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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... fellowship , a life of rigorous discipleship , and the church as a witnessing commu- nity in evangelism and mission . Our forebears demonstrated their faith by translating biblical teachings into life and rela- tionships , not by ...
... fellowship established itself more firmly upon the Word of God , there arose in us the desire to celebrate the Lord's Supper more often , and we asked our Elder Lenz- mann to break bread more often , even if this had to be done here and ...
... fellowship a formal organization was nec- essary . On January 6 , 1860 a secession document prepared by Abraham Cornelsen of Elizabethtal was reviewed by the other dissenters . After a prayer meeting that lasted all afternoon and ...
... fellowship , the church as found in the book of Acts . Biblical truth for Mennonite Brethren was existential and governed all aspects of faith and life . Their rejection of insti- tutional forms of religion left them no other point of ...
... fellowship of believers as they searched Scripture for guidance on issues of personal and corporate discipleship . The principle of a community hermeneutic governed the early years of Mennonite Brethren history . Conference min- utes ...