A Pilgrimage of Faith: The Mennonite Brethren Church in Russia and North America, 1860-1990It is now [1990] one hundred and thirty years since the birth of the Mennonite Brethren Church and therefore time for someone in that church to take a backward glance to see how things have developed. Who better to do this John B. Toews. His life spans well over half of those years and he has experienced much of what he writes. "JB" as he is affectionately known by both students and colleagues is a patriarchal figure in the Mennonite Brethren Church. Born in Ukraine, the Russian Revolution and its aftermath were the crucible that shaped his youth and young adult years. After studying in Western Europe, Toews immigrated to Canada in the late 1920s. Much of his life has been in Mennonite Brethren educational institutions in Canada and the United States. During ten years as Executive Secretary of the Mennonite Brethren Board of Missions he traveled widely and came to know Mennonite Brethren people around the world. In between educational and mission administrative responsibilities he pastored in Kansas and California. After retiring from the presidency of the Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary he became the founding Director of the Historical Commission of the Mennonite Brethren Church.
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... Bible as the Word of God for faith and life , the experiential reality of a New Testament con- version , the church ... biblical teachings into life and rela- tionships , not by apologetics or creedal dogmatism . Being " born again ...
... Bible Society for Scripture distribu- tion resulted in a split , with the larger part of the congregation selecting new leadership . " 7 Another expression of a growing new mood was the Ohrloff School Society , which established a ...
... Bible studies and peri- odic mission festivals , all of which generated considerable op- position . In 1845 , Eduard ... biblical theology of the church and the pathway of discipleship . The absence of these founda- tions in the renewal ...
... Bible study groups continued to nourish the inner life of the people who had experienced personal salvation . Of these meetings Jacob Reimer , a leader in the early Mennonite Brethren Church who attended regularly , wrote : Our purpose ...
... Bible teaching . An overemphasis on the personal ex- periential dimension of salvation - free grace and joy in re- demption - breeds an emotional imbalance that is inconsistent with true discipleship . ( 2 ) The importance of mutual ...