People and Events Every Christian Should Know

In this 12-session DVD-based study (for which this is the leader guide), 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.

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 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)