“John” is in church leadership in a neighboring congregation. Some time ago the two of us were discussing how hurtful people in our flocks can…Read More!
Non-BRF Articles
The Prayer Veil
(Annual Conference Statement)
Query
Whereas, the long-time-honored practice of sisters wearing the prayer veil is being greatly neglected over the general Brotherhood, and
Whereas, many brethren and sisters no longer believe in Paul’s teaching along this line, as has been understood and practiced by the church in the past centuries,
Therefore, we, the members of the Quinter church, hereby, through the…Read More!
QUERY: RELIGIOUS PLURALISM AND HEADSHIP OF CHRIST
WHEREAS: We find ourselves in the midst of an ever increasing religious pluralism of non-Christian faiths in our society; and,
WHEREAS: The need for clarity about the uniqueness of Jesus Christ as the Savior of the world needs to be stated by the church in effecting evangelistic endeavors in the United States and abroad in…Read More!
The Gist of the Church of the Brethren
The following document is from 22 February 1936. It is included for historical reference to show that some of the concerns of the BRF were in evidence over twenty years before the organization of the BRF in 1959. Not all the concerns listed in this paper are the concerns of the BRF today or even…Read More!