A Brief Sketch of Key Figures in Church History
“Even after the canon is closed and the Bible is complete, though we don’t have the same inspired record, we still have Jesus at work in the world. That’s why we have church history. That’s why it’s important to study the heroes (and even sometimes the villains) of the past—because it’s nothing less than the story of what Jesus has continued to do in the church and through the church in the world.”
In this video featuring a helpful animated timeline, Kevin details the expansion of the early church and highlights key figures throughout church history from the fall of Jerusalem all the way to the Middle Ages and the approach of the Reformation.
Kevin DeYoung is the author of Church History for Everyone, is the senior pastor at Christ Covenant Church (PCA) in Matthews, North Carolina and associate professor of systematic theology at Reformed Theological Seminary.
