Jonathan Brenneman

Are You My Spiritual Father by Jonathan Brenneman

Jesus said, “Call no man on earth father, for you all have one Father who is in heaven.” Yet Paul called Timothy, Titus, and Onesimus his “sons” and sometimes used “father” language when addressing the churches. Was Paul contradicting Jesus?

Instead of cherry-picking scriptures, adapting extreme views, and reviling anyone who sees differently, we need to get to the heart of the issue. “Spiritual Fathers Or Brothers?” clears up the confusion and helps us to understand the heart of both Paul’s teaching and Jesus’ teaching. While acknowledging that Christian leaders should share in the father heart of God, it also highlights the unhealthy dynamics that result if we go beyond scripture in our emphasis on “fathering” young disciples.

Targeted Age Group:: 18-80

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
I'm a charismatic Christian, and many Charismatic churches emphasize a model of "spiritual fathers and sons." It's presented as a really good idea for discipleship, and people quote the apostle Paul to back it up.

However, I've experienced some unhealthy dynamics resulting from an overemphasis on this "spiritual parenting" model. While I do believe that Christian leaders should share in God's "father heart," I've become convinced that the scriptural model for how we relate to leaders is brothers, not "spiritual parents." The church needs a better understanding of this issue.

I Am Persuaded by Jonathan Brenneman

“Jonathan Brenneman in his ‘I Am Persuaded’ provokes, jabs and challenges our sacred cows of church leadership. Yet, the jabs are not hurtful because they come from Scripture. This is not a reactionary book filled with leader bashing but a graceful and excellent presentation of mostly forgotten principles concerning how Jesus and the early church taught and practiced leadership.

All the key and at times controversial words are discussed: rule, obey, submission, apostles, authority, and spiritual covering. Excellent exegesis on these words is provided and is foundational to the author’s conclusions. If you find yourself disagreeing, then, by all means, do a better exegesis. I think that will be difficult. Jonathan Brenneman has personally made a paradigm shift in his life and shares it with us. Will you?”

Dr. Stan Newton

Targeted Age Group:: 20+

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
I was having online discussions with several people who had an authoritarian/hierarchical view of church leadership. I pointed out many flaws in translation due to hierarchical bias, such as the verb translated nearly everywhere else as "to serve" suddenly becoming "to exercise the office of a deacon."

I soon got private messages imploring me to write a book to clear up the confusion about authority in the church. I finally accepted the challenge.

Featured Book: Present Access To Heaven by Jonathan Paul Brenneman

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“A person is vaccinated by receiving a dead or weakened version of a virus in order to make him resistant to it. Satan, the father of lies, works to undermine and weaken our understanding of the gospel, so that we become resistant to it.”

“If you apply these simple gospel truths, they will bring you into a present experience and demonstration of heaven.”

The gospel is designed to bring us into a present experience of heaven. If we are not experiencing heaven now, we should consider how we may have become resistant to gospel truths. “Present Access To Heaven” helps us to do just that, dealing with every lie and hindrance that is keeping us from experiencing heaven now and walking as heavenly people. It makes a scriptural case for just how much is possible right now in Christ, but it’s not just theory. It’s full of true stories illustrating the truths presented.

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