Find out the fascinating stories of key people and events throughout Christian history from the time of Jesus to today. Featuring clear explanations, engaging commentary, and a great sense of humor, this easy-to-understand DVD study doesn't focus on dry names and dates. It reveals real-life stories that will inspire and challenge your faith!

Anyone Can Lead with this All-Inclusive Kit!

• All 12 Sessions on DVD. (Twelve 30-minute videos.)
• 1 — Leader Guide
• 1 — Participant Guide
• 1 — Reference handbook Christian History Made Easy. This full-color, 224-page book by Timothy Paul Jones tells additional stories that shaped Christian history.
• 1 — Christian History Made Easy PowerPoint® presentation (100+ slides) to give the leader optional material—such as additional images and information—to go deeper into the topic.
• 1 — CD-ROM containing printable PDFs of promotional posters, banners, fliers, handouts, and bulletin inserts.

Perfect for Bible studies, small groups, adult Sunday school curriculum, New Believer's classes, etc.

Key People and Events From Church History Every Christian Should Know

In this 12-session Christian History Made Easy video, Dr. Timothy Paul Jones takes you through the most important events in Church history, from the time of the Jesus and the disciples to today. He brings to life Christian history—the fascinating people and events that shaped our faith and the history of the church.

Fascinating People in Christian History

• Constantine, St. Francis of Assisi, Thomas Aquinas
• Martin Luther, John Calvin, William Tyndale
• John Bunyan, William Wilberforce, John Wesley, Jonathan Edwards, Spurgeon, Moody
• Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Billy Graham (and more!)

Incredible Events in Christian History

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.

• First Century Christianity & the Fall of Jerusalem; Council of Nicaea; Fall of Rome
• The Great Schism; Hundred Years' War; the Protestant Reformation
• Christianity in Early America; the Great Enlightenment; Liberalism vs. Fundamentalism (and more!)

This isn’t dry names and dates. It’s full of dramatic stories told with a touch of humor. This Christian History curriculum, 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. Church history shows how God was and is still working in his church despite all the ups and downs.

You don’t have to be an expert to lead this 12-session study. Perfect for Bible studies, adult Sunday school curriculum, Christian school Bible classes, and homeschool history curriculum.

Find out fascinating facts as you get a solid overview of Christian history. In a fun and highly visual way, expert Dr. Timothy Paul Jones brings history to life.

• The text of the Bible is better preserved than the writings of Plato or Aristotle.
• St. Patrick was kidnapped by pirates and sold to a sheepherder in Ireland.
• Wycliffe's bones were dug up and burned 400 years after his death because he translated the Bible into English.
• St. Nicolas, the man who inspired the idea of Santa Claus, was tortured by Romans governors and thrown into prison.
• The Bible was the first book ever printed on Gutenberg's printing press.

Timothy Paul Jones serves as the C. Edwin Gheens Professor of Christian Ministry and as associate vice president at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, the flagship school of the Southern Baptist Convention and one of the largest seminaries in the world. Before teaching at Southern Seminary, Dr. Jones led churches in Missouri and Oklahoma as a pastor and an associate pastor.

Dr. Jones has authored or coauthored more than a dozen books in the fields of family ministry and apologetics, including the CBA bestseller The Da Vinci Codebreaker. In 2007, Charles Colson listed him as one of “four names you need to know” when responding to the new atheists. Christian Retailing Magazine awarded Jones top honors in 2010 in the Christian education category for his book Christian History Made Easy. Jones has also received the Scholastic Recognition Award from the North American Professors of Christian Education for his research in faith development.

The son of a rural pastor, Dr. Jones earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in biblical studies at Manhattan Christian College. He also holds the Master of Divinity degree from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and the Doctor of Philosophy degree from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has taught biblical languages at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and at Oklahoma Baptist University, as well as lecturing on the reliability of the New Testament Gospels at the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) at forums sponsored by InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.

Despite his academic background, Dr. Jones has shown a capacity to communicate to ordinary people in an appealing and accessible style. He has been interviewed on numerous radio and television programs, including WGN Morning News, Fox & Friends, Crosstalk America, and Bible Answer Man. Dr. Jones is married to Rayann and they have three daughters.

"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)