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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... Friesen ed . , P.M. Friesen and His History : Understanding Men- nonite Brethren Beginnings ( 1979 ) 3. David Ewert , ed . , Called to Teach ( 1979 ) 4. Heinrich Wölk and Gerhard Wölk , Die Mennoniten Bruedergemeinde in Russland , 1925 ...
... Friesen : I pondered the condition of the Mennonite brethren [ he means all Mennonites here ] ; and behold , it is even worse than the departed brethren describe it [ in the secession document of the Brethren ] . There is no fear of God ...
... Friesen described the rural congregations as " left with an ecclesiastical , doctrinally cor- rect , moral formalism ( always , however , with the exception of ' Elijah's 7000 ' ) . Correct doctrine and morality had replaced true faith ...
... Friesen , " Gnadenfeld became the center for a religious move- ment of greater warmth , the magnetic center for ... Friesen's statement- " Next to God's Word and his spirit , Menno and Wüst have actually made the Men- nonite Brethren ...
... Friesen described this meeting , which began at noon on Saturday and remained in session all night and throughout Sunday , as a day where the " church united for a day of prayer , repentance and fasting . " Having survived the initial ...