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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... Missionary Movement 81 8 Early Mennonite Brethren Missionaries 95 9 Eschatology : Not With One Voice 107 10 Mennonite Brethren at the Turn of the Century 115 11 Summary Observations of Parts One and Two 133 SECTION 3 A Time Of ...
... missionaries and individual church members . Each chapter was read by three people who had special compe- tence in the topic under review . Their contributions and cri- tiques are part of the final manuscript . Special recognition must ...
... missionary conference whose influence has circled the globe . A careful study of our history helps us understand the phenomenon of repeated revivals , many conversions and church growth , as well as times of inward emptiness , legalism ...
... missionary David Schatter visited the colonies in 1835 he reported that the church had " lost its salt , ” but the spiritual life would sink even lower during the next two decades . The diary of David Epp , minister in Chortitza ...
... missionary endeavors . At one point the tension expressed itself in the forced resignation of elders Cornelius Warkentin and Heinrich Wiens over the issue of suppression of change.26 Further controversy surrounded Bernhard Fast ( 1821 ...