An overview of the story of the Bible and the subsequent history of the Church. I wrote this a while ago and would do it differently now, but it still has value.

1. God’s Project The Worldwide Church and us

11. For All People

14. Christianity is a Translated Religion

20. End of 1 st Century

21. End of 2nd Century

22. End of 3rd Century

23. The Church AD 32 - AD 313 Grassroots, decentralized movement. Functioning On the margins of society and underground. Social Position No dedicated sacral buildings. Services often underground or persecuted. Buildings

25. God’s Project 500AD

26. 6th Century

27. 632 AD

28. 750 AD

29. A European Faith.

30. God’s Project 1000 AD

31. A European Faith.

33. The Church AD 313 - Today? Institutional and hierarchical notion of leadership and structure. Functioning Church is perceived as central to society and the surrounding culture. Social Position Buildings are central to the notion and experience of church. Buildings

34. Christendom

35. God’s Project 1500AD

39. Early Catholic Missions

40. Protestant Missions Protestantism in 1600

41. Protestant Missions Protestantism in 1792: Spread by emigration.

42. First Wave Of Missions Protestant activity in 1865: Denominational missions to coastal lands

43. Second Wave of Missions Protestant activity in 1910: Inland/Interior Missions

45. God’s Project 1900AD

46. Third Wave of Missions Protestant Activity 1965: Missions to unreached peoples.

47. Gods Project 2000AD

48. 20 C. Church Growth

49. Languages With Scripture

50. African Church Growth

54. The Centre Has Shifted

55. The Centre Has Shifted

62. Timbuktu: Mali

63. Afghanistan