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George Brunk's 1950 Prediction to Future Mennonites About Modest Dress
Dean Taylor
Dean Taylor (birth year unknown–present). Born in the United States, Dean Taylor is a Mennonite preacher, author, and educator known for his advocacy of Anabaptist principles, particularly nonresistance and two-kingdom theology. A former sergeant in the U.S. Army stationed in Germany, he and his wife, Tania, resigned during the first Iraq War as conscientious objectors after studying early Christianity and rejecting the “just war” theory. Taylor has since ministered with various Anabaptist communities, including Altona Christian Community in Minnesota and Crosspointe Mennonite Church in Ohio. He authored A Change of Allegiance and The Thriving Church, and contributes to The Historic Faith and RadicalReformation.com, teaching historical theology. Ordained as a bishop by the Beachy Amish, he served refugees on Lesbos Island, Greece. Taylor was president of Sattler College from 2018 to 2021 and became president of Zollikon Institute in 2024, focusing on Christian discipleship. Married to Tania for over 35 years, they have six children and three grandsons. He said, “The kingdom of God doesn’t come by political power but by the power of the cross.”
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This sermon emphasizes the importance of maintaining distinctiveness in faith and practices, warning against the potential consequences of compromising core beliefs. It reflects on the example of those who have strayed from truth and highlights the slippery slope effect of gradual compromise. The speaker predicts that if the Mennonite Church in America abandons its distinctive dress, it may drift towards worldliness and ungodliness.
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Oh, I would say that one great factor in forming my conviction on this question was the example of those who lost it to see how far away from the truth they went, to be made conscious of the fact there seems to be no stopping place. I'll venture a guess that if the Mennonite Church in America loses its distinctive dress, it will become one of the most worldly and ungodly of denominations. Now that's a guess. That's a prediction.
George Brunk's 1950 Prediction to Future Mennonites About Modest Dress
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Dean Taylor (birth year unknown–present). Born in the United States, Dean Taylor is a Mennonite preacher, author, and educator known for his advocacy of Anabaptist principles, particularly nonresistance and two-kingdom theology. A former sergeant in the U.S. Army stationed in Germany, he and his wife, Tania, resigned during the first Iraq War as conscientious objectors after studying early Christianity and rejecting the “just war” theory. Taylor has since ministered with various Anabaptist communities, including Altona Christian Community in Minnesota and Crosspointe Mennonite Church in Ohio. He authored A Change of Allegiance and The Thriving Church, and contributes to The Historic Faith and RadicalReformation.com, teaching historical theology. Ordained as a bishop by the Beachy Amish, he served refugees on Lesbos Island, Greece. Taylor was president of Sattler College from 2018 to 2021 and became president of Zollikon Institute in 2024, focusing on Christian discipleship. Married to Tania for over 35 years, they have six children and three grandsons. He said, “The kingdom of God doesn’t come by political power but by the power of the cross.”