“According to Shank, Mennonites have learned much from the AICS. He lists six lessons: (1) the faith of the powerful is irrelevant, and mission has to be characterized by servanthood, (2) the gospel is a source of liberating power, (3) faith is a spiritual combat, (4) the Western interpretation of Scripture is not the final word, (5) God is experienced as an awe-inspiring divine mystery and (6) the power of the faith community is in the laity.”