The author reiterates the importance and the scriptural ground for the distinctively Brethren ordinances.
Todd Scoles (1961-2010) was associate pastor at the Grace Brethren Church of Marysville, Ohio. He held an undergraduate degree in English Literature from The Ohio State University, an M.Div. degree from Grace Theological Seminary, and a D.Min. from Ashland Theological Seminary. Scoles was chairman of the board of the Brethren Missionary Herald Company at the time of his death. He and his wife, Linda, had three children.
