Christian History Made Easy 12-Session DVD-Based Study Leader Pack

by Timothy Paul Jones

Overview

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

The Sessions
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 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.

The DVD contains the following:

• Twelve 30-minute video sessions
• PDF files for promotional posters, fliers, handouts, bulletin inserts, and banners for you to print
• A PDF of the leader guide (also sold separately: ISBN 9781596365278)

These additional resources are also available (each sold separately):

• A Complete Kit (UPC 031809088241 or ISBN 9781596365254) which contains this DVD plus additional resources
• Paperback edition of the leader guide (ISBN 9781596365278, also available as an e-book)
• Paperback edition of the participant guide (ISBN 9781596365285, also available as an e-book) with session outlines, discussion questions, definitions, and timelines. Buy a copy of the participant guide for each person.
• Also useful for this study is the award-winning Christian History Made Easy book (ISBN 9781596363281). This full-color, 224-page book by Timothy Paul Jones tells additional stories that shaped Christian history.
• A CD-ROM containing the fully illustrated 360+ slide Christian History Made Easy PowerPoint presentation (ISBN 9781596363410) to give the leader optional material such as additional images and information to go deeper into popular events and people.

Award-winning author Dr. Timothy Paul Jones has bachelors and masters degrees in biblical literature and pastoral ministry, as well as a doctorate in educational leadership. He is a professor at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. In 2010 he won the ECPA Christian Book of the Year award in the Christian Education category for Christian History Made Easy.

“Dr. Timothy Paul Jones is a brilliant young biblical scholar who helps simplify the complex. His [resources] are great and sorely needed during our time when many are biblically illiterate and know even less about Church history.” —Dr. Jerry Newcombe, author, TV host, and spokesperson for Truth that Transforms with Dr. D. James Kennedy (formerly The Coral Ridge Hour)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781596365261
Publisher:	Rose Publishing
Publication date:	07/22/2012
Series:	DVD Small Group
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.60(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction—Why Does Church History Matter?

Chapter 1

• The Gospels, the Apostles, Then...What? (AD 64-177)
• Includes Emperor Nero, Paul and Peter martyred, the destruction of the Temple, the martyrdom of Polycarp and Justin Martyr

Chapter 2

• Balancing the Past With the Present (AD 90-250)
• Contains information on Gnosticism, Marcion, Origen and Montanism

Chapter 3

• The Church Wins... and Loses (AD 247-420)
• Introduces Emperors Diocletian and Constantine, Arlus, Athanasius of Alexandria, and Paula

Chapter 4

• Servant-Leaders or Leaders of Servants? (AD 376-664)
• Takes a look at Ambrose of Milan, John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo, Cyril of Alexandria, Leo the Great and Patrick

Chapter 5

• From Multiplication to Division (AD 496-1291)
• Includes information on Muhammad, Charlemagne, Photius of Constantinople, The Crusades and Pope Leo IX (Bruno)

Chapter 6

• God Never Stops Working (AD 673-1295)
• Shows us Cluny monasteries, John Damascus, Cyril of Moravia, Hildegard of Bingen, Francis of Assisi, Anselm of Canterbury, Thomas Aquinas, and Thomas Becket.

Chapter 7

• Everything Falls Apart (1294-1517)
• Gives us a look at the Bubonic Plague, introduces John Wycliffe, Thomas A'Kempis, Joan of Arc, and the Gutenberg Bible

Chapter 8

• Wild Pigs in a Dirty Vineyard (1500-1609)
• Introduces us to Martin Luther, John Calvin, the Anabaptists, King Henry VIII, and Ignatius Loyola

Chapter 9

• Change Doesn't Always Do You Good (1510-1767)
• We meet ChristopherColumbus, Jacob Arminius, Galilei Galileo, King James I, John Bunyan

Chapter 10

• Talkin' Bout Some Revolutions (1620-1814)
• Looks at Anne Hutchinson, Salem Witch Trials, Jonathan Edwards, George Whitefield and the American War for Independence.

Chapter 11

• Optimism Has Its Limits (1780-1914)
• We meet William Carey, Hudson Taylor, Barton W. Stone, Charles G. Finney, Charles H. Spurgeon, and Dwight L. Moody

Chapter 12

• From Modern to Post-Modern... and Beyond (1906-1999)
• Shows us Karl Barth, C.S. Lewis, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the Second Vatican Council, Mother Teresa, and Billy Graham.

Final Reflections Leader’s Guides Index About the Author