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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... conference in North America convened on September 30 , 1878. The minutes of that meeting record the following statement of purpose : " The Conference has been called for brethren of like faith from our scattered churches to see whether ...
... conference passed a resolution " that the mis- sion committee look for teachers in order that the conference may begin its own Bible schools . " 16 The claim that biblicism was " a distinctive of the Menno- nite Brethren " " must be ...
... conference outlined special procedures to deal with such instances . The 1888 conference studied Scripture to determine how to proceed when an elder or minister in the church experi- enced criticism or accusations . They concluded that ...
... conference . In later years the General Conference Board of Reference and Coun- sel assumed this task . The admonition of 1 Timothy 5 : 17-18 to recognize the el- ders who rule well , to count them of double honor , especially those who ...
... conference supported young men to receive advanced theological train- ing , though at the same time it worried that their training might threaten the stability of the conference.18 Abraham Schellenberg was one who feared that those who ...