Survey of Church History 2

This course describes how the church expanded and faced challenges through the period from the Reformation to modern times.

This course provides an introductory survey of church history from A.D. 1517-2000.

Lesson Structure

(1) If studying as a group, take turns reading the material. You should stop periodically for any class discussion. As the class leader, you are responsible to keep discussion from wandering from the material being studied. It is helpful to have a time limit for each discussion period.

(2) Each time you come to the sign ►, let students discuss the question. It is important to show how the study of church history is relevant to the church of today. Most of the discussion questions for this course ask the students to relate what they have learned about history to their circumstances. Please take sufficient time for these discussions. Without this, students may fail to connect their study of the past to the needs of the church today.

(3) Students are assigned a course project. As class leader, you can help the students succeed in the course by ensuring that they work consistently on this project. Directions for the course project are at the end of the first lesson.

(4) In addition to the course project, there are six lesson assignments. Students should complete three of the six assignments. When the assignment is a presentation to the group, give time at the beginning of the next class meeting for oral presentations.

(5) Lessons 1-6 include test questions. At the end of each class, the leader should review these questions with the students. Dates and names are more important in a church history course than in many other courses. Take time to review the “Key Events” and “Key People” that are listed at the end of each chapter. The following class session should begin with a short test with these questions. This can be done orally or in written form.

(6) There are seven lessons for this course. Each lesson covers a large amount of material and will take a minimum of 3-4 hours. If you are meeting for shorter sessions, you should plan two sessions per lesson.