Complete DVD Kit for Christian History Made Easy
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.
Complete Kit contains everything you need, including:
- Leader pack with the DVD of twelve 30-minute video sessions and PDF files for promotional posters, fliers, handouts, bulletin inserts, and banners for you to print.
- One printed leader guide + PDF of the leader guide.
- One printed participant guide with session outlines, discussion questions, definitions, and time lines. Buy an additional participant guide for each person.
- One copy of the award-winning Christian History Made Easy book. This full-color, 224-page book by Timothy Paul Jones tells additional stories that shaped Christian history.
- One CD-ROM containing the fully illustrated 100-slide Christian History Made Easy PowerPoint presentation 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)
View a short overview of Christian History Made Easy
View a 2-minute animated clip about St. Patrick
View a 2-minute animated clip about St. Nicolas
View a 3-minute animated clip about King Henry VIII and William Tyndale
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by SherriLynn
on 1/13/2013
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Very well done in content and style
2000 years of history is a BIG topic, but this does a great job of pulling out the salient, interesting, and thought-provoking issues in Christianity through the centuries. The style is modern, with plenty of teaching resources in the kit. I happen to like the fact that the DVD, PowerPoint presentation, and the books do not repeat the same thing... giving me plenty of options for emphasis as a teacher, and not just repeating the same thing 3 times in the class.
I am backing up my preparation with "Christianity Through the Centuries" and "A History of Christianity", and I find that Dr. Jones has done an excellent job of engaging and summarizing. There is nothing "dry" about his work !
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by Vicki
on 10/13/2012
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Christian History made Easy and INTERESTING!
This is a great study that puts all the information into a format that is interesting and fun to teach. As a teacher, I would also add that the pieces (leader's guide, DVD, downloadable materials) do not match (content wise) and there is some work to be done to bring it all together.
Our students at church (45 people) are really enjoying this course. History buffs and "regular" people all find it
interesting and come back each week. It is also interesting and fun for the teacher - I highly recommend this study.
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Review by: Dr. Jerry Newcombe, author, TV host, and spokesperson for Truth that Transforms , Truth that Transforms with Dr. D. James Kennedy (formerly Th - July 9, 2012
"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."
Review by: Randy Brown, Bible Buying Guide Blogger - February 25, 2013
This is a very good series on Church history. It’s not too long but still covers the basics. It’s taught well and has many great supporting materials. This series is not overly doctrinal, but there is some doctrine taught- especially in the study guides (which include the creeds). Like all study material, I caution readers to do their own study of doctrinal points. This is an easy series to follow and has plenty of good quality teaching, visuals, and activities. I highly recommend Christian History Made Easy Complete Kit from Rose Publishing. For my full review, visit http://biblebuyingguide.com/christian-history-easy-complete-kit-rose-publishing-review/
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