Curriculum Vitae

Date of Birth
May 12, 1959

Citizenship
USA

Marital Status
Married to Cristie Jo Huf, March 6, 1979

Children

• Danielle Newsome, 1979, (BS in Religion: Specialization in Student Ministry, Liberty University, 2002) – Executive Director of Ministry Development, Journey Church International, Lee’s Summit, MO, married to Pastor Christian Newsome (M.A. in Religion, M.Div., Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, 2007, 2008)
• Dr. Jeremiah Johnston, 1981, (B.A., M.A., M.Div. & Ph.D., Middlesex University/Oxford Centre for Mission Studies, 2013) – Pastor of Apologetics and Cultural Engagement at Prestonwood Baptist Church, Dean of Spiritual Development at Prestonwood Christian Academy, Plano, TX, married to Audrey (M.Div., Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2009)
• Jenilee Mullikin, 1985, (BS in Religion, Liberty University, 2016) – Home School Teacher, married to Jeff Mullikin, (M.Ed., MidAmerica Nazarene University, 2015)

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Jerry is a Bible teacher and evangelist. He is passionate about training believers to be Christian Strong, which includes a biblical worldview through an understanding of the Word of God. The Lord has graced Jerry with the spiritual gifts of faith, leadership, evangelism, teaching, and discernment. In addition, he has experience using media for the proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Jerry received Christ as a teenager at a summer youth camp and was called to ministry the same day. God used Jerry’s testimony and preaching to reach thousands of students across North America with his Life School Assembly as he spoke in churches and hundreds of public high school campuses. In their current legacy project, The Power and Influence of Christian Strong, Jerry and Cristie Jo’s greatest ambition is to train believers to become strong, biblically literate, extend the call for full-time Christian service, and compassionately reach the lost for Jesus Christ.

DMin, Acadia University-Acadia Divinity College:
Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada (2012)
Thesis: “An Exploration of Rates and Causes of Attrition Among Protestant Evangelical Clergy in the United States” http://scholar.acadiau.ca

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MDiv, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary:
Kansas City, MO (2009), Christian Education Awarded with Highest Honors

BA, Midwestern Baptist College:
Kansas City, MO (2007), Biblical Studies Awarded with Highest Honors

HonDD, Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary:
Lynchburg, VA (1997), Conferred by Dr. Jerry Falwell

Co-Executive Producer of “The Power and Influence of Christian Strong” ™
June 2013 – Present

Managing Partner
I.G. Transmedia, LLC
2015 - Present

Director
Intentional God, Inc. (501-C-3)
2015 - Present

Vice President, Innovation & Strategic Marketing Professor, Department of Theology
Houston Christian University: October 2014 – 2024

TV Host & Documentarian, Crossroads Christian Communications
Toronto, Canada: May 2012 – February 2014

Church Planter & Pastor
Overland Park, Kansas: September 1996 – September 2011

Founder of Jerry Johnston Ministries Association (501-C-3)
Evangelist 1979 – 1996

TV Host & Documentarian, Crossroads Christian Communications

• Served as a host of the “100 Huntley Street” TV show based in Toronto, which aired daily on the Global Television network across Canada.
• Directed television crews in filming documentary television specials that aired globally and were distributed to churches and schools. Interviewed leading experts and people impacted by critical issues across North America. Johnston designed and authored two books, “Why They Die: Curing the Death Wish in Our Kids,” and “Christian & Demons” (Crossroads Publishing). He produced TV documentaries: “Inside Teenage Suicide,” “Battling the Darkness,” and “The Power of Media: The Sexualization of our Youth.”

Church Planter & Pastor of First Family Church

• Planted a innovative, biblical evangelistic church in his hometown of Overland Park, Kansas. It began with 500 people on the first Sunday and grew to 4,200 members in 11 years.
• Johnston championed the Kansas Marriage Amendment at the request of Pastor Joe Wright of Central Christian Church in Wichita, Kansas, and incurred the retaliation of repeated attacks by the Kansas City Star, which dispatched a full-time investigative journalist on him, his family, and printed numerous libelous stories which launched an investigation by the Kansas Department of Consumer Protection, and two years of immense stress and trial. Dr. Jay Sekulow, president of the American Center of Law & Justice, led a team of lawyers at the request of the Board of Elders of First Family Church. The team was led by board chairman, the Honorable Judge Robert Ulrich (former United States District Attorney/Western Missouri District); Dr. Johnston and the church were fully exonerate. Dr. Jay Sekulow stated in October of 2009 in a live telecast service at First Family Church that he had never witnessed a more politically motivated witch hunt in his 30 years of practicing law and defending Christian freedom in the United States. For a complete description and associated appendices, please read chapter one of Dr. Johnston’s doctoral dissertation: http://scholar.acadiau.ca

