Bobby Brewer


Robert "Bobby" Brewer is an American pastor, author, and talk radio personality who is based in Phoenix, Arizona. In addition to being the co-host of a Christian radio show and pastor, he is known for being an Evangelical Christian who witnessed the 1997 Phoenix Lights. In 2002, he wrote an article for the Christian Research Journal. In 2006, he wrote a book, UFOs: 7 Things You Should Know, in which he gave his assessment of the phenomenon.

Early life

Brewer was born in Japan at a United States Navy base, his father was an enlisted sailor for the United States Navy. Brewer grew up in San Diego, California; Virginia Beach, Virginia; and Roanoke, Virginia prior to moving to Phoenix, Arizona.

Education

Brewer obtained a Masters in Divinity at Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, a graduate school for aspiring pastors founded by Rev. Jerry Falwell in Lynchburg, Virginia, and a Doctorate of Ministry from Phoenix Seminary in Phoenix, Arizona.

Career

While at Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, Brewer studied church growth under Dr. Elmer Towns, who has authored numerous books on the subject of church growth. Towns wrote the foreword to Brewer's book Postmodernism: What You Should Know & Do About It. Upon completion of his doctorate, Brewer regularly spoke at Christian conferences regarding the implications of Postmodernism upon the North American church and how outreach and evangelistic methodologies could and should adjust for the transition of eras. Prior to becoming the lead pastor of North Chapel Fountain Hills, Arizona, he served on the pastoral staff of two megachurches in Scottsdale, Arizona; Scottsdale Bible Church, and Hillsong Phoenix. Brewer was a founding team member for an extreme sports ministry founded by actor Stephen Baldwin and D'Ortenzio but restructured as "Death to Life Revolution" ministry.

Radio

From 2004-2008 Brewer was the co-host of Faith in the Real World, a local call-in radio show in Phoenix, Arizona on AM 1360 KPXQ of Salem Broadcasting. After partnering with Stephen Baldwin in 2006, the show's name and the format were changed to Breakthrough Radio. In 2011, Brewer began co-hosting Freakshow with D'Ortenzio.