Johnson University

Johnson University’s vision is to bring glory to God and hope to the world by preparing promising students for excellence through an affordable, community-oriented, Christ-centered education.
‘. . . the one all-prevailing, over-whelming, ever-present, ever-crying obligation of the individual Christian . . . is to use his body, his time, his talent, his influence, his money, to see that the gospel is preached in its glorious provision and apostolic simplicity to this generation’  (Ashely S. Johnson as quoted in Above Every Other Desire, 2018 edition, p. 53).

Johnson engages a faculty supportive of its mission and committed to teaching and advising; scholarly and creative activity; and service to churches, Johnson, and the larger community. We create a supportive environment for spiritual formation in which students and faculty can identify abilities and realize responsibilities for personal growth and for service to others in the churches and the human community. We also provide financial resources, facilities, and administrative and academic services that support student and faculty achievement.

Johnson offers undergraduate programs involving a curriculum for all students that is founded on the God’s Word, then builds on that foundation with an understanding of God’s World, and finally prepares students to engage fully in God’s Work. A more complete expression of this approach:
1. Centers upon the knowledge, application, and appreciation of the Scriptures.
2. Builds upon a general education core aimed at understanding and appreciating cultural contexts as well as developing skills to communicate within those contexts.
3. Provides vocational options aimed at engaging students in congregational ministries and other strategic callings.

Johnson offers graduate programs in professional and academic areas that prepare students for leadership in congregations, educational institutions, and other service vocations. Johnson also recognizes its responsibility of service to Christian congregations, the local community, and the world.

Johnson provides in the cocurricular and extracurricular activities a transformational, experiential, and missional education. These activities lead students to understand and exhibit ethical behavior consistent with scriptural norms, provide students with service-learning opportunities that sharpen their abilities and sense of calling, and demonstrate ways that selected vocations accomplish their part of the Great Commission.

The University has physical campuses in Knoxville, Tennessee and Kissimmee, Florida. We offer state of the art classrooms equipped for social distancing. The Tennessee campus dorms are rated among the best of any university in the country. The University offers over 60 programs in seven schools.

The breadth of program offerings on each campus ensures that students are well prepared to enter the career field of their choice or to pursue further graduate studies. The highly trained faculty equips each student with the skills and resources they will need both for their own spiritual formation and for leading others. Small class sizes allow every student to interact with professors, other students, and the course material in ways that lead to learning.