INTERVIEW WITH DR. MEGHAN LARISSA GOOD

Meghan paints a vivid picture of the internal strengths of the Anabaptist community but then points to the opposite side of the coin—that they can be very hard for others to break into. How would you respond to that?
She adds that it is difficult for people inside the community to even be aware of the difference between their ethnic culture and the culture of the kingdom of Jesus. Have you seen evidence of this in your church or small group? If you did not grow up in the Anabaptist community but you are part of one now, have you experienced this?
Meghan goes on to say that community is something we can offer as a gift to the world and asks us to consider the following:
What would it look like for us to deliberately open this table where we love eating together? Particularly to people who are eating on TV trays alone?
Where would we meet them? How would we invite them to the table?
What would it look like for us to bring this ability to bear with each other, this grace for each other into relationship with people who haven't experienced that anywhere else in their lives?
Do you agree with Meghan that we have greater than average ability as anabaptists to bear with each other.
Meghan closes with the statement that by extending relationships, people experience Jesus and God in the community’s life together and this makes God's love seem plausible. Does thinking of evangelism or outreach in this way make it seem less intimidating?

A Strength and a Challenge