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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... responsibilities of the present by brood- ing over the past ; but the opposite - degrading our history - is also a sin . We need to know and face our past to understand our present and clarify our mission for the future . THE PHENOMENON ...
... largely the responsibility of the church elders , most of whom were uneducated and ill equipped for the task . Peter M. Friesen likened their incom- petent leadership to " a blind leader of the blind 6 A PILGRIMAGE OF FAITH.
... responsibility : " Train up a child in the way he should go : and when he is old , he will not depart from it . " At wed- dings the minister would not fail to charge the young couple to establish a family altar as the cornerstone of ...
... responsibility for obedience . " And the Spirit and the bride say come . And let him that hear it say come . And let him that is athirst come . And whosoever will , let him take the water of life freely " ( Rev. 22:17 ) . " Strive to ...
... responsibility . The church felt keenly a need to guard its corporate testi- mony and to discipline those whose walk did not conform to its understanding of scriptural standards . The secession docu- ment 42 A PILGRIMAGE OF FAITH.