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E V A N G E L I C A L A N A B A P T I S T
S Y M P O S I U M 2006 The vision of Rosedale Bible College (RBC) is to be a center for the advancement of an engaged and evangelical Anabaptist faith. To that end, RBC hosted this symposium, welcoming members of the Anabaptist and Evangelical communities to gather and explore the unique perspectives of contemporary evangelical Anabaptism. Evangelical Anabaptism in Action was the first such gathering, held November 16–18, 2006. We discussed, prayed about, and worked toward building up a church that practices the “true evangelical faith” described by Menno Simons: a faith that not only clothes the naked and feeds the hungry, but also “manifests itself in all righteousness and works of love” and “seeks that which is lost.” Speakers
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Future Symposia November 15–17, 2007 — “Knowing Christ:” Renewing an Evangelical Foundation |
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Keynote Speaker Ron Sider is president and founder of 
James Rhodes is a longtime advocate for the sanctity of human life and the need for peacemaking. His doctoral work at San Francisco Theological Seminary focused on a consistent nonviolent ethic of life. James has served as a peace resource person in the Southwest and Virginia Mennonite Conferences, and currently pastors at Salem Mennonite Church (West Virginia). He has taught ethics and history as adjunct faculty at both Eastern Mennonite University from 1995-2006, and at RBC. James lives in Harrisonburg, Virginia, with his wife, Leanna.
Jon Showalter Jon is RBC‘s academic dean and brings a historian‘s perspective to his classes, which include Peace, Justice, and Simplicity, and Anabaptist History and Theology. Jon earned his M. A. at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and has done doctoral studies at Ohio State. He is also associate pastor of Shiloh Mennonite Church (Resaca, Ohio) since 1997, and lives with his wife, Dawn, and their four sons in Rosedale, Ohio.
Eric Kouns was executive secretary of the Evangelical Anabaptist Fellowship from 1992–2001, an experience which attests to his interest in the development of strong ties between the evangelical and Anabaptist communities. He earned his M. Div. from Eastern Mennonite Seminary, and has been a member of the RBC faculty since 1995. Eric and his wife, Shirley, live in Rosedale, Ohio.