Finally, a Mennonite!

Santosh and Sophia - Mennonites.

I had my credentialling  interview with the Mennonite Brethren denomination today. Felicia, the chairman of our church's leadership board and I sat before a council of 8 pastors and denominational leaders. We were peppered with a variety of doctrinal and personal questions.

The interview lasted an hour and a half, and the questions were varied in their scope from my views on divorce and remarriage to how I would help a church escape the idol of consumerism. I was pretty drained after.

After the questioning, they confer with the chairman from our church for a few minutes, while Felicia and I sweat it out in another room. After about 10 minutes, they all came out and affirmed that I am credited and licensed with the denomination.

A lot of people have asked what this actually means. Being accredited with a denomination, is akin to passing the bar exam or being admitted into the royal college of physicians - it is basically being recognized by a professional academy of your peers. It also gives you a little bit of accountability. 

So, that's it - I am a Mennonite. goodbye Christian and Missionary Alliance and goodbye Baptists. It feels good to be tied in with a denomination like this - next year I will be ordained, so then I will be Rev. Ninan!

In other news, I am still juggling a variety of potential explosives, which I guess is par for the course for a pastor.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Congrats. I still think it is funny that you are a Mennonite now.

You will have to start listening to Mennonite songs ....

SHE COOKED ALL NIGHT
(to the tune of She shooked me all night long)
She was a fat MB
she kept her kitchen clean
she made the best Zumma borcht
that you've ever seen.
that is all I can remember. This was aranged back in the day when Warren and I were practicing Mennos

Joel M-E
11:22 AM
Anonymous said…
and here is a link for your new diet
http://mennonitegirlscancook.blogspot.com/

(they even have gluten free stuff)

JME
11:24 AM
Anonymous said…
Santosh,

Perhaps after a few more trades with the Prod teams you just may be ready to play in the Big league for the Pope and his Priests with the Catholic Church. haha
3:24 PM
Anonymous said…
Congratulations!

Brent
9:38 AM
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