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Rhizome Updates from the Institute for the Study of Global Anabaptism Rhizome Updates from the Institute for the Study of Global Anabaptism VOLUME 7, NUMBER 2 OCTOBER 2020 ISGA Publishes History of the Muria Javanese Mennonite Church in Indonesia Sigit Heru Sukoco Lawrence Yoder An upcoming book published translation by Lawrence M. their own cultural frame of by the ISGA, The Way of the Yoder, with extensive editing reference. Over the course of Gospel in the World of Java: A by ISGA director, John D. its long history, the developing History of the Muria Javanese Roth. communities of Christians Mennonite Church (GITJ), tells joined to form a community The Way of the Gospel in the the story of one branch of known as Gereja Injili di World of Java gives an account the Anabaptist-Mennonite Tanah Jawa (GITJ), or the Mu- of how missionaries of the INSIDE THIS churches in Indonesia. Au- ria Javanese Mennonite Dutch Mennonite Mission, ISSUE: thors Sigit Heru Sukoco and Church. along with indigenous Java- Lawrence M. Yoder originally Research Sym- 1 nese evangelists, sought to One of the indigenous found- posium wrote and published this his- evangelize the people of the ers of the Christian move- Project Updates 2 tory of the Muria Javanese Muria region of north Central ment in the Muria area was a Mennonite Church—known Visiting Scholar 2 Java starting in the 1850s. Javanese mystic, who took the in Indonesia as Gereja Injili di GAMEO 3 While European missionaries name Ibrahim Tunggul Tanah Jawa (GITJ)—in 2010 Editorial 4 functioned out of a western Wulung. This portrait, com- with the title Tata Injil di Bumi cultural framework, the Java- missioned by Lawrence Yoder, Muria. The current publica- nese evangelists drew on tion is based on an English (cont. on pg. 2) P A G E 2 Mennonite World Conference Assembly the COVID-19 pandemic. Service Network, the Postponed The new date for the 17th COVID-19 response fund, MWC global assembly—now and many other projects con- In August, the Executive known as Indonesia 2022— tinue to function, thanks to Committee of Mennonite will be July 5-10, 2022. For Zoom and other electronic World Conference more information, check out forms of communication. (MWC), together with the MWC’s publications, website, National Advisory Commit- and social media posts. tee of Indonesia, decided to Meanwhile, MWC postpone the MWC global Commissions, Global assembly planned for the Anabaptist Mission Net- summer of 2021 in light of work, Global Anabaptist Ind. Book (cont.) was created by Semarang Anabaptism. The 464- artist Inanta on the basis of page book includes nu- notes from missionary jour- merous photos and is To purchase a copy nals, the life story of Tunggul available for purchase Wulung, and portraits of for $20 ($30 postage of this book, send a persons assumed to be his paid within the United relatives. States). To buy a copy, check for $20 ($30 send a check made out The publication of this book to ISGA to our address for shipping within was set to precede the Men- listed in the left column. nonite World Conference Portrait of Tunggul Wulung the USA) made out global assembly in 2021 (Photo: L. Yoder) to ISGA to: (now postponed to 2022) to give English-language Ana- Coming Soon: A Travel Guide to baptists the chance to learn more about this Indonesian John D. Roth/ISGA MWC’s Indonesia 2022 church. The project was Goshen College made possible with funding With the history of the Muria Javanese Mennonite Church support from the completed, ISGA director John D. Roth is now turning to a 1700 S Main St Doopsgezinde Zendingsraad related book—a user-friendly introduction to Indonesia that Goshen, IN 46526 (DZR) and the Indonesia combines a history of the three Anabaptist-Mennonite Committee of the Algemene churches in Indonesia with a brief travel guide. The small Doopsgezinde Sociëteit book, to be published by MennoMedia, will be an essential (ADS), as well as the Insti- resource for North Americans who are planning to attend tute for the Study of Global the 17th MWC global assembly in Semarang, Indonesia in the summer of 2022. RHIZOME VOLUME 7, NUMBER 2 P A G E 3 ISGA Seeks Input for Collaborative 2020 Anabaptist Storytelling Project The Institute for the Study of Global Anabaptism (ISGA) at Goshen College has joined 15 other Anabaptist-Mennonite organizations in calling on Ana- baptist-Mennonite groups to share their experiences during the remarkable historical, bio- our times from diverse perspectives in the global Anabaptist logical, and social events of 2020 as part of a collaborative sto- -Mennonite community.” rytelling project called Anabaptist History Today (AHT). The ISGA invites individuals, congregations, schools, and Created by Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) Archives and organizations to tell their stories of living during these Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, AHT is the first large- changing times. Contributors may share their experiences