On Sunday, Jan 21st (4:30 pm in Classroom C of the Education Wing), Pastor Phil will begin teaching a class on Church History. This will be a 13-week study utilizing the curriculum The Forerunners of the Faith: 13 Lessons to Understand & Appreciate Church History. It will be necessary to purchase the curriculum workbook for this class. It can be purchased at this link. This class will give the student: (1) exposure to the basic periods and important people of Church History,(2) a basic framework for understanding Church History, and (3) encouragement to observe God's faithfulness to His Church.
To register for this class, please follow this link.
To gain a overview of the class please take a look at the course outline below:
Part I: The Apostolic Age (1st Century)
1. The Biblical Framework: Identifying the Pillars of the Faith
2. From Pentecost to Patmos: Peter, Paul, and the First-Century Church
Part II: The Patristic Period (2nd-5th Centuries)
3. The Disciples of the Apostles: Clement, Polycarp, and the Early Church Fathers
4. Contending for the Faith: Justin, Irenaeus, and the Pre-Nicene Church.
5. Defending the Deity of Christ: Athanasius and the Council of Nicaea
6. Grace and Truth: Augustine, Chrysostom, and the Post-Nicene Church
Part III: The Middle Ages (6th-15th Centuries)
7. Controversies and Councils: Doctrinal Debates in the Late Patristic Period and Early Middle Ages.
8. Schisms, Scholars, and Soldiers: Anselm, Bernard, and the Crusades
9. Forerunners to the Reformation: Waldo, Wycliffe, and the Pre-Reformers
Part IV: The Reformation and Modern Period (16th-20th Centuries)
10. After Darkness, Light: Luther, Calvin, and the Protestant Reformers
11. From Reformation to Revival: Edwards, Whitfield, and the Great Awakening
12. The Gospel Goes Forth: Carey, Judson, and the Modern Missions Movement
13. The Battle for the Bible: Faithful Believers in the Face of Modernism.