This year our Chinese Equip Class plans to study Church History. In term 1 we will look at history of the early church. This class (9 weeks) will provide a general overview of the history of the church from AD 33 to around AD 500. We will examine the conditions, challenges, developments, key events and personalities of the early church. Among other things, we will explore how the gospel spread, how the church responded to persecution and heresy, and how the early Christians worshipped. The foundations that were laid and the lessons that were learned in the early centuries of church history continue to be significant for us today.