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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... Missions in Context of Change 261 20 Faith in Tension 281 21 A Call To Commitment 299 22 " The Race That Is Set Before Us " ( Hebrews 12 : 1 ) 323 Endnotes 329 T his book seeks to provide a biblical and theological ii SECTION 4.
... mission . Our forebears demonstrated their faith by translating biblical teachings into life and rela- tionships , not by apologetics or creedal dogmatism . Being " born again " meant there was a recognizable difference be- tween the ...
... mission for the future . THE PHENOMENON OF RENEWAL Human history is a story of change , a rhythmic cycle of ascent and decline that ebbs and flows almost like the sea- sons . Civilizations rise to a level of glory only to decline , fade ...
... mission sewing circles , Bible studies and peri- odic mission festivals , all of which generated considerable op- position . In 1845 , Eduard Wüst , a Lutheran Pietist from Würtem- berg , Germany , came on the scene . A frequent ...
... Mission Institute ( now located at Wiedenest ) .15 The St. Chrishona Bible School recorded the names of fourteen Mennonite Brethren from Russia who studied there between 1879 and 1907.16 Many Mennonite Brethren preachers between 1880 ...