Don Bassett, Chairman of the Biblical Resource Center and Museum, has studied and traveled extensively in Bible lands as well as to museums in Europe, the Middle East, and the United States in pursuit of his interest in historical and archaeological backgrounds of the Bible.

He studied Biblical archaeology in Israel as part of his master's degree program in religious studies from Harding University Graduate School of Religion, Memphis. Bassett received his undergraduate degrees from Florida College and a degree with honors in history from the University of South Florida, Tampa. He has studied biblical and classical languages at Western Kentucky University, Hebrew Union College, University of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Roman history at the University of Memphis.

Prior to becoming full-time Chairman of the Biblical Resource Center, Bassett completed 35 years of service in local church ministry, serving most recently with the Brentwood Church of Christ in Brentwood, Tennessee.

Bassett is the author of two books on family Bible instruction, The Daily Family Bible Reader Vol. I: Survey of the Bible's Account and The Daily Family Bible Reader II: The Epistles of the New Testament. He is author of two adult Bible study books, Simple Studies in the New Testament: 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus, and Simple Studies in the New Testament: 1 and 2 Corinthians. Bassett has developed church libraries and six-year adult Bible class curricula for churches in Kentucky and Tennessee, as well as developing comprehensive instructional materials for churches on historical backgrounds of the Bible.