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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... authority and polity . The subsequent letter from this body to the government representative can be seen as an official confirmation of the birth . The document reviewed the struggle to survive the per- secutions and oppression from the ...
... authorities , this emphasis on the teachings of the Bible as they understood it was their only anchor . " Faithfulness to the Word " became the overarching motif that provided the courage and the endurance during the early years of the ...
... authorities nor of any man , but should do only what God requires of you ; and what the mouth of God has spoken , that you ... authority of Scripture was not unique to them . Their repeated affirmation of agreement with Menno Simons ...
... authority was founda- tional for a life of interdependence . The resolution recorded on June 26 and 27 , 1865 was significant : The church chooses the minister , a brother from her 41 MB UNDERSTANDING OF A NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH.
... authority to ban such a repentant sinner , because the forgiveness of sin is not obtained in or through the ban , but by the merit of Je- sus Christ . This was also Menno's conviction , as recorded in Vol . III , p . 334 and 335 ...