Willie JoubertDr. Willie Joubert was born in what was known as Tanganyika in East Africa and grew up on a farm that his parents pioneered after World War II. It was an amazing childhood growing up amidst wild animals with no hydro, phones, radios or TVs! When he ws eleven, they moved to a farm in South Africa. He went to school in the nearby town, and unbeknownst to him at the time one of his classmates in Grade 6 would be his future wife. Following graduation, he attended the University of Pretoria where he completed a master's degree in Semitic Languages and a degree in Theology and subsequently a Ph.D. in Old Testament Studies. Dr. Joubert taught Semitic Languages for seven years at the University of Pretoria before he immigrated to Canada with his wife, Eda, and their three children. In Canada he pastored in traditional churches as a Presbyterian minister, and then in non-denominational settings he worked in church planting as well as in prayer ministry, and applied his faith in business settings and in support of para-church ministries. These journeys led to a re-examining of the biblical foundations of the Church and a conclusion that the future of the Church will necessitate a return to the simplicity of the early Church in small home-based churches where ordinary people will do the work of ministry. With this conviction, Willie and Eda pioneered a home church and began to network with others. In the process he wrote a number of books and shared the copies with friends and with anyone interested in them. Recently he decided to formally publish these books so that a wider audience can tap into the resources. "Restoring the Broken Foundations" was the first in a series reflecting their journey of faith, and it forms the foundation to grasp the concept of the biblical foundations of the Church. This book is the next in the series. May it become a blessing to many! Read More Read Less