The Great Adventure Bible Timeline was used, in 2021, as the framework for the popular The Bible in a Year Podcast, hosted by Father Mike Schmitz with some commentary by Cavins. Evangelization projects The Great Adventure Bible Study Program Ĭavins developed The Great Adventure Bible Study program, which organizes the Bible into a reading plan structured on the narrative parts of the text. Ĭavins received his MA in Theology from Franciscan University of Steubenville in 1999. Scott Hahn partnered with him to film Our Father’s Plan, a 13-part series based on the Timeline program, to be broadcast on the EWTN Global Catholic Network. Later that year, Franciscan University professor Dr. In 1996 he introduced his Great Adventure Bible Timeline to Franciscan University of Steubenville where he taught Introduction to Scripture. Return to Catholicism and Steubenville Ĭavins decided to return to the Catholic Church following twelve years as an evangelical pastor. This later became the basis for his Great Adventure Bible Study program. While there, he developed the first iteration of his Bible Timeline program, which focuses on understanding the narrative books of the Bible, using a color coded timeline to display the supporting books for each element. While working for a Christian radio station, Cavins trained as a Protestant pastor, and after completing a program at The Institute of Ministry in Bradenton, Florida, returned to Minnesota as the first pastor of Open Arms ministry. This led him to leave Catholicism, which he did after having a public fallout with a Catholic bishop. He said that he felt he was looking at 'dead' people in the pews next to me, constantly comparing this and the 'on fire' pentecostal worship services.'.

This contrasted with how he saw his own faith. While attending Christ for the Nations Institute, he noticed how many born-again Christians were attracted to the Bible. He resides in Minnesota.Ĭavins grew up outside of Minneapolis in a Catholic family. He was the founding host of the Television Show Life on the Rock on EWTN and was a host of the Morning Air radio program on Relevant Radio. He is the creator of The Great Adventure Bible Study program. Jeff Cavins (born November 8, 1957) is an American Catholic evangelist, author, and biblical scholar.Ĭavins was a Protestant pastor before he rejoined the Catholic Church.

Jeff Cavins speaking at a seminar in Irelandįranciscan University of Steubenville ( M.A.)

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