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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... emphasized the Bible as the Word of God for faith and life , the experiential reality of a New Testament con- version , the church as an interdependent fellowship , a life of rigorous discipleship , and the church as a witnessing commu ...
... emphasis on a personal salvation experience and mission was important for the renewal movement . His ministry did not , however , provide a biblical theology of the church and the pathway of discipleship . The absence of these founda ...
... emphasis on the biblical implications for a life of faith . The church there , under the jurisdiction of Elder Jakob Hildebrand ( 1795-1867 ) , experienced a spiritual revival . Kornelius Hilde- brand , son of Elder Hildebrand ...
... emphasized that the understandings were to be subject to the continued scrutiny of biblical teaching under the guidance of the Holy Spirit . " The criteria of faith rested in the evidences of a new life ( John 3 : 3 , 2 Cor . 5:17 ) ...
... 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 movement . This ...