Founder & Evangelist of Jerry Johnston Ministries Association

• Averaged 22 mass crusades per year in which thousands of people from all walks of life were reached with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Within just two years, 18,000 people made professions of faith in Christ. News articles appeared in newspapers throughout North America.
• In 1980 and 1981, the weekly television program, “Jerry Johnston,” began airing in the Midwest. Johnston initiated an outreach of the ministry on public school campuses entitled “Life School Assembly.” This riveting, informative lecture on drug and alcohol abuse captured students’ attention and was praised by even the most skeptical school administrators. Jerry toured 30 Texas cities and conducted citywide impact crusades in 13 locations throughout the nation.
• From 1982 to 1983, Johnston conducted rallies in 100 cities. Spoke to the nation on the “Old Time Gospel Hour” television program. There were 60 crusades conducted during this time. Invitations from pastors across America were received at the ministry headquarters. The ministry launched its first conference on evangelism in Kansas City, with national Christian leaders joining as speakers.
• In 1984, the crusade at the Akron Baptist Temple closed with 8,400 in attendance and 1,200 salvation decisions for the week. The “Life” Kansas City crusade closed with 12,000 in attendance at Municipal Auditorium, and 951 decisions were recorded for Christ in one night.
• The ministry produced a dynamic video, “Decisions and Consequences,” taped at the Kentucky State Penitentiary, which closed with Jerry filming a message for youth strapped in the electric chair.
• At the invitation of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, spoke to evangelists on “How to Prepare and Deliver an Evangelistic Sermon” at the historic North American Conference for Itinerant Evangelists in Louisville, Kentucky.
• Appeared on 101 radio interviews coast-to-coast. Spoke to 14,000 pastors at the Southern Baptist Convention’s Pastors’ Conference and the SBC Evangelists in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1984 and 1985, the ministry and outreach gained further media attention and acclaim. Television, radio, and newspaper reporters covered the remarkable impact on the cities visited in virtually every town.
• In 1986 and 1987, Johnston spoke to hundreds of thousands of students in the public schools. Churches were filled and experienced overflow attendance as the crusades related to the pressing needs of the unchurched community. At the invitation of Billy Graham Associate Evangelist, Dr. John Wesley White, Jerry spoke to international evangelists gathered in Amsterdam, Holland, in 1986.
• In 1987, the ministry purchased a new headquarters building in the Kansas City suburb of Lenexa. The Jerry Johnston Association Conference on Evangelism drew 4,000 people to the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. During the same year, his first book, “Why Suicide?” (Thomas Nelson Publishers), launched with more than 30,000 hardcover copies being sold.
• Spoke at the Billy Graham School of Evangelism in conjunction with Rev. Graham’s Crusade at Mile High Stadium. Spoke at the Billy Graham School of Evangelism on the campus of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, in 1987.
• The ministry continued to grow during 1988 through 1989. Conducted the “Diamond Year” crusade for the Peoples Church of Toronto, Canada, and spoke at 19 Toronto high schools in five days with rallies at Massey Hall and the Toronto Convention Centre. All of the Toronto media outlets interviewed Johnston, including “100 Huntley Street.” The second book, “Going All the Way: The Real World of Teens and Sex” (Word Publishing), launched appearances on the “700 Club” and scores of other television and radio shows.
• In 1989, authored the book, “The Edge of Evil,” which sold out its first printing in one week. Later, 100,000 copies were sold. Visited 89 cities in one night, “Edge of Evil” rallies. Appeared on CNN’s “Crossfire,” “Sonya Live in LA,” “AM in Los Angeles,” “The Tom Snyder Show,” “LA in the Morning,” “AM Philadelphia,” Boston’s “People Are Talking,” and many other media programs.
• Conducted a five-day television crusade on the “100 Huntley Street” show in Toronto, aired in every Canadian province, and viewed coast to coast. From 1992 through 1993, the ministry began producing and distributing timely videos for churches and organizations distributed internationally by Word publishers. “AIDS Among Teens,” “Kids and Gangs,” “The Cutting Edge,” “Life Exposé,” and “Commitment: It’s Time to Make Up Your Mind” are a few of the many videos produced. Books authored by Dr. Johnston and released by Zondervan Publishing include “Who’s Listening: What Our Kids Are Trying to Tell Us,” and “Inspire Your Kids to Greatness.”
• The ministry was expanded by the launch of Jerry Johnston Family Crusades: Evangelistic Crusades Designed for Every Member of the Family. The response from premier churches of all denominations across North America was positive.
• Spoke at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Washington, DC, the National Convention for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in Indianapolis, and the Future Farmers of America National Convention in Kansas City. Johnston held a base-wide crusade at the US Military Installation in Mannheim, Germany.

