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.
|
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 18
... recorded in the Bible . He saw the New Testament as the culmination of the revelation of God in Christ , thus recog- nizing the principle of progressive unfolding revelation . For Hiebert , as for other Mennonite Brethren , the Bible ...
... recorded revelation and the church was the community of the redeemed.28 The relationship of biblical understanding and the life of obedience was also vital to the Mennonite Brethren . " If any man will do his will , he shall know of the ...
... recorded conversion stories of the ear- ly Mennonite Brethren.20 This remained the normative experi- ence for Mennonite Brethren into the 1950s . They generally spoke of days , weeks and often months of searching for peace in a spirit ...
... was founda- tional for a life of interdependence . The resolution recorded on June 26 and 27 , 1865 was significant : The church chooses the minister , a brother from her 41 MB UNDERSTANDING OF A NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH.
... recorded in Vol . III , p . 334 and 335. However , an unrepentant sin- ner may not be accepted into the fellowship of believers until he be genuinely converted to Christ.12 People beyond the Mennonite Brethren fold noticed this view of ...