse and Andrew recap the first half of this episode
4:08
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Interview with Stuart Murray
3:08
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Interview with Dr. Patrick Franklin
4:38
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Hosts Jesse and Andrew recap the second half of this episode
8:50
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Hosts Jesse and Andrew introduce episode 6: Everything in Common
3:35
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Interview with Dr. Kara Mandryk
4:37
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Interview with Travis and Rosey Zacharias
3:50
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Interview with Steve Bell
3:46
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Interview with Shane Claiborne
8:33
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Recap #1
Hosts Jesse and Andrew recap the first question of the episode: how much of Acts 2:42-47 is prescriptive for the modern church?
3:32
Hosts Jesse and Andrew recap the first question of the episode: how much of Acts 2:42-47 is prescriptive for the modern church?
3:32
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Interview with Dr. Kara Mandryk
3:50
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Interview with Travis and Rosey Zacharias
2:32
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Interview with Steve Bell
7:28
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Interview with Shane Claiborne
6:14
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Recap #2
Hosts Jesse and Andrew recap the second question of the episode: what does it look like to live out these Acts 2 principles today?
3:55
Hosts Jesse and Andrew recap the second question of the episode: what does it look like to live out these Acts 2 principles today?
3:55
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Hosts Jesse and Andrew introduce episode 7: The Body
4:06
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Interview with Dave Reimer
4:22
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Interview with Dr. Betty Pries
3:18
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Interview with Dr. Layton Friesen
4:22
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Interview with Dr. Patrick Franklin
4:15
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Hosts Andrew and Jesse recap the first part of episode 7
6:12
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Interview with Dave Reimer
2:32
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Interview with Dr. Betty Pries
3:27
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Interview with Dr. Layton Friesen
5:06
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Hosts Andrew and Jesse recap the second part of episode 7
8:26
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Hosts Jesse and Andrew introduce episode 8: In But Not Of
5:55
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Interview with Shane Claiborne
7:42
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Interview with Dr. Betty Pries
4:42
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Interview with Dr. Stuart Murray
4:01
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Interview with Dr. Meghan Larissa Good
3:47
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Recap 1
Hosts Jesse and Andrew recap the question: “What does it look like to meaningfully engage the world while maintaining a distinct community?”
3:05
Hosts Jesse and Andrew recap the question: “What does it look like to meaningfully engage the world while maintaining a distinct community?”
3:05
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Interview with Shane Claiborne
6:27
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Interview with Dr. Betty Pries
2:39
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Interview with Dr. Stuart Murray
2:21
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Interview with Dr. Meghan Larissa Good
5:51
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Recap 2
Hosts Jesse and Andrew recap the question: “When does not being of the world move into unhealthy isolationism?”
6:52
Hosts Jesse and Andrew recap the question: “When does not being of the world move into unhealthy isolationism?”
6:52
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Hosts Jesse and Andrew introduce episode 9: Church v State
3:37
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Interview with Rev. Dr. Kara Mandryk
4:42
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Interview with Steve Bell
5:45
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Interview with Dr. Layton Friesen
3:39
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Interview with Shane Claiborne
2:15
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Church v State Recap
Hosts Jesse and Andrew recap the first question: what obligations does the church have towards the state and vice versa?
3:59
Hosts Jesse and Andrew recap the first question: what obligations does the church have towards the state and vice versa?
3:59
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Interview with Rev. Dr. Kara Mandryk
5:13
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Interview with Steve Bell
6:27
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Interview with Dr. Layton Friesen
3:30
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Interview with Shane Claiborne
4:32
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Church v State Recap
Hosts Jesse and Andrew recap the second question: How is the community of Christ called to affect political change, if at all?
6:48
Hosts Jesse and Andrew recap the second question: How is the community of Christ called to affect political change, if at all?
6:48
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Hosts Jesse and Andrew introduce episode 10: Kleine Gemeinde
6:14
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Interview with Dr. Layton Friesen
3:58
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Interview with Dave Reimer
2:52
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Interview with Travis and Rosey Zacharias
5:10
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Kleine Gemeinde Recap 1
Hosts Jesse and Andrew recap the first question of episode 10: What does congregationalism look like today in Mennonite churches?
4:25
Hosts Jesse and Andrew recap the first question of episode 10: What does congregationalism look like today in Mennonite churches?
4:25
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Interview with Dr. Meghan Larissa Good
6:23
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Interview with Dr. Layton Friesen
4:34
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Interview with Dave Reimer
2:22
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Interview with Travis and Rosey Zacharias
4:23
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Kleine Gemeinde Recap 2
Hosts Jesse and Andrew recap the second question of episode 10: Where does power reside in many Anabaptist communities?
7:53
Hosts Jesse and Andrew recap the second question of episode 10: Where does power reside in many Anabaptist communities?
7:53
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Hosts Jesse and Andrew introduce episode 11: The Ban
7:15
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Interview with Doris Penner
4:39
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Interview with Dave Reimer
1:56
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Interview with Travis and Rosey Zacharias
1:46
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Interview with Stuart Murray
4:42
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Question 1 Recap
Hosts Jesse and Andrew recap the first question: how has excommunication historically been done in the Anabaptist church?
3:24
Hosts Jesse and Andrew recap the first question: how has excommunication historically been done in the Anabaptist church?
3:24
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Interview with Dave Reimer
4:22
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Interview with Travis and Rosey Zacharias
4:28
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Interview with Stuart Murray
3:34
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Question 2 Recap
Hosts Jesse and Andrew recap the second question: is there a place for the ban within our church context today?
13:34
Hosts Jesse and Andrew recap the second question: is there a place for the ban within our church context today?
13:34
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