Dr Michael Brown has been accused of sexual misconduct. He should not return to ministry

An independent report has said the prominent Christian apologist Dr Michael Brown engaged in “sexually abusive misconduct” yet those who commissioned the report have cleared him to return to ministry. We must not confuse forgiveness with re-admittance to leadership - it’s re-traumatising for victims and unsafe for the Church, argues Gavin Drake

Dr Michael Brown, one of the most prominent apologists in the Messianic Jewish movement, has been cleared to return to ministry by an “Elder Accountability Team”, despite an independent investigation concluding that he had “engaged in an inappropriate relationship” with a married woman and “an inappropriate relationship involving sexually abusive misconduct with” another young woman. 

Dr Brown’s ministry, The Line of Fire, commissioned the independent report after the Roys Report website detailed allegations about him. Journalist Tim Wyatt set out the background in an earlier article for Premier Christianity.  

The Line of Fire then established the Elder Accountability Team to “review the investigation report” and “draft a response to the investigation summary report”. The elder’s report is a classic example of the misuse of scripture to attack victims and protect perpetrators.