Benjamin Israel Robinson

Benjamin Robinson is a pastor, teacher, and writer devoted to helping people move beyond religious activity into a living, daily relationship with God. He is the founding pastor of Lineage Church in El Cerrito, CA, where his ministry centers on discipleship, spiritual formation, and cultivating a faith rooted in awareness of God’s presence, identity in Christ, and transformed character.

As an author, Benjamin writes at the intersection of theology, devotion, leadership, and everyday life. His work emphasizes that Christianity is not sustained by information, moral pressure, or spiritual hype, but by devotion—the soul’s instinctive response to the nearness of God. Drawing from Scripture, pastoral experience, and personal reflection, his writing is practical, honest, and oriented toward real transformation.

In addition to his pastoral work, Benjamin is a speaker, content creator, and entrepreneur. He produces teaching resources, journals, and media designed to help readers build sustainable spiritual habits and live with clarity of purpose. His work challenges passivity, resists spiritual spin, and calls readers to a faith that is both grounded and alive.

Benjamin lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and daughter, where he continues to write, teach, and develop resources that help people belong deeply and become fully who God created them to be.