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73 born port elizabeth, south africa, 75 learnt to swim, 78 moved to cape town, 87 learnt guitar boogie, 91 fell off my first shortboard, 92 woken from the dead, 96 stopped writing long essays, left sa for a 9 year winter, 99 stopped writing short essays, 03 fell ill with cfs and fell in love with jude, 05 moved to malibu, 06 released my first solo project and made my dad very very happy, 2008 released 'because of your love'
The Long Story
Like most people, Brenton's story has interesting and boring parts to it. Here are some of the interesting parts. He grew up in Cape Town, South Africa. Studied in Oxford, England. And now lives in Malibu, California. He first came to the attention of the wider church, as one of the young worship leaders on the first Vineyard UK recordings, Come now is the time and Hungry. His songs Lord reign in me, All who are thirsty and Humble King joined songs like Come now is the time, Be the centre and Hungry. It wasn't a bad start to a recording career! But though these were his first recordings as a solo artist, Brenton had been leading worship in his home town in South Africa for a number of years. 'The Lord got a hold of me while I was studying politics and law in Cape Town. After being confronted by the power of the gospel at a Bible study, I threw my lot in with a vibrant, multicultural church on campus while I continued to study politics and law at University'. Growing up during the demise of Apartheid made questions of social justice an obvious academic choice for Brown. His studies went well and 4 years later he was on his way to Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. It was here he would encounter the Vineyard Movement and a style of worship that would affect churches across the nations. It was also here that he would participate in the recordings spear-headed by Brian Doerksen.
After finishing his studies in politics, philosophy and theology at Oxford university - and his recordings with Brian Doerksen, Brenton began work as the worship pastor for the local vineyard church in Oxford, accepting a worship leadership role for the Vineyard movement in the UK as well. Three records followed in as many years, Surrender (which included the Doerksen co-write, Your love is amazing), Holy and Doing the stuff (released as in the US).
Brown's future with the Vineyard movement in the UK seemed assured and laid out before him. But life took a dramatic turn. Brown fell ill with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and was forced to leave his position as worship pastor and take a sabbatical in his South African home town. It was there that he married Jude - also ill with CFS. Faced with the career limitations his illness imposed on him, the decision to record a solo project with Survivor Records seemed a wise one. Two years later Everlasting God was released with Survivor and with Sparrow in the States. The co-writes Hosanna (Praise is rising) and Everlasting God seemed to strike a chord with the church. Following a ministry trip that a team from the Malibu Vineyard had made to Cape Town many years before, Brenton had visited California off and on ever since. Realizing that a change in pace and lifestyle might assist their recovery in 2005 the Browns reluctantly left London and their home church of Holy Trinity Brompton for California. Since then they have been welcomed into the Horizon family of churches and have travelled across the States and beyond leading worship in churches as far afield as Sweden and Korea. 2008 saw the arrival of a baby daughter called Bella, and Brenton's second solo project, 'Because of your love'. Brenton has been lucky enough to have his songs recorded by Chris Tomlin and Lincoln Brewster. He has 5 songs in CCLI's top 100.
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hey it was great meeting you guys last week! thanks so much for coming to our church. we were so blessed! and thanks for the CD's!! my husband and i love them!
hey! how are you? keep rocking for Jesus, your music is really blessed. oh by the way, we've got a gospel online radio and we are really interested in your music. if you get interested in playing one of your songs on our radio, just let us know!
Brenton! Hey I was at the worship conference at Rock Harbor last week. I haven't been able to stop talking about your worship set. It was so amazing, and I was thrilled to see you. Thanks so much for following the Lord's leading!
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