The Last Reformation: Back to the New Testament Model of Discipleship

by Torben Søndergaard

Much of what we see expressed in the church today is built on more than just the New Testament. It's built, instead, mostly on the Old Testament, Church culture, and Paganism. It is therefore imperative that we as God's people dare to stop and take a closer look at the Church today and compare it to the first Church we read about in the Bible. If we are to succeed in making disciples of all nations then we must go back to the "template" we find in the Bible. Let the reformation begin!

Genres: Nonfiction

173 pages, Paperback

First published August 8, 2013

Reviews

[Michelle Beer]

This book is Incredible! This book confirmed everything the Holy Spirit showed me over the last 3 years. God has a destiny for each one of us and when we come into a knowledge of the truth He is able to lead us into that destiny. I can highly recommend for anyone seeking the truth.

[Richard Monyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very thought provoking, challenging, and needed. To break out of the man-made church system is no light matter, but this book makes some great points on why it is nessasary if we want to see God's church grow like Jesus intended from the beginning in the book of Acts. If nothing else, this book serves as a great roadmap to what the journey looked like for the author who has been through it and came out on the other side and is completely separated from the church system that has held the church back for so many centuries. This could be the last reformation that finally prepares the Bride of Christ for His return.

[Elkin Coppoolse · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely food for good thought about the systems and all the effort we put into the "church". Definitely a book worth reading and living out!

[Tiffany Sanchez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book!

Awesome book! I definitely recommend it to those who desire to step out of the system & become true disciples of Jesus Christ. Easy to read & understand.

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

Truth, history and all in obedience exposed for me.

[Mark Eikema · Rating 2 out of 5]

When I started reading, I was skeptical towards Torben and his movement. This book convinced me it is something to stay away from. Torben comes across as a rather unstable figure, quick to judge and make poorly informed statements. To be fair: I only read the first half and the last bit. Besides some bold statements (which stylewise I quite enjoy) about the historical and current state of the church (which I'm no part of) it is a string of bad theology and failed undertakings, which I hesitantly hope The Last Reformation will turn out to be as well.

[Bryan York · Rating 3 out of 5]

I listened to about half of the book on audiobook.
Torben makes a series of good points about how we have faded away from the early church form of discipleship. How we westernized it into something it was never attended to be.

I only went halfway through the book before it became redundant for me. Plus it is mostly was stuff I had heard before.

Overall would give it a 3 star.

[Ruth Ropper · Rating 2 out of 5]

Written from the perspective of someone in a country with state organised religion trying to live in an early church way going back to small house church based structure. Not quite what I was expecting.

[Samuel · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very good and inspiring book about the life of Disciples of Jesus. It's not about religion, it's about an everyday relationship with God and spreading the good news about Jesus.

[torrin cooper · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of the best books on church reformation that I've ever read!!

[Jeffrey Stasko · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great content. I feel like the author organized so many of the ideas and impressions I've been jotting in my journal for years now. Despite the power of the content, it seemed the author advanced many of these ideas with anecdotal personal experience. I loved the stories. I wish they had been complimented with more objective data and more convincing philosophical arguments. Because I've lived this journey for the past few years, I could agree quickly, but when I put myself in the shoes of people who may not have the same context and experiences, it seemed like a firehose of wild ideas without a whole lot of sturdy support.

Like I said, the content is spot on. It's revolutionary and inspiring! I just wish he had geared it a little more toward people who are on the fence or in the early stages of discovery instead of the latter.

[Frank Peters · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is an interesting book that is intended to cause significant change in the church. As the title suggests, the author believes he is at the forefront of a third and final reformation in the church. The proposed purpose of this final reformation is to change the structure of the church back to the loose intertwined house fellowships that one sees in the book of Acts. The book is designed for a very wide audience, and as a result has no references (not ideal for this reader), even though many of the ideas are based on a number of authors that I can recognise in the book. I tend to have similar leanings and thus end up agreeing with at least 90% of what is in the book. There are however, a few unfortunate errors or poor logic that I think lead to conflict and a lack of unity. The author makes a few poor historic arguments such as suggesting that no church buildings existed prior to Augustine. He unfortunately strongly teaches a doctrinal point that I disagree with just as strongly: that every Christian should exhibit every spiritual gift (evangelism, teaching, healing, tongues etc.). After reading 1 Corinthians 12:27-30 I cannot see how these verses can be made to fit with this teaching. The end result is the author accuses those who do not manifest all of the gifts by not having enough faith, or not being open enough to the Holy Spirit. In this way he is able to retain his belief in spite of evidence to the contrary. As a result, even though I agree with the vast majority of the book, I cannot recommend it.