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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... references . ISBN 0-921788-17-7 1. Mennonite Brethren Church - History . 2. Mennonites - Russia - His- tory . 3. Mennonites - Canada - History . I. Title . BX8115.T64 1993 289.7'09 C93-098095-6 Published simultaneously by Kindred Press ...
... reference and counsel of the Canadi- an , U.S. and bi - national conferences suggested a need to replicate the ... references used in this book are from the King James Version . This translation was used when the 1903 Mennonite Brethren ...
... reference.2 The writings of Jacob P. Bekker and Peter M. Friesen shed some light on the community process that led to specific deci- sions in understanding and practice , including such crucial is- sues as baptism , communion ...
... -1900 ) provided little evi- dence of creedal concern . The point of reference for them was not a codified statement but the study of Scripture in or- der to find answers to questions arising in the life 18 A PILGRIMAGE OF FAITH.
... reference but the Bible itself . In the initial years , when under continu- ous attack and persecution from both ecclesiastical and civil authorities , this emphasis on the teachings of the Bible as they understood it was their only ...