Canadian Mennonite Bible College - Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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REV. HENRY WALL, B.A., M.A. GENERAL TREASURER, INSTRUCTOR OF GERMAN REV. DAVID JANZEN, B.A., M.A. INSTRUCTOR OF BIBLE, SOCIAL SCIENCES, ENGLISH LITERATURE, CHURCH HISTORY, CHRISTIAN FAMILY AND ETHICS 11

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REV. ISAAC I. FRIESEN B.A., M.Ed., B.D., M.Th., D.D. PRESIDENT, DEAN OF CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTOR OF THEOLOGY, EVANGELISM, GREEK Our Christian Colleg es It has been said that two-thirds of all colleges and universities in existence have been founded by church groups. This is an indication of the great importance that many churches have at¬ tached to Christian education. Churches have established these schools because they felt that they could not rely on secular education to supply the kind of leaders which they needed for the transmission of what they regarded as their own spiritual heritage. They have felt that this heritage was something to be greatly cher¬ ished, eagerly appropriated and diligently com¬ municated to succeeding generations. It was because of this that they often made great sacrifices for the founding and continued support of such institutions. If the need for Christian schools has been great in the past, it is even greater in our day. In order to meet the many dangers from the secularized and materialistic world in which we live, a well-trained Christian leadership is of special importance today. What is needed is not more secularized education but education that is fundamentally and intentionally Christian. To supply such education is not an easy task but it has never been more sorely needed than it is today. In order that our Christian schools may fulfill their important responsibility there is the con¬ tinued need of external support from our churches. The future of our schools and colleges cannot be taken for granted. Once the church has founded its schools it must continue to support them by its prayers and gifts and by sending to them its young men and women for Christian training. On the other hand, the schools cannot expect such support unless they continue to fulfill the purpose for which they have been founded. There should be clarity in the aim and purpose that the schools are pursuing. The students, the faculty and also the board should know the direction in which the school is going. Our Lord in training the twelve disciples always moved with a deliberate purpose. He brought the disciples to such a unity of aim and experience that they became great influences in the extension of His kingdom here on earth. May the Lord continue to guide our churches as well as our schools as they continue to work together in this most important task of Christian education. Isaac I. Friesen. 10

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REV. JOHN D. ADRIAN DEAN OF STUDENTS, INSTRUCTOR OF BIBLE, HOMILETICS, METHODS OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION, DOCTRINE AND GERMAN REV. GERHARD LOHRENZ, B.A. INSTRUCTOR OF BIBLE, HISTORY, PSYCHOLOGY, PRINCIPLES OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION, METHODS OF STUDY AND PUBLIC SPEAKING 12