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== Beliefs ==

== Beliefs ==

These are sometimes referred to as Distinctives

These are sometimes referred to as Distinctives

*1) Authority of the Scriptures

* Authority of the Scriptures

*2) Their view of Christ

* Their view of Christ

*3) Distinctive view of the Christian

* Distinctive view of the Christian

*4) High view of the Church including discipline

* High view of the Church including discipline

*5) The Two Kingdom Concept

* The Two Kingdom Concept

*6) Liberty of Conscience

* Liberty of Conscience

*7) Voluntary Church membership

* Voluntary Church membership

*8) Believer’s Baptism

* Belief in the Free Will of Man (commonly referred to as [[Arminianism]]).

*9) Discipleship

*10) Separation of Church and State

* Discipleship

*11) Nonresistance

* Separation of Church and State

*11) Non swearing of oaths

* [[Nonresistance]]

*12) Separation and Nonconformity to the World in many areas including clothing

* Non swearing of oaths

*13) Innocence of children

* Separation and Nonconformity to the World in many areas including clothing

*14) Evangelistic zeal

* Innocence of children

*15) Victory in the Christian life is possible

* Evangelistic zeal

*16) Simplicity in lifestyle

* Victory in the Christian life is possible

*17) Simplicity of worship. This includes A Capella Singing, Segregated Seating and Kneeling Prayer.

* Simplicity in lifestyle

*18) Lay Leadership and the Plural Ministry

* Simplicity of worship. This includes [[A cappella]] Singing, Segregated Seating and Kneeling Prayer.

*19) Christian Woman's Veiling - 1 Corinthians 11:1-16 still applies today.

* Lay Leadership and the Plural Ministry

* Christian Woman's Veiling - 1 Corinthians 11:1-16 still applies today. (See [[Christian headcovering]]).

Conservative Mennonites characteristically conduct worship services in the language of the country in which they inhabit.  This is in contrast to various Old Order groups which would still conduct their services in German. The more conservative groupings also operate their own private Christian day schools (operated by free will offerings) in preference to promoting home schooling. They teach abstinence from alcohol and tobacco as well as temperance in all areas of life.

Conservative Mennonites characteristically conduct worship services in the language of the country in which they inhabit.  This is in contrast to various Old Order groups which would still conduct their services in German. They differ from the Old Order groups mainly in their acceptance of certain technologies or modern inventions, are evangelical, and conduct missions.  The more conservative groupings also operate their own private Christian day schools (operated by free will offerings) in preference to promoting home schooling. They teach abstinence from alcohol (crudely referred to as [[Teetotalism]]) and tobacco as well as [[Temperance (virtue)]] in all areas of life and have a strong work ethic. They frequently serve their communities voluntarily and other areas in times of natural disaster through organized work programs for instance [[Hurricane Katrina disaster relief]].

Conservative Mennonites would uphold the following confessions of faith: The Schleitheim Confession of Faith (1527),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/S345ME.html/?searchterm=schleitheim%20confession |title=Schleitheim Confession |publisher=Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online}}</ref> the Dordrecht Confession of Faith (1632), the Christian Fundamentals (1921)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/C4798.html/?searchterm=christian%20fundamentals |title=Christian Fundamentals |publisher=Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online}}</ref> adopted at Garden City, Missouri (commonly called the Garden City Confession), and the Nationwide churches also use Hartville Restatement of the Christian Fundamentals (1964).

Conservative Mennonites would uphold the following confessions of faith: The [[Schleitheim Confession]] of Faith (1527),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/S345ME.html/?searchterm=schleitheim%20confession |title=Schleitheim Confession |publisher=Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online}}</ref> the [[Dordrecht Confession of Faith]] (1632), the Christian Fundamentals (1921)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/C4798.html/?searchterm=christian%20fundamentals |title=Christian Fundamentals |publisher=Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online}}</ref> adopted at Garden City, Missouri (commonly called the Garden City Confession), and the Nationwide churches also use Hartville Restatement of the Christian Fundamentals (1964).

==Ministry==

==Ministry==