1. God’s Time Church History and Worship
The Theology of the Christian Year

2. God’s Time Part I: Church History and Worship

4. Jesus – 313 AD Early Church Rome Goal Re-creation Body of Christ
Character
Informal/private
House churches
Universal/Catholic
Simple singing
Praying
Scripture
Preaching
Communion
Baptisms
Word and Sacrament
Jesus – 313 AD
Early Church
Rome

5. Constantine 313 AD
Theodosius
Holy Roman Empire
Popes and Emperors
Creeds
Bible
Parishes
Dioceses
Violent forced baptisms
Benedict 530
Francis 1208
Ignatious 1540
Monasticism
Christendom
Fear – Superstition – Latin – Clericalism
Sacrament over Word
Oppression - indulgences

6. East/West Split
Islam
610
1054

7. Reformation 30 Years War 1618-1638 Counter Reformation King Henry VIII
1532
30 Years War
Martin Luther
1517
Calvin/Reformed
1530s
Counter Reformation

8. United Kingdom Church of England Catholic Dissenters
Presbyterian – Church of Scotland
Church of Ireland
Church of England
Dissenters
Puritan
Quaker
Catholic
Baptist
Methodist
Unitarian

9. George Whitfield Field Preaching Conference District Circuit Society
Class
Field Preaching

10. Colonizing North America
Pilgrims, Puritans, Congregationalists – MA, CT, NH
Baptist – RI – Roger Williams - Freedom
Dutch Reformed
Presbyterians - NJ
Quakers – Pennsylvania - William Penn - Freedom
Catholics – Maryland – Lord Baltimore
Church of England – Virginia
Lutherans, Moravians, Scotch Irish – Appalachia, Carolinas
Baptists
Methodists
Mennonites
Amish

11. New England

12. Methodist Immigrants

13. John Wesley Sends Methodist Preachers

14. Revival/ Pentecostal Pattern
Field Preaching
Camp Meetings
Revival/ Pentecostal Pattern
Greeting
Music (rhythmic)
Call/response
Preaching
Exhortations
Emotional High
Altar Call with music
Goal
Conversion, Sanctification, Reclaiming Backsliders
Awaken to the Work of God - union
Character – technical excellence – enthusiasm, African influence, emotional

15. American Born Methodist Preachers
Jesse Lee
Richard Allen
Harry Hoosier
Freeborn Garrittson

16. Christmas Conference 1784

17. Christian Bible not privileged
Universal Salvation
Christian Bible not privileged

18. Black Church Adventists Wesleyans Nazarenes Pentecostals
A. M. E. Zion – New York
A.M. E. – Philadelphia
Wesleyans
Nazarenes
Pentecostals

19. Methodist Split Temperance Dancing Smoking Prayer Tithing
Personal Holiness
Social Holiness
Temperance
Dancing
Smoking
Prayer
Tithing
Personal experience of salvation
Reject Enlightenment thinking
Abolition
Temperance
Suffrage
Labor Rights
Poverty
Civil Rights
War
Social Gospel = Salvation
Embrace Enlightenment thinking

20. Sunday School Movement
Goal
Enlightenment – Read the Bible
Christian Character
Character of Worship
Educational - moral
Standard Lessons
Opening Exercises
Devotional Reading
Theme of the Day
Program
Announcements
Dismissal

21. Prosperity, Modern Theology, Aesthetics

22. Vatican II
Full,
Active &
Conscious
Participation

23. World Council of Churches Liturgical Renewal

24. Interlude
Chronos and Kairos

25. Chronos

26. Kairos - Eternity

27. Theology of the Christian Year
God’s Time Part 2
Theology of the Christian Year

28. Christian Calendar When the Eternal Enters Our Chronos
See book of worship pp
Advent – Christmas – Epiphany
Lent – Easter - Pentecost
Ordinary Time
UM Special Sundays etc.
See book of worship pp. 422
When the Eternal Enters Our Chronos

29. Full, Active & Conscious
Enacting the Drama of Our Salvation

30. Prayer - Vertical Habits

31. Designing Worship for Your Appointment