“In everything, educator” Scholar, teacher, administrator, pastor – but, in everything, educator – Elmer Martens’ life was a testament to faith and knowledge. Martens, 86, died suddenly Sept. 21, 2016, of…
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Hans Kasdorf: A Gentleman, a Scholar, and More
by ContributorHans Kasdorf, missiologist and a good friend, died at age 82 on March 26, 2011, in Fresno, California. While he now lives in glory, he also lives on in the memories of his teaching colleagues, students, and grateful missionaries worldwide.
God needed to do something drastic given the general Christian malaise in the state of Andhra Pradesh, one Indian leader surmised. A few months after devastating floods hit Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, Indian MB leaders found reconciliation through the waters of footwashing.
Indian church leaders celebrated the 150th anniversary of the Mennonite Brethren on the hospital grounds at Jadcherla, Andhra Pradesh, Jan. 17, 2010, the first conference to mark the historic event.
The Old Testament in the Life of God’s People: Essays in Honor of Elmer A. Martens
Editor: Jon Isaak
Hebrews 13:7 tells us to “remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you.” This volume does exactly that, honouring a significant Mennonite Brethren teacher and leader.Isaiah 53: 1-12 Years ago in a public school in southern Saskatchewan, I got into trouble with my schoolmate, Waldo. (I still think the scuffle was really his fault.) After…
A personal tour through the past 50 years of Mennonite Brethren seminary education, by president emeritus Elmer A. Martens In the fall of 1955, I left Saskatchewan in a 1950…