Michael L. Brown

Michael L. Brown
Brown in 2014
Born	(1955-03-16) March 16, 1955 (age 69) New York, New York, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	New York University (PhD)
Occupation(s)	Radio host, professor
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Nancy Gurian Conway Brown (married 1977)
Website	www.askdrbrown.org

Michael L. Brown (born March 16, 1955) is an American radio host, author, apologist, activist, and proponent of Messianic Judaism, Christian Zionism, ^[1] and the Charismatic Movement. His nationally syndicated radio show, The Line of Fire, airs throughout the United States. He contributes articles to the Christian news platform The Stream as well as to the news site Townhall, and serves as head of the Coalition of Conscience, a Christian organization in the Charlotte, North Carolina area. He holds a Ph.D in Near Eastern Languages and Literature from New York University.^{[ citation needed ]}

Contents

• Academic and ministry roles
• Public criticism
• Theological beliefs
• Allegations and investigation
• Publications
• With others
• Contributions
• Videos
• Channel
• Debates
• References
• Citations
• Sources
• External links

Academic and ministry roles

Brown, who was raised Jewish and holds Fundamentalist Pentecostal views, is president and professor of practical theology at FIRE School of Ministry in Concord, NC. He has also served as visiting professor of Old Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois and visiting professor of Jewish apologetics at Fuller Theological Seminary, School of World Mission as well as several other seminaries. ^[2]

Between 1996 and 2000, Brown was one of the leaders in the Brownsville Revival, a Christian movement that began on June 18, 1995, at the Brownsville Assembly of God church in Pensacola, Florida. In 2000, though, the board removed Brown from his position as president of Brownsville Revival School of Ministry (BRSM). ^{[3] [ better source needed ]}

In 2001, Brown started the FIRE School of Ministry, a Christian leadership training institute heavily influenced by the revival movement from which Brown was removed. In 2005 Brown founded another revivalist organization called ICN Ministries. The organization intends to spread the revivalist message to places like Israel, other Christian organizations, and other places where Brown has influence. ^{[4] [ better source needed ]}

Public criticism

Brown has been criticized in Charlotte by the local LGBT community for holding a rally in protest of their 2009 Charlotte Pride Festival. ^[5] The Southern Poverty Law Center has profiled him for his promotion of "junk science" on topics connected to sexual orientation, such as in his regular claims that, rather than being genetic, homosexuality is caused by childhood trauma, as well as his support for conversion therapy. ^[6] In September 2012, the organization named him in their list of "30 New Activists Heading Up the Radical Right." ^[7] In March 2014, Brown traveled to Peru to oppose the legalization of gay marriage there. ^[8] He has also defended Uganda's criminalization of homosexuality, saying that the law was necessary to fight the spread of AIDS/HIV and combat pedophilia. ^[9] But he also posted on his website that he "renounces" homophobic views, such as advocated by Steven Anderson (who called for the death penalty for homosexuals) ^[10] and said that "gay people should be treated with respect and dignity". ^[11]

Brown was criticized for citing the white supremacist website Stormfront in an article "asking whether it was time for another Jesus Movement among Jewish millennials". ^{[12] [ better source needed ]} He apologized, saying he was not aware what the site was. ^[13]

Theological beliefs

Brown holds to Arminian and Jewish tenets. ^{[14] [15]}

Allegations and investigation

In December 2024, allegations were raised against Brown by a former FIRE School of Ministry employee, identified by the pseudonym "Erin." ^{[16] [17]} Erin alleged that Brown engaged in inappropriate interactions, including hand-holding and kisses on the lips, during her employment at the ministry. ^[17]

Brown denied any sexual misconduct but admitted to "a definite lack of judgment" in his interactions with Erin. He described the relationship as nonsexual and familial. ^{[18] [19]} In response, The Line of Fire Board launched a third-party investigation, with a commitment to publicly releasing the results. ^{[16] [17]}

Brown stated that he apologized to Erin in 2002 after she expressed discomfort and believed the matter had been resolved. ^[18] He expressed regret for any pain caused by his actions and reiterated his willingness to facilitate reconciliation. ^{[18] [19]}

Publications

• How Saved Are We?: Has the Church Fallen Asleep in the Enemy's Lap? (1990) ISBN   978-1560430551
• Our Hands Are Stained with Blood: The Tragic Story of the Church and the Jewish People (1992) ISBN   978-1560430681
• It's Time to Rock the Boat: A Call to God's People to Rise Up and Preach a Confrontational Gospel (1993) ISBN   978-1560431060
• The End of the American Gospel Enterprise (1993) ISBN   978-1560430025
• Israel's Divine Healer (1995) ISBN   978-0310200291
• Let No One Deceive You: Confronting the Critics of Revival (1997) ISBN   978-1560436935
• Go and Sin No More: A Call to Holiness (1999) ISBN   978-0615730196
• Revolution!: The Call to Holy War (2000) ISBN   978-0830726400
• Answering Jewish Objections to Jesus (file listing). Ada, MI: Baker Books. Archived from the original on January 5, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  1. Brown, Michael L. (2000). General and Historical Objections (PDF). Vol. 1. Baker Books. ISBN   978-0-8010-6063-2 . Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  2. Brown, Michael L. (2000). Theological Objections (PDF). Vol. 2. Baker Publishing. ISBN   978-0-8010-6334-3 . Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  3. Brown, Michael L. (2003). Messianic Prophecy Objections (PDF). Vol. 3. Baker Publishing. ISBN   978-0-8010-6423-4 . Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  4. Brown, Michael L. (2006). New Testament Objections (PDF). Vol. 4. Baker Publishing. ISBN   978-0-8010-6426-5 . Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  5. Brown, Michael L. (2010). Traditional Jewish Objections (EPUB). Vol. 5. Baker Books. ISBN   978-1-881022-86-2. Archived from the original on January 5, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
• The Revival Answer Book: Rightly Discerning the Contemporary Revival Movements (2001) ISBN   978-0830726417
• What Do Jewish People Think about Jesus?: And Other Questions Christians Ask about Jewish Beliefs, Practices, and History (2007) ISBN   978-0800794262
• A Time for Holy Fire: Preparing the Way for Divine Visitation (2008) ISBN   978-0981530413
• 60 Questions Christians Ask About Jewish Beliefs and Practices (2011) ISBN   978-0800795047
• A Queer Thing Happened to America: And What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been (2011) ISBN   978-0615406091
• The Real Kosher Jesus: Revealing the Mysteries of the Hidden Messiah (2012) ISBN   978-1621360070
• Hyper-Grace: Exposing the Dangers of the Modern Grace Message (2014) ISBN   978-1621365891
• Can You Be Gay and Christian?: Responding With Love and Truth to Questions About Homosexuality (2014) ISBN   978-1621365938
• Authentic Fire: A Response to John MacArthur's Strange Fire (2015)
• Jezebel's War With America: The Plot to Destroy Our Country and What We Can Do to Turn the Tide (2019) ISBN   978-1629996660

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References

External links

• Michael Brown's Website Archived 2019-01-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2019-01-05.
• "Michael Brown Articles – Political Columnist & Commentator". Townhall. Archived from the original on January 2, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
• "Michael Brown". Life Outreach International. Archived from the original on December 22, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2019.