scale, collaborative digital project of its kind in the Anabaptist through a variety of media, including videos, audio record- community. ings, photos, journal entries, artwork, poetry, and personal “We are living through an unusual moment in world history— reflections. An online form guides contributors through the marked by a global pandemic, a climate crisis, intense conversa- process. tions about race, economic uncertainty, and political division,” To learn more about the AHT project, visit https:// said John D. Roth, director of the ISGA. “Someday our grand- aht.libraryhost.com/s/archive/page/Welcome. children will look back on the events of 2020 and want to know more. This project will help provide sources for interpreting New Social Media Logo to Represent ISGA Over the summer, ISGA launched several new logos for developing a stronger social media pres- ence. Designed by the Goshen College Communications and Marketing department, these logos feature the ISGA initials with the Goshen College colors and olive branch. With these visual identity markers, we hope to increase our name and identity recognition in the online community. Addition- ally, we hope to gradually build our social media presence and networking ability in order to share news about our work more broadly with people all over the world. You can help by going to our ISGA Facebook page (if search- ing for this page, type in our full name), liking and following us, and sharing this page with friends who might be interested in our work. Also, be sure to check out our Facebook video series on the “Day in the Life of the Global Anabaptist Church” project. ANABAPTISM ONLINE By John D. Roth, director of the Institute for the Study of Global Anabaptism During the early 1980s, as Chris- Indonesian GKMI church and a PhD ers thoughtful, provocative insights tians in Ethiopia faced severe persecu- student in theology, collaborated with that often unsettle established as- tion, the Meserete Kristos Church sur- other colleagues to start sumptions. Among plain Anabap- vived by shifting the primary focus of @Theovlogy—a podcast in Bahasa In- tists, Lynette Yoder, originally from congregational life to small house donesian that is “collegial, non- Holmes County, Ohio, has posted groups. The groups that emerged— apologetic, and conversational.” The some 300 videos on YouTube that often women who would meet for cof- site quickly attracted give her nearly 100,000 fee, bible study, discussion, and pray- the interest of other “In these times of cri- followers an intimate Indonesian young er—were organized but fluid, quickly sis, technology has glimpse into the daily life of incorporating new people and then people who found a more conservative group, multiplying as the church grew. @Theovlogy to be “a offered a way of often interspersed with In modern times we have grown space for students of breaking through the reflections on faith and theology from differ- practice. accustomed to thinking of church limits of resources, growth in terms of charismatic person- ent backgrounds . “I think we are in a very alities and sophisticated marketing to dismantle powers time, and distance…” interesting time,” reflected strategies. But throughout most of in the disciplines of Rebeca González, a Men- church history, movements of revival— theology and religious studies.” The nonite pastor in Mexico. “In these be it the Waldensians, the Lollard fol- group has now posted 185 podcasts. times of crisis, technology has of- lowers of John Wycliffe, the Hussites, Numerous other forums for theo- fered a way of breaking through the the Anabaptists, or early Pietists, Quak- logical conversation have also recently limits of resources, time, and dis- ers, and Methodists—were started by emerged among Spanish-speaking Ana- tance and enabled us to reflect to- small groups of people who gathered to baptist-Mennonites. Thus, Carlos Mar- gether on the biblical text in order share their stories, read scripture, and tínez García, a Mennonite journalist, to respond to the great questions ask about its meaning for their lives. pastor, and church historian in Mexico we are asking.” It seems that something similar may City, has helped to initiate “Café con Clearly, the Internet and social be happening in our own troubled aroma anabautista,” an informal ex- media are no substitute for face-to- times. By all outward appearances, the change of theology, music, poetry, and face community. But if the sixteenth inherited structures of Christianity in art. The “Women Doing Theology in -century Anabaptists were alive the West—and with it, the Mennonite Latin America” meets regularly for on- today they would likely be challeng- church—are either in decline or being line conversations, most recently to ing traditional forms of communica- called into question. Yet even as tradi- read together biblical texts focused on tion by live-streaming podcasts, tional institutions are weakening, re- the theme of reconciliation.
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