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Dueck’s <em>Mennonite Brethren Bible College: A History of Competing Visions</em>. The book is now on sale through the <a href="https://www.kindredproductions.com">Kindred Productions website</a>.</p> <figure class="picture old right small"><div style="max-width: 140px;" class="crop"><img width="140" height="176" src="https://mbhistory.org/media/photos/news/2021-06-abe-dueck.png" alt="Abe Dueck taught at MBBC for 23 years and served as academic dean for 15 years. He lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba."></div><figcaption style="width: 140px;"><p>Abe Dueck taught at MBBC for 23 years and served as academic dean for 15 years. He lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba.</p></figcaption></figure> <p>In 2016, Abe was awarded the Commission’s MB Studies Project Grant for his research project on the history of the MB Bible College in Winnipeg. The college was the main program supported by the Canadian MB conference during the college’s existence (1944–1992). In large measure, the college story is the story of the conference. The theology, worship, and polity of the conference are reflected in the often-heated debates that transpired from year to year concerning the nature of the college. Now, five years later, Abe’s research has been published!<br clear="right"></p> <figure class="picture old right small"><div style="max-width: 140px;" class="crop"><img width="140" height="141" src="https://mbhistory.org/media/photos/news/2021-06-dora-dueck.png"></div><figcaption style="width: 140px;"> <p class="pict_capt">Dora Dueck, author and former <em>MB Herald</em> editorial staff, lives in Delta, British Columbia.</p></figcaption></figure> <p>The Commission also received an update on the manuscript edited by Dora Dueck (no relation to Abe). It is a companion volume to Doug Heidebrecht’s <em>Women in Ministry Leadership: The Journey of the Mennonite Brethren, 1954–2010</em> published in 2019. This manuscript is an anthology of life-writing from 14+ MB women leaders, detailing their calls to ministry and experiences as women leaders. The tentative title is <em>On Holy Ground: Stories by and about Women in Ministry Leadership in the Mennonite Brethren Church</em>. The Commission was delighted to hear that the project is approaching completion and a publication date of next spring is expected.<br clear="right"></p> <figure class="picture old right medium"><div style="max-width: 180px;" class="crop"><img width="180" height="135" src="https://mbhistory.org/media/photos/news/2021-06-sumner-janzen.png"></div><figcaption style="width: 180px;"> <p class="pict_capt">Brad Sumner (l), lead pastor, Jericho Ridge Community Church, Surrey, British Columbia.</p> <p class="pict_capt">Rich Janzen (r), co-executive director, Centre for Community Based Research, Waterloo, Ontario.</p></figcaption></figure> <p>Besides funding publications, the Commission also awarded an MB Studies Project Grant of $3,000 CAD to Rev. Brad Sumner and Dr. Rich Janzen for their community-based research project proposal, <em>Exploring Congregational Use of the MB Confession of Faith: Past, Present, Future</em>.</p> <p>Their project aims to interview a wide sampling of Canadian MB pastors to ascertain how they think, act on, and in other ways relate to the MB Confession of Faith, both currently and in the past. The Commission was drawn to the significance of this project, especially the implications that could find practical relevance for ongoing congregational engagement with the Confession of Faith.</p> <p>For details about all the Commission’s funding initiatives and application procedures – and the news releases announcing past recipients – see the <a href="https://mbhistory.org/">Commission鈥檚 website</a>.</p> <p>Since its formation in 1969, the Commission has helped coordinate the collection, preservation, and interpretation of MB archival records: congregational meeting minutes, conference proceedings, personal papers, periodicals, and photographs.</p> <p>The Commission works with a network of four MB archival centers: Center for MB Studies (Hillsboro, Kansas), Mennonite Library & Archives (Fresno, California), Mennonite Historical Society of BC (Abbotsford, British Columbia), and Centre for MB Studies (Winnipeg, Manitoba).</p> <p>More information about the work of the Commission – a funded ministry of both the US Conference of MB Churches and the Canadian Conference of MB Churches – is available on <a href="https://mbhistory.org/">its website</a>.</p> <p class="src">鈥擩on Isaak, executive secretary<br clear="all"></p> <figure class="picture old wide"><div style="max-width: 380px;" class="crop"><img width="380" height="320" src="https://mbhistory.org/media/photos/news/2021-06-agm.png" alt="Members of the MB Historical Commission (June 5, 2021). Top row (l to r): Jon Isaak (Winnipeg, executive secretary), Kevin Enns-Rempel (Fresno), and Chris Koop (St. Catharines); second row: Richard Thiessen (Abbotsford), Patricia Janzen Loewen (Winnipeg, vice chair), and Valerie Rempel (Fresno, recording secretary); third row: Don Isaac (Hillsboro, chair), Maricela Chavez (Fresno), and Peggy Goertzen (Hillsboro); and fourth row: Hannah Keeney (Fresno) and Benny Leung (Calgary)."