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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... gift of tongues was em- phasized . Improprieties occurred between men and women . Moderating efforts on the part of Elder Hildebrand failed . John B. Toews notes that " radical leadership encouraged the sister kiss , loud hallelujahs ...
... gift , preserve this treasury for our good . It means more than all possessions , its value supersedes all other riches . Where thy Word does not prevail there is no foundation for our faith . My desire is not the possession of a ...
... gift of grace of the Spirit of Christ . " 18 This emphasis remained predominant . A mere crisis experience or verbal profession did not provide the proof of a genuine conversion . A new life was the proof required . They took passages ...
... gifts towards the support and betterment of the body of Christ in spiritual and temporal things with diligence . . . as true members of the household of God and children of the kingdom ( Matt . 13:38 ) they shall carefully guard the ...
... gifts for service , thus fulfilling his divine promise : " And I will give you pastors according to mine heart , which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding " ( Jer . 3:15 ) .1 The writings of Henry W. Lohrenz in the 1920s and ...