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Ellen Num was baptized by pastor Bill Stubbs (right) at Glencairn MB Church, Kitchener, Ont, on Dec. 13, 2009. Due to her weakened physical condition caused by cancer, Ellen was sprinkled instead of immersed. She lives by God’s timeline and as a new believer, her illness has been a time of growing and learning to trust God in every circumstance.
Blaine Lake (Sask.) Gospel Chapel celebrated the baptism of two octogenarians at Hepburn (Sask.) MB Church on Oct. 25. Several grandchildren of baptismal candidates Bill Kardash and Fred Odnokon, both of whom celebrated their 61st wedding anniversaries in 2009, sang a special number at the service.
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Name: Ken Peters
Position: B.C. representative
On the board since: 2002
“Day job”: pastor at Killarney Park MB Church, Vancouver
Family: married to Yvonne; 3 adult children
Most important theological issue facing MBs today: Following the Jesus of our Scripture, not the latest issue of Jesus according to theological trends.
Favourite theologian: To call him my favourite theologian might be stretching it, but I enjoy reading Miroslav Volf.
Name: Terry Froese
Position: Saskatchewan representative
On the board since: Gathering 2008 in Quebec
“Day job”: Pastor at Hope Fellowship Church, Saskatoon
Family: married to Wanda; 5 children (one married)
Why theology is important: Though he is unsearchable in all his ways, like the Lover he is, God still wants to be known.
Favourite theologian: Matt Groening? Ok, how about C. S. Lewis.
Name: Nelson Senft
Position: Alberta representative
On the board since: 2009
“Day job”: pastor at La Glace (Alta.) Bible Fellowship
Family: married to Margaret; 2 children
Most important theological issue facing MBs today: Do we interpret the Scriptures in light of our culture, or do we interpret our culture in light of the Scriptures?
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MB nurse dies in quake
Yvonne Martin, a member of Waterloo (Ont.) MB Church, was killed in the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti.
The 67-year-old retired nurse had just landed and settled into a guesthouse in Port-au-Prince with her team of seven from Kitchener, Ont.-based Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada when the quake struck and the house collapsed. Martin’s colleagues escaped but she was buried under the rubble. The group was to provide humanitarian assistance to several northern Haiti communities.
Waterloo MB Church posted a memorial to their website (www.waterloomb.org), and a Facebook page (RIP Yvonne Martin) as active within days of her death.
Ellen Num was baptized by pastor Bill Stubbs (right) at Glencairn MB Church, Kitchener, Ont, on Dec. 13, 2009. Due to her weakened physical condition caused by cancer, Ellen was sprinkled instead of immersed. She lives by God’s timeline and as a new believer, her illness has been a time of growing and learning to trust God in every circumstance.
Blaine Lake (Sask.) Gospel Chapel celebrated the baptism of two octogenarians at Hepburn (Sask.) MB Church on Oct. 25. Several grandchildren of baptismal candidates Bill Kardash and Fred Odnokon, both of whom celebrated their 61st wedding anniversaries in 2009, sang a special number at the service.
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The Canadian Mennonite Brethren board of faith and life (BFL) provides spiritual guidance and direction in matters of faith, theology, ethics, and Christian living, and upholds biblical and ethical integrity through the MB Confession of Faith. The BFL also provides resources (e.g. pamphlet series) and organizes events (e.g. study conferences and pastors credentialing orientation).—Eds
Name: Ken PetersPosition: B.C. representative
On the board since: 2002
“Day job”: pastor at Killarney Park MB Church, Vancouver
Family: married to Yvonne; 3 adult children
Most important theological issue facing MBs today: Following the Jesus of our Scripture, not the latest issue of Jesus according to theological trends.
Favourite theologian: To call him my favourite theologian might be stretching it, but I enjoy reading Miroslav Volf.
Name: Terry FroesePosition: Saskatchewan representative
On the board since: Gathering 2008 in Quebec
“Day job”: Pastor at Hope Fellowship Church, Saskatoon
Family: married to Wanda; 5 children (one married)
Why theology is important: Though he is unsearchable in all his ways, like the Lover he is, God still wants to be known.
Favourite theologian: Matt Groening? Ok, how about C. S. Lewis.
Name: Nelson SenftPosition: Alberta representative
On the board since: 2009
“Day job”: pastor at La Glace (Alta.) Bible Fellowship
Family: married to Margaret; 2 children
Most important theological issue facing MBs today: Do we interpret the Scriptures in light of our culture, or do we interpret our culture in light of the Scriptures?
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MB nurse dies in quake
Yvonne Martin, a member of Waterloo (Ont.) MB Church, was killed in the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti. The 67-year-old retired nurse had just landed and settled into a guesthouse in Port-au-Prince with her team of seven from Kitchener, Ont.-based Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada when the quake struck and the house collapsed. Martin’s colleagues escaped but she was buried under the rubble. The group was to provide humanitarian assistance to several northern Haiti communities.
Waterloo MB Church posted a memorial to their website (www.waterloomb.org), and a Facebook page (RIP Yvonne Martin) as active within days of her death.
—with files from the National Post.
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