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COACH Series — Stories

True stories from church history told one generation at a time, with lessons for today. The original COACH podcast on video — 91 episodes spanning from 107 AD to 1797 AD.

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All Videos — 91 Episodes
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0108 — 1797 AD — Wilberforce’s Manifesto: A Practical View of Christianity
22:53
2
0106 — 1355 AD — The Tavern Brawl and Saint Scholastica Day Riot
17:52
3
0104 — 65 BC — Honi the Circle Maker: Bold Prayer, Ancient Jewish Legend, and Christian Discernment
39:24
4
0102 — 96 AD — Clement’s Letter to Corinth
17:17
5
0100 — 1529 AD — The Start of Protestantism Has an Odd Beginning
17:49
6
0098 — 1377 AD — Pope Gregory XI Returns to Rome
12:58
7
0096 — 40 AD — Emperor Caligula Orders His Statue Installed in the Jerusalem Temple
14:57
8
0094 — 1501 AD — Pope Alexander VI Grants Spain Control of Tithes in the Indies
14:41
9
0092 — 1415 AD — Jan Hus Burned: Trusting Jesus Without Guarantees
12:17
10
0090 — 170 AD — The Earliest Chronological Gospel Success: Tatian Compiles the Diatessaron
17:38
11
0088 — 1801 AD — The Cane Ridge Camp Meeting: When One Event Plants Many Seeds
28:41
12
0086 — 1227 AD — The Bible Gains Chapter Divisions
18:13
13
0084 — 180 AD — The Muratorian Fragment Lists Trusted Christian Writings
18:55
14
0082 — 1741 AD — Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God: Taking Jesus’ Warnings Seriously
18:14
15
0080 — 525 AD — Dionysius Exiguus Creates Anno Domini Dating
19:21
16
0078 — 210 AD — Tertullian’s Drift from Gifts to Heresy
21:36
17
0076 — 1621 AD — Three Days of Feasting Between Plymouth Settlers and the Wampanoag
13:01
18
0074 — 33 AD — Jesus Gives Thanks in the Face of Trouble
15:52
19
0073 — 723 AD — Boniface Cuts Down the Sacred Oak and Builds a Christian Landscape
14:50
20
0072 — 403 AD — Eudoxia Shatters Church Unity: When Power Breaks the Peace
12:36
21
0071 — 1818 AD — Silent Night’s First Performance by Mohr and Gruber
12:07
22
0070 — 1647 AD — How Banning Christmas Started the Plum Pudding Riots
20:36
23
0069 — 1223 AD — Francis of Assisi Creates the First Live Nativity Scene
16:21
24
0068 — 452 AD — Pope Leo Delivers a Famous Christmas Sermon
16:24
25
0067 — 1839 AD — Former Slave and Preacher John Jasper Gives Thanks Through the Storm
7:48
26
0066 — 600 AD — The Birth of Gregorian Chant: Worship That Unites
15:27
27
0065 — 1743 AD — James Davenport’s Fire: When Zeal Outran Wisdom
19:06
28
0064 — 1231 AD — The Brothers Who Found Joy in Having Nothing
9:27
29
0063 — 327 AD — Helena Searches for the True Cross: Faith, Fact, and Holy Ground
13:31
30
0062 — 1947 AD — Scrolls Found: The Word of God Endures in Faithful Hearts
13:21
31
0061 — 814 AD — Charlemagne’s Death and His Impact on Church Structure
12:33
32
0060 — 451 AD — The Council of Chalcedon: When Defining Jesus Divided the Church
15:29
33
0059 — 1517 AD — Luther Nails the 95 Theses: When Repentance Was Not for Sale
13:31
34
0058 — 1141 AD — When the Church Condemned Logic and Accidentally Launched a Thousand Classrooms
15:56
35
0057 — 155 AD — The Martyrdom of Polycarp in Smyrna: When Faith Meets Fire
13:57
36
0056 — 1347 AD — Black Death and the Response of the Church: When Ministry Costs Us Safety
13:30
37
0055 — 100 AD — The Didache: When the Church Wrote Down How to Live
13:37
38
0054 — 1770 AD — John Wesley Methodist Societies Flourish in England: How Community Sparked Revival
13:24
39
0053 — 395 AD — Augustine Cleans House: When Trust Broke and the Church Had to Prove Its Integrity
14:10
40
0052 — 1819 AD — Mary Mason’s Missionary Society: From Tracts to TikTok, the Call to Evangelism
15:43
41
0051 — 411 AD — Synesius of Cyrene Refuses to Renounce His Marriage
15:13
42
0050 — 1704 AD — Ancestor Altars and Gospel Boundaries: The Decision That Changed China’s Future
21:32
43
0049 — 897 AD — How a Corpse Was Put On Trial: The Cadaver Synod Exposed Church Corruption
