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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... serves as a continuous exhortation to review the past so we can understand the pre- sent.1 A French statesman , philosopher and orator coined the phrase : " take from the past the fire : not the ashes . " Today's generation has a ...
... serves as a sign for the baptismal candidate that he is really born again . " ( 3 ) " Regarding footwashing , we confess that the Lord Jesus instituted it , John 13 , to be practiced among one another , for the blessing is in the deed ...
... served as an instrument expressing a basic commitment to Scripture , not as a norm for the exposition of truth . The concern for continued biblical orientation found strong expression in the establishing of Bible schools . As ear- ly as ...
... song expressed a deep commitment to the Word and a desire for obedience . Each participant at the study hour would read a verse or two from the Scripture portion to be studied . The host of the home served as the 26 A PILGRIMAGE OF FAITH.
... served as the discussion leader . The leader or other assigned person would give an overview of the passage and put it into context . Then the men would seek to expound the Scripture verse by verse . The women were usually silent ...