Anabaptist Christianese
Words and phrases you'll commonly hear in Anabaptist churches and communities.
Discipline (Church Discipline)
Church Life & ServicesA church's formal process for confronting a member in serious, unrepentant sin — private conversation, then wider involvement, and, if it fails, removal from membership — with the aim of restoring them.
“"The church's formal process when a member won't stop doing serious harm. Meant as rescue; it doesn't always feel that way."”
Very confusing
Courting
Youth Group & CampDating with marriage explicitly in view — often with families involved, boundaries agreed up front, and casual dating avoided — a practice revived in some evangelical circles in the 1990s.
“"Dating, but only if you're serious, and your parents are watching."”
Confusing