></div><figcaption><p>Members of the MB Historical Commission (June 5, 2021). Top row (l to r): Jon Isaak (Winnipeg, executive secretary), Kevin Enns-Rempel (Fresno), and Chris Koop (St. Catharines); second row: Richard Thiessen (Abbotsford), Patricia Janzen Loewen (Winnipeg, vice chair), and Valerie Rempel (Fresno, recording secretary); third row: Don Isaac (Hillsboro, chair), Maricela Chavez (Fresno), and Peggy Goertzen (Hillsboro); and fourth row: Hannah Keeney (Fresno) and Benny Leung (Calgary).</p></figcaption></figure><br clear="all"> </div></main> <header class="brown" id="menubar"> <a class="hamburger left white" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="toggleMenu()"><svg class="icon icon_menu"><use xlink:href="#icon_menu"></use></svg><svg class="icon icon_close"><use xlink:href="#icon_close"></use></svg></a> <a class="item right" href="https://mbhistory.org/pub/" title="Publications"><svg class="icon icon_read"><use xlink:href="#icon_read"></use></svg><span>Publications</span></a> <a class="item right secondary" href="https://mbhistory.org/opp/" title="Opportunities"><svg class="icon icon_gift"><use xlink:href="#icon_gift"></use></svg><span>Opportunities</span></a> <a class="item left secondary" href="https://mbhistory.org/about/" title="About Us"><svg class="icon icon_info"><use xlink:href="#icon_info"></use></svg><span>About Us</span></a> <a id="homelogo" href="https://mbhistory.org/"><img src="https://mbhistory.org/media/mbhc-logo.svg" alt="Mennonite Brethren Historical Commission"></a> <a class="modal" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="toggleMenu()"></a> <nav id="mainmenu"> <div class="brown"> <ul><li><a href="https://mbhistory.org/about/"><svg class="icon icon_info"><use xlink:href="#icon_info"></use></svg>About Us</a> <ul><li><a href="https://mbhistory.org/about/members/">Members and Contacts</a></li><li><a href="https://mbhistory.org/about/centres/">Supporting Archival Centres</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://mbhistory.org/news/">News Releases</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="https://mbhistory.org/opp/"><svg class="icon icon_gift"><use xlink:href="#icon_gift"></use></svg>Opportunities</a> <ul><li><a href="https://mbhistory.org/opp/mb-project-grant/">MB Studies Project Grant</a></li><li><a href="https://mbhistory.org/opp/kfw-grant/">Katie Funk Wiebe Grant</a></li><li><a href="https://mbhistory.org/opp/global-church-grant/">Global Church History Project Grant</a></li><li><a href="https://mbhistory.org/opp/archival-dev/">Archival Development Grant</a></li><li><a href="https://mbhistory.org/opp/gameo-stipend/">GAMEO Article Stipend</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="https://mbhistory.org/pub/"><svg class="icon icon_read"><use xlink:href="#icon_read"></use></svg>Publications</a> <ul><li><a href="https://mbhistory.org/profiles/"><em>Profiles of Mennonite Faith</em></a></li><li><a href="https://mbhistory.org/books/">Books and Online Library</a></li><li><a href="https://mbhistory.org/cong/">Congregational Resources</a></li><li><a href="https://mbhistory.org/mb/">Mennonite Brethren History</a></li></ul></li></ul></div></nav></header> <footer> <nav class="related text"> <h3>Recent news</h3> <ul class="menu"> <li><a href="https://mbhistory.org/news/2024-07-29/"> <p class="em">June 29, 2024</p> <h3>Historical Commission awards four grants</h3></a> </li><li><a href="https://mbhistory.org/news/2023-06-28/"> <p class="em">June 28, 2023</p> <h3>Historical Commission awards four grants and one scholarship</h3></a> </li><li><a href="https://mbhistory.org/news/2022-06-27/"> <p class="em">June 27, 2022</p> <h3>Historical Commission publishes ministry life-writing and awards research grants</h3></a> </li></ul></nav> <nav class="navbar"> <div class="tail"> <p><span class="writedate">Written on <span class="nobreak">June 18, 2021</span>.</span></p> <p>© 2024 Mennonite Brethren Historical Commission.</p></div> <nav class="nextprev"><a href="https://mbhistory.org/news/2022-06-27/" title="June 27, 2022 News Release">Previous</a>|<a href="https://mbhistory.org/news/2020-06-23/" title="June 23, 2020 News Release">Next</a></nav></nav> <ul class="tiles brown"><li class="quarterwidth"><a href="https://mbhistory.org/about/">About聽Us</a></li><li class="quarterwidth"><a href="https://mbhistory.org/news/">News</a></li><li class="quarterwidth"><a href="https://mbhistory.org/opp/">Opportunities</a></li><li class="quarterwidth"><a href="https://mbhistory.org/pub/">Publications</a></li></ul></footer> <script> function toggleMenu() { document.body.scrollTop = document.documentElement.scrollTop = 0; if (document.body.className === "popup") { document.body.className = ""; } else { document.body.className = "popup"; } } </script></body></html>