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Peter Goertzen

Peter Goertzen

Peter Goertzen

A native of Oregon, Peter lives with his wife Rachel and their three children in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, where he teaches at Wilkes Barre Mennonite School. He is a graduate of Faith Builders (TAP, 2004) and Thomas Edison State University (BA history, 2022). His interests include the humanities, the arts, and disc golf.

Outline 48 Student

This student handout ties with the lesson outline touching on the beginnings of Evangelicalism. With American society became increasingly secular, many mainline churches did little to combat these changes. Other more conservative...

Outline 22 Student

This student handout ties with the lesson outline following Luther's life after the nailing of his 95 Thesis on the church door,including the Diet of Worms and his reforms and writings. It also tells about Zwingle and the reforms...

Outline 28 Schleitheim Confession

This document, converted from a Powerpoint, gives the seven articles of the Schleitheim Confession and briefly tells where it was written, who wrote it and why.

Outline 23 English Reformation

This document, converted from a Powerpoint, follows the reformation in England beginning with the reign of Henry VIII who made himself the supreme authority of the church of England, and continuing with the reigns of his son...

Church History Test 4

Fourth church history test is an essay where students are to "explain how the teachings and actions of Luther, Zwingli, Calvin, and the English Protestants reformed Catholic teaching and practice while reflecting a continued...

Outline 49 American Christianity Today

This document, converted from a Powerpoint, focuses on American Christianity in the 21st centry. Because of increasing secularization in mainstream churches, many people have become disallusioned with Christianity. Evengelicals...

Outline 42 Student

This student handout ties with the lesson outline to focus on the changes and influences on the Mennonite church in the 19th century. They were strongly influenced by pietistic revivalism. Many welcomed progressive changes while...

Outline 49,50 Quiz

This short quiz focuses on American Christianity in the 21st century, specifically the emergent church movement.

Outline 18 Student

This student handout ties with the lesson outline to show how the church rose in power to fill the vacuum left by the collapse of the Roman Empire. Islam began to pose a new threat to the church in the 600s.

Outline 39 Martyrs Mirror & 18th Century

This document, converted from a Powerpoint, touches on the writing of the Marytr's Mirror with the main focus being on the 18th century American Anabaptists and the influence of Pietism, Prosperity, and the American Revolution on...

Outline 13 Constantine

This document, converted from a Powerpoint, gives the story of Constantine and how his favor of Christianity led to church and state being united.

Church History Test 5

Fifth church history test is a project where students are to "Put together a program of songs reflecting the history, beliefs, actions, and experiences of the Swiss Brethren and the Anabaptists led by Menno Simons, including...

Outline 48,49 Quiz B

This quiz focuses on the beliefs of evangelicals in contrast to the beliefs of the mainline churches in America in the mid to late 1900s.

Outline 17 Student

This student handout ties with the lesson outline to trace the growing differences in beliefs in the Eastern Orthodox church and the Roman Catholic church resulting in the Great Schism.

Outline 6 Quiz

A short quiz matching early church leaders with their lives or teachings.

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