The McCraney family and the Yeshuans network.
Yeshuans is a family-run educaitonal ministry. Shawn and Mary McCraney began the work in 2006 in Salt Lake City, Utah, and their daughters have all been a part in various ways since. What started as a local cable access show became a global network of shows, courses, books, forums, and art. The family, which includes the Yeshuan ThinkTank still runs it.
Behind the Yeshuan Model.
The family
Shawn McCraney, Biblical Philosopher
Shawn Aaron McCraney was born in 1961 in Whittier, California. He was raised in the LDS church, left it in his forties after an extended period of independent study, and has spent the twenty years since producing the Yeshuan body of work. He is the primary teacher and voice of the network, host of Heart of the Matter, Sunday Schooled, Firesides, and much of the rest of the archive.
Shawn is an artist. His visual work is part of the Yeshuan ethic; he likens the Yeshuan model to those who "hear the music" of the Bible, rather than those who simply read the lyrics.
He holds no formal theological credentials other than attending the School of Ministry through Calvary Chapel; Yeshuans and Shawn considers this a feature, as he has been undeterred by religious constructions and traditions. The argument stands or falls on its merits.
Delaney McCraney Norris, Metaphysical Architect
With her background in architecture, Delaney has partnered with her father, Shawn, to bring structure to the Yeshuan Model. In the course of her adult life, she has worked across mediums and industries, including cultural production, film, business and production to implement architectural logics to structure the ideological work of various visionaries.
She now wholeheartedly serves her creative family in this capacity, hoping to embed the Yeshuan model into the annals of history.
The family
The Shawn and Mary McCraney family stand shoulder to shoulder in the Yeshuan Model: unconditional love for all. This family has lived out the development of the model together, not at all impervious to dark times; together they unite in the Yeshuan spirit - and invite you to join, whoever you are.
The ThinkTank
The ThinkTank is a group of individuals graduated from the Y.E.S. Program who contribute to the Yeshuan body of work - not in consensus of thought but in consensus of spirit. Members consult with us on this educational ministry, contributing their insights to how we might achieve our goal best: unity and love for all people. The ThinkTank meets regularly and its findings inform the ongoing curriculum.
Complete roster available on the app and on request via contact.
History
A spiritual awakening
Shawn McCraney, raised in a devout Mormon family and a returned LDS missionary, experiences a born-again awakening that reframes his understanding of grace and salvation. He steps away from organized religion to pursue a direct, personal relationship with God.
Heart of the Matter
Heart of the Matter (HOTM) launches as a live call-in television show, deconstructing Mormonism and other religious systems through fearless, open dialogue.
Verse by Verse begins
Weekly in-depth Bible studies start through C.A.M.P.U.S. Church (Christian Anarchy Meeting to Prayerfully Understand Scripture), evolving into the Verse by Verse teachings that work through Scripture from Genesis to Revelation.
"The Great News" formalized
Decades of scripture study crystallize into The Great News: personal faith over institutions, freedom from fear-based doctrine through fulfilled (preterist) eschatology, and Agape love as the defining principle. CULT — Christian Ultra Libertarians for Truth — is developed as an online educational initiative.
"Yeshuans" coined
The year-long Yeshuan Leadership Program launches. Cohort members — including co-founder Grady Risley and key contributor Sarah Young — coin the term "Yeshuans" to describe followers of Yeshua in the age after religion.
The Great News Network
TGNN launches, consolidating decades of ministry across seven channels: Heart of the Matter, Verse by Verse Teachings, CULT, Yeshuans, I Don't Get the Bible, Christian Peace Initiative, and A United Front.
Yeshuans.faith goes live
Yeshuans.faith launches as the umbrella platform — courses, books, articles, podcasts, and forums — with TGNN living on inside it as the Yeshuan TV station.
Light. Learning. Love. Liberty.
The objective has been consistent for decades: helping individuals know God for themselves — authentically and without coercion. The heart of the ministry endures in four words.
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