12:41
44
0048 — 320 AD — Forty Soldiers on a Frozen Lake: The Crown That Comes Through Suffering
17:12
45
0047 — 1582 AD — Gregorian Calendar’s Vanishing Ten Days: When Apocalypse Panic Tested Trust in God
15:51
46
0046 — 112 AD — Pliny’s Dilemma: Judging Christians
16:48
47
0045 — 670 AD — England Becomes a Mission Force After Being a Mission Field
15:24
48
0044 — 190 AD — Easter Divides the Dates but Unites the Faith: The Prayer of Jesus for Oneness
16:31
49
0043 — 1845 AD — Southern Baptists Divide: Morality Yields to Money and Mission Pressure
20:49
50
0042 — 93 AD — Josephus Confirms Early Believers Had Faith That Drew Attention
10:21
51
0041 — 1975 AD — The Willow Creek Church Saga: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
17:56
52
0040 — 1223 AD — The Pope Approves St. Francis of Assisi’s Rule: Making the Franciscan Order Legit
10:18
53
0039 — 1212 AD — The Children’s Holy Crusade: They Marched After Adults into War
11:12
54
0038 — 460 AD — Writing Through Ruin: One Bishop Preserved Faith Amid Chaos
11:34
55
0037 — 1745 AD — The Hymn Explosion: When Worship Began Teaching Doctrine in Song
11:34
56
0036 — 1000 AD — Forecasting the Rapture Again and Again and Again: It Is Embarrassing
31:19
57
0035 — 346 AD — Defender of Nicene Faith: Athanasius Returns and Inspires Courage to Hold Truth Today
11:27
58
0034 — 1863 AD — Dying Civil War Soldiers: Hope in the Midst of War
10:40
59
0033 — 730 AD — John Defends Icons: Faithful Art Reflects Jesus’ Incarnation Today
12:29
60
0032 — 225 AD — Hippolytus Apostolic Tradition Shapes Early Liturgy
9:37
61
0031 — 1619 AD — Dort’s Clash Over Salvation: Calvinism and Arminianism Today
14:31
62
0030 — 1525 AD — Drowned for Belief in Baptism: Women Sing While Going to the River
14:27
63
0029 — 540 AD — Milan Destroyed: Worship Endures Beyond Fire and Betrayal
11:33
64
0028 — 112 AD — Early Gatherings Confound Rome: Why Simple Worship Still Matters Today
11:12
65
0027 — 1885 AD — The Chicago–London Revival Ignites Global Evangelism
11:02
66
0026 — 1274 AD — Council of Lyons: True Unity Requires Forgiveness Beyond Friendly Words
11:40
67
0025 — 496 AD — Clovis’ Baptism Unites Frankish Christianity: His Wife’s Persistent Prayer Works
12:59
68
0024 — 1791 AD — Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon, Endures Slander Yet Advances the Faith
18:15
69
0023 — 1054 AD — The Great Schism Divides the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches
18:11
70
0022 — 380 AD — The Edict That Made Jesus Officially God and Made Christianity the State Religion
15:38
71
0020 — 265 AD — Dionysius Defends Unity in Baptism: Holding the Church Together Amid Disputes
19:05
72
0019 — 1672 AD — Anne Bradstreet: Faith, Poetry, and a Voice That Endures
17:38
73
0018 — 330 AD — Frumentius Lights the Horn of Africa: Shipwrecked Slave to Apostle of Ethiopia
11:42
74
0017 — 62 AD — The Echo of the Book of Ephesians: Shaping Worship, Marriage, and Spirituality
19:14
75
0016 — 410 AD — The Sack of Rome: Faith Under Fire
11:08
76
0015 — 304 AD — Crispina: Defying Persecution
11:06
77
0014 — 190 AD — Susanna: Purity and Defiance
13:09
78
0013 — 144 AD — Marcion’s Dangerous Version of the Bible
15:57
79
0012 — 215 AD — Origen and the Alexandria Riots
18:35
80
0010 — 36 AD — Pilate’s Fall: The Prefect Who Could Not Escape the Cross
17:51
81
0009 — 70 AD — Matthew’s Gospel: A Scribe’s Answer to Crisis
18:56
82
0008 — 64 AD — Nero’s Torches: Christians in Flames
15:46
83
0007 — 432 AD — Patrick’s Mission: Bringing Christ to Ireland
12:22
84
0006 — 405 AD — Jerome’s Bible Revolution: Translating Truth
14:59
85
0005 — 250 AD — The Catacombs of Faith: Rome’s Hidden Worship
18:55
86
0004 — 150 AD — The Rule Before the Book: Faith Traveled Faster Than Scripture
12:15
87
0003 — 312 AD — Constantine’s Vision That Changed History
14:51
88
0002 — 203 AD — Perpetua’s Vision in Prison
13:36
89
0001 — 107 AD — Ignatius’ Brave Journey to the Lions
14:17
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