If you were to recommend a book or 'curriculum' for teaching church history in an adult sunday school class - something to run one or two years - what would you recommend? Dealing with non-seminary folks now, not full time students.

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Warren
Member, PCA
South Carolina

"For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek"
Romans 1:16

There are good resources in your PCA lending library.

"The Indestructible Book" video series won't take 1-2 years but is excellent for several classes, with discussion.

CEP Video Catalog

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Scott
PCA
North Carolina


"Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised)"
Hebrews 10:23

Sketches From Church History by S.M. HOUGHTON

This work is concise, inexpensive, reformed and well suited for the layman.

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Bob, elder, RBC Louisville. 1689 LBCF

"... Of such also, or of those who make a credible profession of being such, all those particular churches consist, which constitute our Lord's visible kingdom. ... Consequently, all the subjects of His government must have spiritual dispositions, , and yield spiritual obedience- obedience proceeding from an enlightened understanding, an awakened conscience, and a renewed heart."- Abraham Booth 1788

I used this one year in one of our home schooling classes. It is aimed at an adult audience and sometimes needed to be filtered through a reformed lens. But it's a good way to get an overview of church history and to discuss something of the early martyrs, councils, and heresy. With 100, you could do one a week or combine a few smaller entries into one week, giving yourself more time on the notables.

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JWithnell
Member Bethel OPC
Virginia
http://learningyesican.blogspot.com/

Warren,

I have been studying church history with a mixed sunday school since 2006, and have notes that I would be willing to share, if you're interested. As the study develops, we'll be looking at the Church Fathers, Medieval period, Reformation, the Westminster Assembly and beyond.

So far, the notes just cover OT, Intertestamental, and NT (mainly, just the gospels and Acts so far).

PM me if you're interested in me sending these notes.

Cheers,

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Adam B., Wine Country, California, PCA

"I fear not to hold with Junius, de Politia Mosis cap. 6, that he who was punishable by death under that Judicial law, is punishable by death still; and he who was not punished by death then, is not to be punished by death now."

I agree. We are using Haughtons book for a basis for our Church history lessons we do each Lords day. We add more to it and bring in other sources but the Houghton puts the track down for us.

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Serving Christ in Tennessee.
Judson
Elder - Reformed Baptist
Hixson, TN

www.christschurchofchattanooga.com

A PCA church I visited and a homeschool co-op I taught with used B.K. Kuiper's The Church in History. It includes charts, maps, and discussion/review questions after each chapter. The chapters begin with the NT church and go through the early nineteenth century.

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Anna
Wife of Tim/Marrow Man
Louisville, KY
Member of Midlane Park Presbyterian (Associate Reformed Presbyterian)