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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... spiritually , geographically and cultur- ally . In periods of great social change there is energy and ex- hilaration ... spiritual integrity in matters of faith , polity and lifestyle became most pronounced in the period following the ...
... spiritual awareness , and ultimately to repentance and renewal . May God grant that we heed his call . Abraham Friesen Chair , Historical Commission of the General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches The Mennonite Brethren : A ...
... spiritually weak , blind to the work of God in others , and married to our culture.3 Amid the swirling change of the late ... spiritual pilgrimage requires a grasp of its historical back- ground . Mennonite Brethren belong to a dynamic ...
... spiritual vitality . To idealize our past without an increasing concern for the present is idolatry . Israel was guilty of this sin . People may seek escape from the responsibilities of the present by brood- ing over the past ; but the ...
... spiritual faithfulness and life - giv- ing renewal . As John A. Toews has written , " Church renewal and new life movements cannot be explained simply in terms of an historic framework of cause and effect . " 10 Religious his- tory ...