“Apostasy Now: Similarities and Differences of Belief Systems,” FF Publishing

“Christians & Demons,” Crossroads

“Daniel: Principle of Leadership, Success and Achievement,” FF Publishing

“Going All the Way: The Real World of Teens and Sex,” Word Publishing

“How to Save Your Kids from Ruin,” Victor Books

“Inspire Your Kids to Greatness,” Zondervan Publishing

“It’s Killing Our Kids” Teenage Alcohol Abuse and Addition,” Word Publishing

“The Edge of Evil,” Word Publishing

“The Last Days of Planet Earth,” Harvest House

“The Thrilling Prophecies of Mr. Z and Jesus: Jerusalem, the Jew, and You,” FF Publishing

“Who’s Listening: What Our Kids Are Trying to Tell Us,” Zondervan Publishing

“Why Suicide? What Parents and Teachers Must Know to Save Our Kids,” Oliver Nelson Books

 “Why They Die: Curing the Death Wish in Our Kids,” Crossroads

“Equipping for EVANGELISM: How to Prepare and Deliver an Evangelistic Sermon,” NACIE: Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.

 

“AIDS Among Teens,” Word Publishing

“Battling the Darkness,” Crossroads

“Commitment: It’s Time to Make Up Your Mind,” Word Publishing

“Decisions and Consequences,” Word Publishing

“Incest,” Word Publishing

“Inside Teen Suicide,” Crossroads

“It’s Killing Our Kids: Alcohol Abuse and Addiction,” Word Publishing

“Kids and Gangs,” Word Publishing

“Life Exposé,” Jerry Johnston Association

“Prescription Drug Abuse,” Crossroads

“Profiling Teen Violence,” Crossroads

“Rachel’s Story: The Crosses of Columbine,” Jerry Johnston Association

“The Cutting Edge,” Jerry Johnston Association

“The Edge of Evil,” Word Publishing

“The Power of Media: Sexualization of Teens,” Crossroads

“Why Suicide? Youth’s Fatal Wish,” Word Publishing

“A Vision for the Future: Investing in Eternity,” 4 Sermons

“Adult Camp: The Message That Transformed Your Kids!” 3 Sermons

“Advantages of Adversity,” 3 Sermons

“Armageddon: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Prophecy but Didn't Know Who to Ask,” 9 Sermons

“Amos,” 4 Sermons

“Basic Training,” 9 Sermons

“BeAtitudes Happy,” 5 Sermons

“Breaking Bondages: Taking Off Your Mask,” 6 Sermons

“Characters: Jerry Johnston's Illustrated Sermons,” 3 Sermons

“Christ Comes As…,” 5 Sermons

“Christian Ethics,” 8 Sermons

“Come Home First Family,” 5 Sermons

“Complete Wellness,” 5 Sermons

“Critical Concerns,” 8 Sermons

“Daniel: 12 Principles of Leadership, Success & Achievement,” 18 Sermons

“Demons and Christians,” 7 Sermons

“Determine Your Legacy,” 6 Sermons

“Discovering the Secrets to Answered Prayer,” 8 Sermons

“Discovering Your Purpose and Finding Fulfillment,” 4 Sermons

“Doctor Jekyll & Mister Hyde: Overcoming the Character Tug-of-War,” 16 Sermons

“Ephesians,” 14 Sermons

“Essentials for a Dynamite Marriage,” 5 Sermons

“Extreme Makeover: The Spiritual Edition,” 8 Sermons

“Faithfulness Revealed,” 7 Sermons

“Fear Factor: Conquering the Insurmountable Obstacle to Share Your Faith,” 6 Sermons

“Fight for Grace,” 4 Sermons

“First Family Gives Back,” 3 Sermons

“Full House,” 5 Sermons

“Getting in Shape Spiritually,” 8 Sermons

“God’s Help for Your Suffering: 1 Peter,” 8 Sermons

“God's Response to Sexual Behaviors,” 7 Sermons

“God's Way to Financial Success,” 4 Sermons

“Habakkuk: How to Overcome Doubt and Learn to Trust,” 2 Sermons

“Hallmarks of The Real Deity of The Universe,” 8 Sermons

“Hello: My Name is God,” 8 Sermons

“Help for Hurting Hearts,” 6 Sermons

“Hosea,” 4 Sermons

“How to Build a Strong Family I,” 8 Sermons

“How to Build a Strong Family II,” 6 Sermons

“How to Find Love, Enjoy Love and Rekindle Love,” 6 Sermons

“How to Live Successfully,” 2 Sermons

"How To Overcome Biblical Illiteracy"

