Contemporary Theologian and Author

Brenna Blain is a contemporary theologian, best-selling author, and teacher who is committed to helping the Church engage complex issues with theological depth and Christlike compassion.

After being sexually abused at the age of 10, Brenna came to the conclusion that the God she was taught about in church was not big enough for her suffering. It was not until she realized that she was gay at the age of 14 though that she knew she needed to escape the christian religion. After years of depression and suicidal ideation, she moved away from home with the goal of becoming a heathen. Instead, she met Jesus.

In the years following, Brenna surrendered her sexuality knowing that the temptation would most likely remain. Through that and a bipolar diagnosis she began to recognize God’s character more clearly. While graduating with a degree in Theology and Biblical Studies she realized the common refrain of those who were deconstructing without care to reconstruct: “Suffering, questions and doubt serve as an off ramp to faith”. But for Brenna, she could not shake that she had experienced the exact opposite.

Brenna has now been in ministry for over 10 years, most recently, doing public theology through preaching, advising and resourcing.

Her work explores the intersection of faith, suffering, and orthopraxy; grounded in a high view of Scripture and a call to resilient discipleship. Brenna preaches for and counsels churches across the U.S., partnering intentionally and relationally to provide support and guidance on gnarly realities with a compassionate and orthodox lens. Through teaching, writing, and preaching, she equips Christians to wrestle honestly with doubt, identity, and modern secular pressures while remaining rooted in the truth and grace of the gospel. With a pastoral heart and a prophetic voice, Brenna challenges cultural and ecclesial complacency, inviting the Church to participate more fully in the redemptive mission of God.