Scope and Contents: Select papers pertaining to Thomas's service on the Goshen, Indiana City Council, Mennonite participation in Indiana local, regional, and state politics, and Thomas's work as executive secretary of the Mennonite Board of Congregational Ministries. Includes photographs, oaths of office, campaign finance records, campaign strategy notes, and two educational DVDs, entitled "Mennonites and Political Power" (Parts I and II). The collection also includes a DVD and outline of Thomas's Goshen College convocation address entitled "It Turns Out I'm Not a Pacifist" (January 2011).