5 Minutes in Church History with Stephen Nichols

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This weekly podcast provides an informal and informative look at church history. Join us each week as we take a brief break from the present to go exploring the past. Travel back in time as we look at the people, events, and even the places that have shaped the story of Christianity. Each episode offers an easily digestible glimpse of how the eternal, unchangeable God has worked in the church over prior generations and how this can encourage us today. This is our story—our family history.

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  • Carol in Colorado
    Makes history accessible for the rest of us
    Like putting a puzzle together, Dr. Nichols fills in the interesting details of our Christian heritage one piece at a time. I’ve been listening to this from the beginning, and still enjoying history in bite sizes
  • Philip Heard
    Another Great Ligonier Show
    Bite sized Church History, highly recommend.
  • Nomaknee
    Uplifting
    Always so interesting and uplifting to learn of those that went before us
  • tulipgirl09
    Best Christian History podcast!!!!
    We love listening to this as part our evening devotions! It’s even a favorite of my three year old 😍
  • Kathryn Ebeyer
    NEED RESOURCES PLEASE
    To whom it may concern, I can’t find another way to contact yall, so here we go writing a review! I found your episode on Martin Bucer very informative and am writing a paper on him for my Church History II class. I would love to know what your resources were so that I can see them myself for my paper. Thanks, Katy
  • CharlestonF
    The beginning of a love for the “family history”
    I often go looking for more information on the topic of the week or add another book in the Amazon wish list. It’s sent me on a special commission to learn our “family history.”
  • Grandma from Iowa
    Quick history bites.
    These short lessons are informative as well as encouraging. Learning about those who have gone before us gives one a sense of connectedness to believers throughout time. Thank you.
  • Green Frog WP
    Quick nugget
    I love history and enjoy church history and Steve does a great job of bringing church history to the forefront as God sees it and letting us know the significance of this event.
  • Still So Much to Learn
    Thank you, Dr Nichols!
    Love the history, love Dr. Nichols’ presentation. Nice way to begin a day.
  • Rdhqwerty
    Connect the dots of History
    Not only Church history but ALL history is difficult to understand in both context and chronology. These 5-minutes fill in the blanks with people, their fascinating stories and also connect the dots from IN THE BEGINNING B.C. to this year of our Lord 2023. Stephen Nichol’s 5 Minutes in Church History should be a requirement for every Christian who wants to know the foundation of Christ’s saints of our past, Colossians 1:26 (LSB) that is, the mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations, but has now been manifested to His saints
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    I am not a Christian or Catholic or anything but I still want to learn about God this is the perfect podcast for me to do that in just 5 minutes thank you!
  • Texasjaybird60
    John Witherspoon
    Seems like a great man of God and citizen leader. Brief history makes me want to learn more. Thank you for info.
  • typouiyy 123
    Great podcast
    So amazing to learn about church history.
  • DaneKata
    I’m grateful for Ligonier.
    Everything they make reminds to keep my eyes on the Lord.
  • BubbaBubbaBoy
    HIS STORY
    So good! Love the weaving of so much into so little.
  • Jacqueb3
    Fascinating
    I really love these bite size nuggets of Christian history. They are interesting and edifying.
  • Lauren Tayl0r
    Godly podcast by a godly man of
    This podcast is filled with truth from Scripture and the historical accounts of church history within the body of Christ. Nichols is a humble and godly man, who stands firm on the foundational principles. He is excellent at explaining theology, exegesis, and biblical hermeneutics of Scripture.
  • nanacgp
    Recommended
    Very informative & interesting. Download today & listen & learn.
  • Ginger June
    Love it!!! So informational!
    I am taking a Bible doctrine class and we are listening to these every week! These are so informational! I didn’t even know these existed until I took the class. Love these so much! Would recommend to all.
  • MarkPadilla8
    Rich Content on Church History
    I am so grateful for this podcast that keeps the memory of godly Christians who have served the unified Church throughout the ages. As a young adult, it truly allows me to appreciate the sacrificial saints who have gone before me in building the Church.
  • jjjdsouza
    Thanks a lot
    Wonderful church history podcast
  • mae de missoes
    I love this!
    This is a great podcast. I hope you can increase missions history.
  • RousseauxB
    Every Christian needs this show in their life!
    A journey into our spiritual history and heritage in bite-size, memorable, easily digestible episodes. Why AREN’T you downloading all these podcasts?
  • matthewkmixer
    Fantastic
    Fantastic, quick references that inspire further exploration into our Christian history, theology, and theologians!
  • Marcus Aurelius Livius
    Growing in Faith!
