Renewal
The Holy Spirit refreshes prayer, worship, love for Jesus, spiritual gifts, healing expectation, and devotion within the Church.
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Church History & Revival
Follow what Jesus revealed, what the Church lost, and what the Holy Spirit restored across generations and nations.
49mapped movements
2,000+years of history
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The Way the Holy Spirit Moves
Types of Holy Spirit Movements
Reform
The Holy Spirit corrects doctrine, leadership, corruption, and practices that moved away from Scripture and holiness.
Awakening
The Holy Spirit convicts, restores the fear of God, and brings repentance, conversion, and social change.
Restoration
The Holy Spirit restores neglected truth, gifts, healing prayer, mission, and discipleship.
Mission
The Holy Spirit sends the Church through evangelism, church planting, mercy, and witness among nations.
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Where Did It Happen?
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Church History & Revival
Chronological Timeline
Follow what was revealed, what was lost, and what the Holy Spirit restored through each period.
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Apostolic Church
Early Church
Jesus is revealed as the risen Lord who forms his Church through repentance, baptism, shared life, apostolic teaching, the Spirit's power, and mission to the nations.
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100-313
Persecuted Church and Martyrs
Early Church
Jesus is revealed as the faithful King whose worth enables ordinary believers to love their enemies and confess him when discipleship costs reputation, freedom, or life.
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c. 250-500
Egyptian Desert Fathers and Mothers
Monastic
Jesus is revealed as the treasure of the undivided heart, drawing people into repentance, Scripture, unceasing prayer, humility, discernment, work, hospitality, and love.
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500-900
Early Medieval Christianity: Continuity and Decline
Medieval
Jesus is revealed as the Lord who preserves his people through political collapse and cultural change, sustaining worship, learning, mercy, and mission in both Eastern and …
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900-1300
Medieval Reform Movements
Monastic
Jesus is revealed as the Head of the Church who repeatedly calls compromised institutions back to prayer, integrity, learning, service among the poor, and faithful preaching.
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1517 onward
Protestant Reformation
Reformation
Jesus is revealed as the sufficient Savior and living Word who justifies by grace through faith, frees the conscience, and calls the Church to submit teaching …
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1540-1700
Catholic Reform and Global Missions
Reformation
Jesus is revealed as the Bridegroom who renews his Church through interior prayer, disciplined community, correction, education, mercy, and cross-cultural mission.
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1675-1732
Pietism and Moravian Revival
Evangelical
Jesus is revealed as the Lamb who turns inherited doctrine into living faith, gathers believers in prayerful community, heals division, and sends witnesses across cultures.
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c. 1730s-1740s
First Great Awakening
Evangelical · Era
Jesus is revealed as the Savior who gives new birth, awakening personal conviction and living faith beyond inherited religion across connected local revivals.
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c. 1730-1742
Middle Colonies Presbyterian Awakening
Evangelical
Jesus is revealed as the Lord who requires converted hearts and spiritually alive shepherds, not inherited office, outward respectability, or ministry without new birth.
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1734-1735
Northampton Revival
Evangelical
Jesus is revealed as the giver of new birth who brings searching conviction into a settled congregation and moves people from inherited religion toward personal faith.
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1738-1791
Methodist and Evangelical Revival
Evangelical
Jesus is revealed as the Savior and Sanctifier who gives new birth and assurance, forms holy love through disciplined community, and sends the gospel to people …
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1739-1741
Whitefield's Colonial Preaching Tours
Evangelical
Jesus is revealed as the Savior offered openly to every hearer, carrying the call to new birth across parish, colony, class, and denominational boundaries.
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c. 1790s-1840s
Methodist Circuit Riders and Camp Meetings
Evangelical
Jesus is revealed as the seeking Shepherd who sends circuit riders beyond settled churches and gathers scattered frontier families into worship, sacrament, discipleship, and accountable community.
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c. 1790s-1810s
New England and College Revivals
Evangelical
Jesus is revealed as the Lord of truth who confronts unbelief in churches and colleges and forms converted minds through preaching, repentance, disciplined study, and sustained …
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c. 1790s-1840s
Second Great Awakening
Evangelical · Era
Jesus is revealed as the Savior who calls for present conversion and sends awakened believers into frontier mission, organized discipleship, education, reform, and works of mercy.
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