Rev. Michael Brown serves as pastor of Christ United Reformed Church in Santee, CA. He was ordained as minister of Word and sacraments in the United Reformed Churches of North America on September 19, 2004 at the Escondido United Reformed Church.
He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Westminster Seminary California where he studied for four years under scholars such as Dr. Michael Horton, Dr. W. Robert Godfrey, Dr. R. Scott Clark, Dr. David VanDrunen, Dr. Hywel Jones, Dr. D.G. Hart and Dr. Meredith Kline. He is presently working on an MA in Historical Theology at WSC, doing research on the covenant theology of John Owen.
He is the editor and a contributing author of Called to Serve: Essays for Elders and Deacons (Grandville: Reformed Fellowship, 2007), and has published articles in Banner of Truth, The Outlook, and Modern Reformation magazines.
Mike is a native Southern Californian. He did not grow up Reformed, but in the Calvary Chapel movement where he served as a “youth pastor” for a short period of time. He became interested in Reformed theology through the writings of Martyn Lloyd-Jones, J. Gresham Machen, and by “The White Horse Inn” radio program. He has a passion to preach the gospel, teach theology, and help God's people grow in their faith.
Mike and his wife Janie were married in 1990, and have four children: Micaela, Alysia, Isaac and Iain. They live in San Diego.