Bishop Joey Johnson, author of "God Is Greater Than Family Mess"

Presiding Bishop F. Josephus Johnson, better known as Bishop Joey Johnson, is the Organizer and Senior Pastor of The House of the Lord in Akron, Ohio.

Bishop Johnson is a renowned Bible scholar, counselor, educator, conference speaker and workshop facilitator. His experience in leading one of the city's largest churches for over thirty years has equipped him to impart wisdom for issues related to church growth and development, business management, leadership and team building.

As a visionary, Bishop Johnson founded The Pastoral Mentoring Institute, where he utilizes his considerable skills to train and mentor senior pastors and other church leaders to be more effective in their local churches and in making an impact on today's society and generations to come for the cause of Jesus Christ. As a lover of The Holy Scriptures with keen intellectual curiosity and an insatiable appetite for reading, Bishop Johnson founded Emmanuel Christian Academy and Logos Bible Institute to present opportunities to both children and adults to be educated and equipped in the foundation of God's Word.

Bishop Johnson was promoted to the Bishopric through the providential wisdom of God and at the request of the senior pastors he mentors. His consecration and ordination in 2004 was accompanied by his having the Doctor of Divinity degree conferred upon him by the Joint College of African American Pentecostal Bishops Congress. Within the Christian community at large, Bishop Johnson's apostolic responsibilities include the oversight of Beth-El Fellowship of Visionary Churches. Beth-El was created to be a source of encouragement, practical leadership development and team building, as well as a haven of rest for senior pastors, their spouses, and other church leadership. He offers over three decades of pastoral wisdom and guidance to the senior pastors of these churches and their congregations.

In 1983, Bishop Johnson authored The Church: The Family of Families. The popularity and power of his 1997 sermon series entitled, "Family Mess" inspired him to write God is Greater Than...Family Mess in which he illustrates God's sovereignty and power to work in the midst of the family problems of Abraham - the father of Israel and the Christian faith - and in the family trials of his spiritual children, believers in Jesus Christ. The Bishop recently completed his third title set for release in the fall of 2004, Out of the Closet of Denomination and Into the Spotlight of Reformation - the Eight Ministries of the Holy Spirit.

Bishop Johnson has been a past member of the Board of Directors of the Christian Conciliation Service and the Board of Summit Chaplain Services. He has conducted workshops and been the general session speaker for Moody Bible Institute's Pastors' Conferences. He has been a class instructor for the Akron extension of Moody Bible Institute and has led chapel services for the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Cleveland Browns professional sports teams.

Bishop Johnson has been married to Minister Cathy since 1973. She has been an integral part of The House of the Lord and its ministry since the church began. Minister Cathy is a talented vocalist and is the director of Women Walking Together in Christ (WWTIC), an outreach ministry to women that extends to other churches and cities. Bishop Johnson and Minister Cathy have two adult children and six grandchildren.

Bishop Johnson's life has been one of steadfast, passionate pursuit of his Heavenly Father and His righteousness. He demonstrates God's compassion and love for all people, with a special heart for the down trodden and less fortunate. God has honored Bishop's obedience and anointed his preaching of His Word and ministry with the power of The Holy Spirit in a dynamic way.