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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... Teach ( 1979 ) 4. Heinrich Wölk and Gerhard Wölk , Die Mennoniten Bruedergemeinde in Russland , 1925-1980 ; Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte ( 1981 ) 5. John B. Toews , Perilous Journey : The Mennonite Brethren in Russia 1860-1910 ( 1988 ) 6 ...
... Teaching Ministry 53 6 In The World But Not Of The World 69 7 A 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 ...
... teacher and preacher , with leaders whose own ministries had over- lapped with the founders of the Mennonite Brethren Church . The story of the Mennonite Brethren is told under four broad categories : Historical Background ( Part I ) ...
... teachers from our institutions , pastors , missiolo- gists , 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 ...
... teachings into life and rela- tionships , not by apologetics or creedal dogmatism . Being " born again " meant there was a recognizable difference be- tween the " old " and the " new . " A holy lifestyle of self - denial and a ...