Bøger af Martin Holman

In Acts, the church met in homes and in synagogues. They had everything in common and spent time together every day. Over time, things became complicated. The church gained power, developed a deep hierarchy, and became institutionalized to the point of manipulation and abuse. Today there are over 30,000 denominations and all sorts of problems, causing deep decline within Western Christianity. All of this has created a desire to move forward in the church by going backwards. What if an organizational church doesn't have to be the way it is? What if, rather than power and money and influence, the church went back to it's ecclesiological roots?In this book, "Back to Acts", Martin Holman presents some simple and clear insights to help those gifted in the areas of pastoring and church leadership take steps to go back to Acts and start a home church. If the home church is something that interests you, Back to Acts: How to start a home church is a must read.

I don't know which was worse. Declan Dumais attempting to hijack an airplane to prove the earth is flat or that he rejected his wife to accomplish his mission.From the night they first met at the Thirsty Moose in New Hampshire to Declan's trek to the tip of South America, my young friends went to war with one another, only to find that the battles they cannot win are the demons that haunt them.I'll stop here and introduce myself. I'm Jack, and in the telling of this story, it's going to feel like I'm going backwards to get to where I'm going, but in reality, I'm only building a case that the paths my friends walked mandated the outcome of their lives.So here we go.