Kristal Toews grew up immersed in the Mennonite Brethren theological and cultural heritage. Three of her grandparents came from Mennonite colonies in Russia, and emigrated from there in the 1920s. Most of these grandparents became leaders in MB institutions.
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Mark Baker (PhD., Duke University) is J.B. Toews Professor of Mission and Theology at Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary in Fresno, California and the author of Freedom from Religiosity and Judgmentalism: Studies in Paul’s Letter to the Galatians (the tenth instalment in the Luminaire Studies Biblical Commentary series).
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by ContributorKaren West is Pastor Emeritus at WMB church in Waterloo, Ontario. She is also the PFLT representative for Ontario on the NFLT.
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Columbia Bible College Students Find Snow in Paradise on MDS Service Trip
“Everyone on our team would agree that it was a very good week and felt good about contributing to the rebuilding of this hard-hit community”
Sandi Reutlinger is the senior pastor at River of Life Community Church in Blind Bay, BC. She has served in ministry there for over 16 years. She also serves on the Executive Committee for the British Columbia Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches.
“I grew up in a home where we knew ourselves to be new immigrants to Canada. My parents were amongst the first of the 1920s wave of Mennonites to come to Canada from Ukraine, and I learned stories from them.” – Harold Jantz
When [Lorlie’s] children came forward to pay tribute to this gentle father, whose well-employed multiple gifts had blessed so many, each began with “Dear Dad.”
A Legacy in the Making Bertha’s career with CCMBC began in 1990. As a lifelong member of the MB Church, Bertha had been involved in analytical areas that she was…
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Volunteers in B.C. honour Leamington woman tragically killed a year ago
“It was perfect timing,” he said, adding cars started rolling by and dogs barked right after the time of silence ended. “If felt like God was with us.”
In the drought-prone Borena region of Ethiopia, believers saved water to hold a baptism for 120 new believers. The area in Southern Ethiopia currently has a severe water shortage.
With its national motto of “unity in diversity,” Indonesia proved a fitting host for the 17th Assembly of Mennonite World Conference – downsized by COVID-19 restrictions but full of joy,…
Helmut Hein serves in kitchen at Monte Lake, B.C. Each morning, when Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) volunteers head out to job sites in Monte Lake, B.C., Helmut Hein of Abbotsford,…
“I want to personally thank Ingrid for her many valuable contributions to our family of churches, particularly her care and oversight of our confessional agreements. I pray God’s grace and wisdom as she takes on new challenges and opportunities.”
Barriers of internet access and recording quality, of jetlag and illness, of language and culture stand in the way of MWC Assemblies but in Indonesia 5 July 2022, they did…