The Church History Project Podcast

My long-term vision is for this podcast to serve as the foundation for something much larger: The Church History Project, a media enterprise dedicated to producing accessible, high-quality church history content for the everyday listener. Support today 👇 buymeacoffee.com/thechurchhisto…

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I've enjoyed getting to know Polycarp in preparation for Season 3. Do you know him?

On this day in 1921, C.I. Scofield passed away. His Scofield Reference Bible shaped generations of evangelical thought and brought dispensational theology to the forefront. Did you ever grow up with a Scofield Reference Bible?

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Today in Church History - July 23 On this day in 1373, St. Bridget of Sweden passed away in Rome. A mystic, reformer, and founder of the Bridgettine Order. Now one of the patron saints of Europe.

On this day in 1209: The Massacre at Béziers Crusaders, sent to eliminate the Cathar heresy, asked how to tell the heretics from Catholics. Papl legate Arnaud Almaric responded, "Kill them all; God will know His own." Thousands died in this dark moment of church history.

“86 years have I served him, and he has done me no wrong. How can I blaspheme my King and my Savior?” - From "The Martyrdom of Polycarp."

On July 19, 64 AD, the Great Fire of Rome began. Emperor Nero blamed Christians, sparking the first major persecution of the Church. Tune into this episode in season 2 today!

On July 17, 180 AD, 12 North African Christians, the Scillitan Martyrs, were executed in Carthage for refusing to renounce Christ. Their calm courage and faith in the face of death became one of the earliest recorded acts of Christian martyrdom in Africa.

On July 16, 1054, Cardinal Humbert placed a bull of excommunication on the altar of Hagia Sophia, formally beginning the Great Schism between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. One of the most significant moments in church history.

Step into the world of an emperor and of a baby born in a manger who would change everything. Listen to Ep. 1: A Cradle for an Empire, only on "The Church History Project," wherever you find your podcasts. Catch up before S3 this fall.

Question for everybody: For those who have tuned in to the show (if you haven't, shame!), are you enjoying the audio "cinematic" narrative, or would you rather this transition to a video series for YouTube, which would be more informational with me speaking on camera?

John MacArthur has crossed the Jordan and entered into rest.

I want to make sure that this podcast isn’t just about recycling Wikipedia facts. Each episode ends with a devotional-style takeaway, because church history isn’t trivia. It’s the story of your faith. My prayer is that it’s been helpful and fruitful so far.