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Michael Brodeur (born February 24, 1957) is an American pastor, itinerant speaker, life coach, teacher and businessman. He has served with world-renowned ministries such as Bethel, Jesus Culture, and Vineyard Christian Fellowship and spent thirty-three years ministering to the city of San Francisco. Today he resides in Redding, California and teaches at the Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry while also working as the executive director of Destiny Finder and Pastor’s Coach.

Ministry
In 1984, Brodeur planted one of San Francisco’s largest churches, Vineyard Christian Fellowship. For fifteen years he pastored the Vineyard, during which he also served as District Overseer of more than twenty Northern California Vineyard Churches. In 1992, the San Francisco Chronicle featured an article on the Vineyard, calling it a “fast-growing […and] theologically conservative, but socially hip [church that] is among the vanguard of new fundamentalist and charismatic congregations.”

As of 2000, San Francisco’s Vineyard Christian Fellowship became Promised Land Fellowship, and Brodeur continued to serve as the congregation’s senior pastor for ten additional years.

In 2010, Brodeur moved to Redding, California and began working for Jesus Culture as Director of The Culture Project. He also started teaching classes at the Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry and spent a portion of his time working with Global Legacy. During the same year, Brodeur, along with his associates Glen Reed and Brian Heltsley, launched Destiny Finder —a tool used to discover one’s destiny through an in-depth assessment of gifts, natural abilities, and passions.

In 2012, Brodeur developed Pastor’s Coach—a program used to help pastors and leaders assess their teams, strengthen their weaknesses and multiply their growth. The program provides each participant with a seasoned mentor, various assessments and an extensive, twelve-week course.

Brodeur holds an honorary doctorate from Grace Bible College and Cohen Seminary, a fully accredited college in New Delhi, India.

Personal life
Michael Brodeur married Diane in 1981. They have seven children.

Published works

 * Revival Culture: Prepare for the Next Great Awakening (Chosen Books, 2014) ISBN 978-1-4412-6802-0
 * Destiny Finder: A Practical Approach to Unlocking Your Destiny (Quintessant Media, 2012) ISBN 978-0-9856848-0-8