The Future of Anabaptism as a Global Movement: Global Anabaptism Conference Lectures

May 21-22, 2019

A conference hosted by Canadian Mennonite University and Providence University College and Seminary.

How did this happen? What does this shift in the centre of gravity mean for churches in Canada? What will the Anabaptist church look like in the future? For almost 500 years, the centre of Anabaptism has been located in Europe and North America. Since the end of the twentieth century that reality has changed dramatically as Anabaptist churches in Latin America, Africa, and Asia have outgrown their European and North American counterparts.

These and other questions were explored in the context of a two-day conference consisting of:

• Two public lectures
• A pastors seminar for church leaders and persons involved in related organizations
• An educators seminar for educators in secondary schools, colleges, and university settings

From Zurich to Addis Ababa: How Anabaptism went Global

May 21, 2019

Envisioning the Global Anabaptist Church of the Future

May 22, 2019

Dr. John D. Roth, Goshen College (Keynote Presenter)

Dr. John D. Roth is Professor of History at Goshen College where he also serves as Director of the Mennonite Historical Library and Editor of The Mennonite Quarterly Review. John has written widely on topics related to Anabaptist-Mennonite history and church life and has enjoyed various ecumenical involvements. More recently, he is the founding director of the Institute for the Study of Global Anabaptism at Goshen College, secretary of the MWC Faith and Life Commission, and is currently focusing on several research projects relating to the global Anabaptist fellowship.

John and his wife, Ruth, are the parents of four adult children and four grandchildren, and are active members at Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship in Goshen, Indiana.