A Pilgrimage of Faith: The Mennonite Brethren Church in Russia and North America, 1860-1990Kindred Productions (c) 1993, 1993 - 376 páginas It 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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... position . " 33 During this time there also sprang up private study groups interested in outreach . These included mission sewing circles , Bible studies and peri- odic mission festivals , all of which generated considerable op- position ...
... position.29 THE USE OF SCRIPTURE Mennonite Brethren were known as diligent students of the Bible . They considered personal Bible reading and medi- tation an integral part of the believer's daily life . Daily family devotions were the ...
... position and suffering no doubt helped harden the young movement's persistence into dogmatism . Another factor furthering the dogmatism was the experi- ence of the people themselves . Most of the early Mennonite Brethren had been ...
... position the church was not to be idle . Its members earned their livelihood amidst a relationship of love with their neighbors . The true church continued " stead- fastly in the apostles ' doctrine and fellowship , and in breaking of ...
... position softened with time . In 1899 , in Steinbach , South Russia , the first " open " communion took place . " At the 1903 conference in Waldheim there was an agreement to ac- cept differences on this question . In 1910 a fuller ...