Christian History Made Easy Participant Guide

By Timothy Paul Jones

People and Events Every Christian Should Know

In this 12-session DVD-based study, Dr. Timothy Paul Jones takes you through the most important events in Christian history from the time of the apostles to today. He brings to life the fascinating people and events that shaped our world. This isn’t dry names and dates. It’s full of dramatic stories told with a touch of humor. This series, based on Dr. Jones’s popular award-winning book Christian History Made Easy, ties in spiritual lessons believers can glean by looking at the past, and shows how God was still working in his church despite all the ups and downs.

You will learn:

• The fascinating stories of people such as St. Patrick, Martin Luther, and Augustine.
• People who changed history: Constantine, Charlemagne, and Francis of Assisi
• How we got the Bible that we read today — John Wycliffe, William Tyndale and others.
• The Middle Ages and the Reformation: Kings and Queens, Monks and Reformers
• Where church doctrines and practices originated.
• How the Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant churches came to be.
• Reason and Revival - How modernity and the scientific revolution affected Christianity.
• How Christianity has spread around the world

You don’t have to be an expert to lead this 12-session study. Perfect for small groups, Bible studies, or personal use. Ages: Young adult to adult.

The Sessions
The 12 sessions cover major eras and topics with plenty of stories and humor. You’ll cover the early church, monasticism, medieval conflicts, the Protestant Reformation, the Great Awakening, 19th-century missions, modernity, and postmodernism.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Rose Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Dec 16, 2013
• ISBN: 9781596366008

Timothy Paul Jones

Timothy Paul Jones serves as professor of leadership at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and works in the SojournKids children's ministry at Sojourn Community Church. Before coming to Louisville, Timothy led churches in Missouri and Oklahoma as a pastor and an associate pastor. He has been widely recognized as a leading writer and researcher in the fields of apologetics, church history, and family ministry. He has authored or contributed to more than a dozen books, including Misquoting Truth (InterVarsity, 2007), Christian History Made Easy (Rose, 2010), and the CBA bestseller The Da Vinci Codebreaker (Bethany House, 2005).

Reviews for Christian History Made Easy Participant Guide

[kwmcdonald_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is a great book for giving you a (very) simple overview of church history. My only complaint would be that it's too brief and skips over a lot of stuff, but I guess I can't complain since that's exactly why I bought it. I like to get the big picture first, which then gives me a good framework for diving into more of the details. Along with giving the main events and their significance, another great feature is that it gives little interesting side notes on particular people or ideas.