    5 Minutes In Church History! What a wonderful way to grow in the knowledge and understanding of our Christian faith. This podcast is chock full of information of church history and the brave leaders through whom God has used to blaze the path of our collective faith and traditions. I love the references to the great books for reading! I wish the podcast was 10, 15, or even 30 Minutes in Church History! Great job and thanks for this podcast! Mark Seaton WPB, FL
  • Shockles
    Calvinists Hate Christian Liberty
    tHose hEretTical ArmEnIaNs ArE preaChiN saLvaTioN bY WORKs aGaiN! CaLL tHe HerEssy PoLiCe!!!!!!
  • Marc D - NC
    Great Work
    I can’t get enough of this podcast!
  • Chriiisna
    Thank you!
    Thank you for your work
  • Bbbeeehs
    Excellent and enjoyable
    Excellent podcast with interesting bits of church history. I really enjoy the short format - allows for an easy and quick listen to help find subjects to dive deeper into.
  • AwesomeEdog1998
    Just amazing
    The series on Augustine has been one of my favorites, I am absolutely buying the biography of Augustine by Stephen Nichols
  • BluebloodRedneck
    Very Informative
    These are great nuggets of Church History that enlighten me. I learn so much about people, places, and events that really have shaped our story.
  • daffodil 28
    Thank you
    Enjoying these short versions of church history. Thank you.
  • 3DTripledhome
    Thank you!
    What a great way to expend 5 minutes!! I always look forward to what we will learn in History!
  • Magistramom
    A Timeless Treasure
    I’ve just started listening to this podcast and already LOVE it! The speaker is easy to listen to and shares insightful thoughts about important people from our past. I’m thankful to have the opportunity to learn from him.
  • Tropishells
    Learning new things about our faith
    I came upon this podcast by accident and am now listening to all episodes. They are truly inspirational in the furthering of my faith. I just finished the two part “Faith in Times of Plague” and think everyone should listen to them. I will be recommending them to all I know! Thank you so much die the great woe! Go’s bless you! Brigitte Evens
  • Norms sutton
    10% fantastic!
    It’s telling when a podcast that claims to cover Church history spends 90% of its time and efforts focusing on the most recent 500 years of church history, and almost all of that is Protestant. That is to say, 75% of the history of the Christian Church is almost completely ignored, and that which is covered is done pretty myopically. If they only knew what the Cappadocian Fathers or John of Damascus would have thought about Calvinism.
  • Russ153
    Sound teaching
    It’s refreshing to hear sound teaching. God bless you and Ligonier ministries.
  • Museum Mama
    Inspiring and Succinct
    This is my favorite podcast. I can always find five minutes to enrich my day.
  • JCranston
    Helpful and interesting
    I really enjoy these short, captivating vignettes of our history.
  • Lukeylindy
    Necessary and Enjoyable
    Perfect snippets of important history.
  • khsaggie
    Must Listen
    Always engagingly informative.
  • Brooke in Indiana
    Bite-sized history lessons through people’s stories
    Thank you, Dr. Nichols, for creating these bite-sized Church history lessons. Five minutes per week may not seem like a lot of time to learn about church history, but as I listen week after week, the gaps in my knowledge and understanding are being filled in. I especially appreciate your highlighting people who lived through what is history to us now. No better way to learn history than through people’s stories!
  • Wretched sinner
    Inspiring and thoughtful church history
    We enjoy listening to Dr Nichols drawing out of church history to get us to be more thoughtful Christians. More aware of what I read and more thought into message I’m leaving for the next generation.
  • Cap@WWII
    A great podcast.
    This podcast is great for anyone that enjoys history and wants to learn a little more about the history of Christianity.
  • bookish73
    Interesting and instructive
    It’s so valuable to hear the real life stories of those who walked in faith before us.
  • Darth Corey
    Best Podcast I’ve Ever Found
    I’m a pastor of a tiny country church who wants to continually renew my mind and learn about the Bible and Church history. This podcast does a great job of teaching, and all in small, listenable segments. Always light and positive, I thoroughly enjoy every one I listen to and have written down many subjects to study further and books to find based on their topics. Keep it coming!
  • JohnThomDub
    Good for binge listening
    Started listening recently. I binge listen when doing work down in my basement. Learning lots of great things I’d otherwise be ignorant about. Picking up good book recommendations along the way. Pleasant and informative podcast.
  • Litl Rog
    Quick and informative
    I have limited time to listen to audio so this is a great way to get a lot of information in five minutes.
  • C E J
    Interesting, engaging, and concise
    It's important for Christians to learn about church history! This is a great resource to that end: very informative and concise.
  • JefffromTexas
    A Great Five Minutes
    A great podcast that concisely talks about moments in Christian history.
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