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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... struggles during the initial years of the Mennonite Brethren movement . According to John A. Toews , Wüst was a " Moses ' who led many people out of the bondage of a life- less tradition and dead orthodoxy to a joyous assurance of a ...
... struggle to survive under extreme hardships and to gain recognition in the Mennonite communi- ty , the new group lacked the leadership required to chart a balanced way . The excesses in the Neu Kronsweide congre- gation of 1853 were ...
... struggle with basic spiritual issues gave new vitality to a dor- mant church . " In time the older congregations appropriated many ideas and practices of the new church that they consid- ered to be right and scriptural . Cornelius Krahn ...
... struggles within the Conference had affected the unity which hovered like a mildew over the brother- hood , especially the leading brethren . In doctrine there were uncertainties . Not considering the exposition con- cerning the ...
... struggle recorded in the Old Testament , world history in general and the future consummation of history reflect the on- going conflict between the two kingdoms , with the certainty of ultimate victory for the Kingdom of God ( Phil . 2 ...