The Discipleship Chain
Spiritual Lineage
“And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.”— 2 Timothy 2:2
Trace the unbroken chain of discipleship from Jesus Christ through the apostles, the church fathers, the Reformation, and into your generation. Every believer is part of this living lineage.
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People in Tree
26
Generations Deep
~2,000
Years Spanned
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55%
Jesus Christ
~4 BC – 33 AD
Simon Peter
~1 AD – 68 AD
John Mark
~12 AD – 68 AD
Clement of Rome
~35 AD – 99 AD
John the Beloved
~6 AD – 100 AD
Polycarp of Smyrna
~69 AD – 155 AD
Irenaeus of Lyon
~130 AD – 202 AD
Hippolytus of Rome
~170 AD – 235 AD
Origen of Alexandria
~185 AD – 253 AD
Athanasius of Alexandria
~298 AD – 373 AD
Basil the Great
~330 AD – 379 AD
Gregory of Nyssa
~335 AD – 395 AD
John Chrysostom
~347 AD – 407 AD
Jerome
~342 AD – 420 AD
Ambrose of Milan
~340 AD – 397 AD
Augustine of Hippo
~354 AD – 430 AD
Benedict of Nursia
~480 AD – 547 AD
Gregory the Great
~540 AD – 604 AD
Bede the Venerable
~673 AD – 735 AD
Alcuin of York
~735 AD – 804 AD
Anselm of Canterbury
~1033 AD – 1109 AD
Bernard of Clairvaux
~1090 AD – 1153 AD
Francis of Assisi
~1181 AD – 1226 AD
John Wycliffe
~1330 AD – 1384 AD
Jan Hus
~1369 AD – 1415 AD
Martin Luther
~1483 AD – 1546 AD
John Calvin
~1509 AD – 1564 AD
John Bunyan
~1628 AD – 1688 AD
Jonathan Edwards
~1703 AD – 1758 AD
Charles Spurgeon
~1834 AD – 1892 AD
D.L. Moody
~1837 AD – 1899 AD
Billy Graham
~1918 AD – 2018 AD
The Faithful Today
2000 AD – Present
John Wesley
~1703 AD – 1791 AD
George Whitefield
~1714 AD – 1770 AD
John Knox
~1514 AD – 1572 AD
William Tyndale
~1494 AD – 1536 AD
Thomas Aquinas
~1225 AD – 1274 AD
Boniface
~675 AD – 754 AD
Anthony the Great
~251 AD – 356 AD
Patrick of Ireland
~385 AD – 461 AD
Columba of Iona
~521 AD – 597 AD
Ignatius of Antioch
~35 AD – 108 AD
Paul of Tarsus
~5 AD – 67 AD
Timothy
~17 AD – 97 AD
Ephesian Elders
1st-2nd Century
Titus
~? – 107 AD
Luke
~? – 84 AD
Silas (Silvanus)
1st Century
Priscilla & Aquila
1st Century
Apollos
1st Century
James the Just
~1 AD – 62 AD
Matthew (Levi)
~1 AD – 74 AD
Andrew
~5 AD – 60 AD
Barnabas
~? – 61 AD
John Mark (restored)
~12 AD – 68 AD
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Jesus Christ
The Author & Perfecter of Our Faith
~4 BC – 33 AD
The Son of God who called twelve ordinary men, poured three years of His life into them, and launched the greatest discipleship movement in history.
Hebrews 12:2
Discipled
Your Place in the Chain
This lineage didn't end 2,000 years ago. Every person who shared the gospel with you is part of an unbroken chain reaching back to Jesus Himself. Who will you disciple next?