“How to Prepare for The Greatest Year of Your Life,” 5 Sermons

“How We Got the Bible,” 12 Sermons

“I Do…Do I,” 4 Sermons

“iHurt,” 6 Sermons

“Issues Influencing America's Destiny,” 7 Sermons

“It's the Heart of The Matter,” 6 Sermons

“Jesus and Children,” 5 Sermons

“Joel,” 4 Sermons

“Jonah,” 4 Sermons

“Judges,” 5 Sermons

“Juicy Fruit: Discover the Fruits of The Holy Spirit,” 7 Sermons

“Learning How to Live Successfully,” 7 Sermons

“Learning How to Win,” 4 Sermons

“Living the Blessed Life,” 5 Sermons

“Make Friends Who Make It to Forever,” 15 Sermons

“Marriage, Divorce, & Remarriage,” 6 Sermons

“Men of Valor; Women of Wisdom,” 4 Sermons

“Navigating the Bumps, Difficulties and Detours of Life,” 12 Sermons

“On Location with Jesus,” 5 Sermons

“On Mission,” 6 Sermons

“On the Road with Paul and John,” 8 Sermons

“Overcoming Biblical Illiteracy,” 24 Sermons

“Portraits of Christ in The Old Testament Tabernacle,” 7 Sermons

“Pray It Away,” 4 Sermons

“Principles of Prosperity,” 4 Sermons

“Reaching Your Potential: How to Overcome Adversities in Your Life,” 12 Sermons

“Regaining Joy,” 4 Sermons

“Reliving Pilgrim’s Progress,” 6 Sermons

“Response to Peter Jennings Reporting: In Search of Jesus,” 4 Sermons

“Retracing the Path to Bethlehem,” 4 Sermons

“Similarities and Differences of Belief Systems,” 31 Sermons

“Spiritual Armor,” 6 Sermons

“Steps to a Fulfilled Family,” 6 Sermons

“Tell Me More About Heaven,” 5 Sermons

“The 10 Grand Demands of God: A Literal Explanation of the 10 Commandments,” 4 Sermons

“The Atheist's Delusion,” 3 Sermons

“The DaVinci Code Debunked,” 6 Sermons

“The Fight for Grace: Liberty vs. Legalism,” 6 Sermons

“The Forbidden Chapter: Isaiah 53,” 6 Sermons

“The Founding Fathers: In God We Trust?” 4 Sermons

“The Great Omission: How to Develop a Conviction About the Commission,” 6 Sermons

“The Greatest Christmas Gift You Can Give,” 4 Sermons

“The Indisputable Signs of Christ's Return,” 5 Sermons

“The Key to Supernatural Living,” 4 Sermons

“The Last 14 Days,” 4 Sermons

“The Last Days,” 5 Sermons

“The Lost Gospel of Judas,” 3 Sermons

“The Lost: Who Cares?” 2 Sermons

“The Murder of Jesus,” 6 Sermons

“The Power of Wisdom from Proverbs,” 13 Sermons

“The Rewards of an Obedient Life,” 4 Sermons

“The Secrets of a Know-So Faith,” 11 Sermons

“The Sermons No One Will Preach,” 6 Sermons

“The Supernatural Church: ACTS, Acts of Courage, Tests of Strength,” 45 Sermons

“The Thrilling Prophecies of Mr. Z and Jesus: Jesus, the Jew, and You,” 22 Sermons

“The War of World-View: How Did Life Begin?” 8 Sermons

“Transforming Promises to Live By,” 11 Sermons

“The Unbelieving Believers,” 4 Sermons

“Weathering the Storms of Life,” 6 Sermons

“Welcome to Fabulous Corinth Greece: The Las Vegas of the First Century,” 10 Sermons

“What If?” 5 Sermons

“When God Became a Man,” 5 Sermons

“Why Care?” 4 Sermons

"Why Does God Allow Tragedy? Facts About Heaven"

“Words,” 3 Sermons

“You Are Loved,” 7 Sermons

“Your Miracle in The Mirror: In the Mirror of Mark,” 10-plus Sermons

(Contact information available upon request)

Dr. Jay Allen Sekulow
Chief Counsel & Founder
American Center of Law and Justice
Jerry Johnston serves on the Board of Directors of Jay Sekulow’s Organization

Dr. Craig A. Evans
Distinguished Research Professor,
Bible Seminary, Katy, Texas
[email protected]
Jerry Johnston’s Doctoral Supervisor

Dr. Tommy Barnett
Founder and Senior Pastor
Dream City Church
[email protected]
602.867.7117 (office)

The Hon. Robert Ulrich
Retired Judge and Attorney
Missouri Western District Court of Appeals & Department of Justice
[email protected]
Church Board Chariman

Jeff Anderson
Ministry Leader
Leadership Inc.
[email protected]
Church Finance Chair

Jeremiah Johnston
President and Founder
Christian Thinkers Society
[email protected]

Letter from Judge Robert Ulrich

Letter from Dr. James Dobson