As a leading community activist for inner city youth and violence prevention, Reverend Johnson has been the Pastor for Wayman African Methodist Episcopal Church since 1992.

Reverend Johnson knows that education is the key to providing bright futures for inner city youth. As Co-Director for the Ministerial Alliance Against the Digital Divide, Reverend Johnson believes that equipping students in low income, urban communities with the appropriate technological tools will enable students to excel in academics and in life. Johnson's leadership has put these beliefs into action by implementing programs designed to provide tutorial support for youth and parents in the Chicago Public School system.

As Chicago Magazine's 1999 chicagoan of the Year, Reverend Johnson has built a strong reputation for violence prevention in Chicago neighborhoods. His work as the Executive Director for the Alliance for Community Peace and as Co-Chairman for Clergy for Safer Streets, has allowed Johnson to partner with the Chicago Public Schools, the Chicago Department of Human Services, and the Chicago Alternative Strategy (CAPS) to implement the Safe Schools, Safe Neighborhoods initiative.

Among other accomplishments, Reverend Johnson is the Past President of the AME Ministerial Alliance of Chicago and Vicinity, an organization that oversees thousands of church members in the chicagoland area. Johnson also serves as a board member for the Protestants for the Common Good, the New City YMCA and is a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, the nation's first black fraternity.

Reverend Johnson holds a Doctor of Ministry and a Master of Divinity from the Chicago Theological Seminary. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Chicago State University. Reverend Johnson and his wife, Sandra, have three children and one grandchild.