Michael Brown, a Christian creator, radio host and founding father of the FIRE College of Ministry, has requested for forgiveness concerning allegations of misconduct from a few many years in the past as a widower has come ahead to accuse him of an inappropriate relationship along with his late spouse.
In a video posted on YouTube Tuesday, Brown addressed the just lately reported allegations, saying that in late 2001 and early 2002, he developed an “emotional, not a physical, tie with another individual.”
The Roys Report printed a narrative a couple of man recognized as “Ray,” who mentioned he and his spouse had been shut associates with Brown and regarded him a non secular mentor. He accused Brown of pursuing an inappropriate relationship along with his spouse within the early 2000s. The spouse died in 2021.
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In his video, Brown mentioned he confessed his wrongdoing in 2002 to that buddy and Brown’s spouse, Nancy.
Brown mentioned that whereas he wished to admit the matter publicly to his church neighborhood, the spouses concerned within the scenario determined it could be greatest to go away the matter undisclosed, having concluded that it was not adultery.
“That’s the reason I have never discussed it with anyone else until recently. It was not to hide things. It was to honor my spouse whom I had hurt so deeply,” he mentioned. “In the months that followed in 2002, I made radical changes to my schedule and lifestyle. I received intensive counseling and experienced the holy discipline of the Lord.”
Concerning an earlier allegation of misconduct with a FIRE College of Ministry staffer, named in studies as “Erin” to guard her identification, Brown mentioned he apologized for interactions that she thought of uncomfortable, which started when she was 18 years outdated and concerned the slapping of her buttocks, kisses on the lips and hand-holding.
Erin mentioned she stop working on the FIRE College of Ministry in 2002 when she was simply 21 as a result of she had grown uncomfortable round Brown. The ministry chief mentioned that whereas he apologized to Erin in entrance of his spouse in 2002, it was now clear that he did not perceive the “depth of what she was experiencing as a result of my actions.”
Brown instantly addressed the previous staffer, asking her for forgiveness.
“Please forgive me for my actions, which caused you so much pain,” he mentioned. “Had I more clearly understood the result of those actions in 2002, I would have responded very differently. Again, from the heart, I ask you to forgive me. I am truly and deeply sorry.”
From there, Brown directed his feedback to workers members of FIRE, asking for forgiveness amongst these he has labored with in ministry over the many years.
“Please forgive me for my failings and my poor judgment and any mishandling of these situations during that time 23 years ago,” mentioned Brown. “I fell short of the high standards that we set. I disappointed you and I hurt you.”
Brown then advised “the larger Body of Christ” that “I deeply regret my behavior from 23 years ago, to the extent that it has caused pain, or been a distraction, or caused you to question God, or wonder who the real Dr. Brown is, I ask you as well to forgive me.”
“I know I failed you during that period,” he added, vowing that he “will continue to work to regain your trust.”
Brown drew a parallel to Peter, who denied Jesus 3 times and wept bitterly when he realized the error of his actions, was “restored to God’s grace,” and “became a far better man through his experiences.”
“If dredging up this painful time in my life, a time when I also wept bitterly for many days, deepens my humility and dependence on the Lord, then all the more do I embrace what He has called me to walk through today,” mentioned Brown.
“Regardless of the findings of the third party investigation, I do not minimize the wrongness of my past actions, and in the days ahead, I remain fully submitted to The Line of Fire Board, as I have entrusted the process into their hands.”
Earlier this month, The Roys Report printed allegations that Brown had engaged in inappropriate habits with Erin from when she was 18 to 21 years outdated.
She had reportedly thought of Brown to be like a father, whereas Brown thought of her similar to a daughter, along with her even referring to him as “dad” occasionally.
In a press release given to each TRR and The Christian Submit, Brown denied that he had engaged in adulterous habits but in addition acknowledged a “lack of judgment” concerning his relationship with the previous staffer.
“Nancy and I did have a relationship with the woman in question and considered her to be like a family member, and she conducted herself as one who viewed our relationship the same way. But she was not a family member, and aspects of my interaction with her, although totally non-sexual in every way, reflected a definite lack of judgment on my part,” Brown added.
The Line of Fireplace Board reportedly employed the regulation agency Mitchell, Stein, Carey, and Chapman in November to conduct a third-party investigation into the abuse allegations in opposition to Brown.
Earlier this month, Brown introduced that he was deactivating his account on the social media platform X, the place he had some 63,000 followers till the investigation into the claims concluded.
“Because I can’t make any comments on the current situation I’m dealing with until the investigation is completed, I’m going to deactivate my account until then. May the Lord be glorified,” Brown wrote on X.
“Well bless their hearts.”
