The Lord has been at work in more ways, through more people, in more regions of the world, at a far earlier time, than most Christians realize. The story of that work is worth our attention; it will change the way we think about God and about our place among His people. Through a deeper understanding and appreciation of the church and her tumultuous history, discover new hope that the Lord will use any challenges His church faces to grow and refine her.
In keeping with the global nature of this course, lectures were created by Dr. Fairbairn and narrated by individuals from around the globe: Jay Keller (Switzerland), Lynette Okello (Kenya), and Tracy Phua (Singapore).
- Trace the multinational and multicultural growth of the church throughout its history.
- Recognize the variety of social contexts in which the church has sought to proclaim and live out the gospel.
- Articulate the common challenges the Christian church has faced (and still faces) in diverse cultures and throughout history.
- Examine how your own faith tradition fits into the global church and your own attitudes toward sharing the gospel with those of a different culture.
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This church history course is more up to date than others on here. It's sort of topical, though, so if you'd rather hear a narrative of history, you'd do better to try one of those other courses. Both are good; it depends on what you're looking for as to where you should go first. I'm glad I took the other courses before I got to this one. I already had a framework to fit the topical discussions held here into.
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This was an excellent course!
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I really enjoyed the learning experience.
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It is an exciting course that is presented in a logical sequence to help you understand the history of the Global Church.
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This course was excellent, providing so much history as well as being thought provoking. The professors were extremely knowledgeable…an enjoyable learning experience.
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This course offered a great deal of important information on the history of the global church. It takes some time to soak it all in but it is well worth taking this course.
Course Content
Course Details
- Medium Effort
- 10 Lessons
- 10 Min Average Lecture
- Course Award
