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Foundations of Global Church History

  1. Lesson One
    Why Should We Learn Church History?
    7 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  2. Lesson Two
    To the Ends of the Earth
    6 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  3. Lesson Three
    Aliens and Strangers
    6 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  4. Lesson Four
    The City of God
    6 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  5. Lesson Five
    From Every Tribe and Language
    6 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  6. Lesson Six
    A Different Gospel
    7 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  7. Lesson Seven
    Righteousness from God
    6 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  8. Lesson Eight
    To the Very Ends of the Earth
    6 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  9. Lesson Nine
    From Absolutely Every Tribe and Language
    6 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  10. Lesson Ten
    Aliens and Strangers, Yet Again
    6 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  11. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    2 Activities

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It’s important to connect what you’re learning about the church and its history to what we find in the Bible. Spend some time carefully reading the Scripture passage below, utilizing the simple three-step method of Receive, Reflect, and Respond.

This activity supports learning objective 1.
  • Identify the significance of the New Testament images of the church.

Read Matthew 16:13–20 slowly. Then read it again.

Receive | Retell in your own words what is happening in this text.
What is being described? Who are the characters and what are they saying or doing? Does the text tell us why they are doing or saying these things?

Read the passage again.

Reflect | Consider how this text contributes to the identity and mission of the church.
What can we learn about God and His relationship to the church from this text? Are any instructions given? Does this text bring to mind other passages of Scripture?

Read the passage one last time.

Respond | Connect this text to your own experience.
What can you learn about your own role in the church? How might this text change the way you relate to God or other people? How can you act on what you’ve learned?