The Benham Brothers

The Benham Brothers
David & Jason Benham
Born 1975
Occupation Former baseball players, former television hosts, authors, motivational speakers
Known for Real Estate
Notable work Authors of Whatever the Cost, Living Among Lions and Miracle in Shreveport
Home town Charlotte, North Carolina
Television HGTV
Website http://benhambrothers.com/

The Benham Brothers, identical twins David Benham and Jason Benham, are American authors, speakers, real estate entrepreneurs, and former Minor League Baseball players. In October 2014, the Benham Brothers were scheduled to premiere a reality television show about flipping houses; however, the show was scrapped by its broadcaster, HGTV, following a controversy regarding the Benhams' beliefs and public statements about same-sex marriage and abortion.

The Benham Brothers have co-authored three books: Whatever the Cost, Living Among Lions and Miracle in Shreveport. They are the founders of BENHAM Real Estate Group in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Benham Brothers are outspoken Christians.

David Benham

David Benham graduated from Liberty University.[1] He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox and played in both the Red Sox farm system and the St. Louis Cardinals farm system.[2] As of 2018, David and his wife, Lori, had five children and resided in Charlotte, North Carolina.[3]

Jason Benham

Jason Benham graduated from Liberty University in 1998[4] and obtained a master's degree from American Christian College in 2001. He was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles and later moved to the St. Louis Cardinals farm system.[5] Jason was named the third-most productive Realtor in the United States by The Wall Street Journal and Real Trends, Inc. after he closed 970 transactions in 2011.[6] As of 2018, Jason and his wife, Tori, had four children and resided in Charlotte, North Carolina.[7]

Business ventures

After finishing college, the Benham Brothers began working in real estate in Charlotte, North Carolina.[8] The brothers had had little success until a bank contacted them to work on a foreclosed home.[9] After the brothers fixed the home, the bank was impressed with their work and gave them many more jobs.[10] In 2003, they co-founded BENHAM Real Estate Group with a focus on bank listings and preparing foreclosed homes for resale.[11]

Missioneering

The Benham Brothers are outspoken about their Christian faith.[12] The Great Recession forced a significant number of Christian missionaries worldwide to leave their missionary activities due to significant shortfalls in charitable donations.[13] In 2010, the brothers created a concept termed 'Missioneering', to replace charitable giving as the primary source for missionary finance by leveraging a missionary's occupational skills to produce for-profit goods or services.[14] In 2014, the brothers' missioneering projects supported three missionaries in the Philippines by hiring and training 300 employees to offer business services and by opening two CrossFit gyms that served 500 members.[15]

Flip it Forward: HGTV

The Benham Brothers were scheduled to premiere their own reality television show in October 2014; however, the show was scrapped by its broadcaster, HGTV, before its premiere due to comments made by the Benhams regarding abortion and same-sex marriage.[16][17][18][19][20][21]

On April 18, 2014, HGTV announced it was planning on premiering a home improvement show called Flip It Forward hosted by the Benham Brothers in October 2014.[22] On May 6, 2014, Right Wing Watch released a post condemning HGTV's decision to have the brothers host the show because of their prior public statements opposing abortion[23] and same-sex marriage.[24] The following day, HGTV announced via a tweet that it would not move forward with the premiere of the Benham Brothers' series, thereby immediately cancelling the production in the middle of filming.[25] The brothers have stated that an untrue narrative was advanced to make them look hateful[26]; they blame a "gay agenda" for the network's decision.[27] Although their show was cancelled before airing, the Benham Brothers finished the house flip projects on the six Charlotte homes connected to the cancelled show.[28][29][30]

Authored books

  • Whatever the Cost: Facing Your Fears, Dying to Your Dreams, and Living Powerfully. Thomas Nelson, 2015. ISBN 0718032993.
  • Living Among Lions: How to Thrive like Daniel in Today's Babylon. Thomas Nelson, 2016. ISBN 0718076419.
  • Miracle in Shreveport. Thomas Nelson, 2018. ISBN 0785215980.

References

  1. ↑ "Benham brothers: 'If faith cost us TV show, so be it'". USA Today. May 7, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  2. ↑ Versteeg, Jonathan (August 2, 2001). "Former Twisters standout Benham still chasing his dream". The Register Citizen. Text "https://www.registercitizen.com/news/article/Former-Twisters-standout-Benham-still-chasing-his-12157345.php" ignored (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  3. ↑ [ "Miracle in Shreveport: A Memoir of Baseball, Fatherhood, and the Stadium that Launched a Dream"]. March 17, 2018.
  4. ↑ http://www.liberty.edu/news/index.cfm?PID=18495&MID=131629
  5. ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=benham001jas
  6. ↑ "Business Round Up". June 30, 2012.
  7. ↑ [ "Miracle in Shreveport: A Memoir of Baseball, Fatherhood, and the Stadium that Launched a Dream"]. March 17, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Pro Baseball Players Hit a Double Home Run in Real Estate". Cabarrus Business Magazine. June, 2008.
  9. ↑ "Twin Brothers Boost Business through 'Missioneering'". CBN News. July 28, 2008.
  10. ↑ "Misfortune breeds opportunity". Charlotte Business Journal. July 28, 2008.
  11. ↑ "Whatever the Cost: Facing Your Fears, Dying to Your Dreams, and Living Powerfully". February 17, 2015.
  12. ↑ Smith, Samuel (July 12, 2016). "Benham Brothers: Bloodshed in the Womb Leads to Bloodshed on the Streets". Christian Post. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Cash-Strapped Missionaries Get a New Calling: Home". The Wall Street Journal. October 25, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Twin Brothers Boost Business through 'Missioneering'". CBN News. September 23, 2012.
  15. ↑ "The Benham Bros Discuss 'Missioneering'". Solutions Magazine. September, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Scripps Upfront: 31 new shows for HGTV and DIY in 2014". Media Life Magazine. April 2, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Benham Brothers Speak Out After Losing HGTV Show". Fox News. May 19, 2014
  18. ↑ "Erin Burnett spoke exclusively to Benham Brothers over Flip It Forward". CNN. May 8, 2014.
  19. ↑ "NC HB2 bathroom law’s impact on business". FOX Business. May 10, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Benham Brothers Say HGTV Knew About Controversial Comments Over a Year Ago". ABC News. May 10, 2014
  21. ↑ "Did HGTV Cancel House Flippers' Show Over Controversial Comments?". ABC News. May 9, 2014
  22. ↑ "HGTV Adds Nine New Series to 2014 Schedule". HGTV. April 18, 2014.
  23. ↑ "40 Years Since Roe v. Wade" Cities4Life January 22, 2013.
  24. ↑ "Debating Marriage". Christian Post May 7, 2012
  25. ↑ "HGTV Drops Benham Brothers’ ‘Flip It Forward’". Huffington Post. May 7, 2014.
  26. ↑ "Brothers Call on Americans to Take a Stand After Losing HGTV Series Because of Their Views". The Blaze. May 9, 2014.
  27. ↑ "Should the Benham Brothers Have Lost Their Show over Their Remarks?". CNN May 9, 2014.
  28. ↑ "Fired By HGTV, Benham Brothers Still Finish What They Started". The Daily Caller. July 7, 2014
  29. ↑ "Benham brothers wrap up work on homes once slated for HGTV show". Charlotte Business Journal. July 10, 2014
  30. ↑ "The Benham Brothers: Keeping the Faith". Cabaruss Business Magazine. May 21, 2014
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