Publisher's Synopsis
In the spring of 1998, Dr. Rocellia Johnson, the Founder and Senior Pastor of the Bethany Baptist Church of West Los Angeles, taught a Bible study series on the universe of God. It was clear at the time that this series was not a typical Bible study for Bethany because he had the classes were videotaped to share with other churches. So, it has been made available today in book form in his own words as titled God, Things, Church Folks & The Necessity of Ministry because it is teaching that is rich in wisdom and truths that Christians today need to hear. In this historic series Dr. Johnson primarily taught in his usual frank language, some humor and pastoral authority about three important topics that every Christian should understand - Three absolute attributes of God - His omnipresence, omnipotence & omnipresence, the ways that God chooses to reveal Himself in creation and we can know God from the world that He's created for us. He also taught about a variety of other things, like money, dancing, pig feet, whoopin', church folks, the gospel, the necessity of ministry and more. Dr. Rocellia Johnson was a loving husband, father, grandfather and pastor. He earned three Master's degrees. He was a graduate of Fuller Theological Seminary with a Master's degree in Theology in 1975, a Master's degree from American Institute of Family Relations in Pastoral Psychotherapy a Master's degree in Family Counseling along with an honorary Doctorate degree. Most notably, Dr. Johnson was the founding pastor and CEO of the Bethany Baptist Church of West Los Angeles from 1958 to 2009, which included being founder and President of the Bethany Christian Bible Institute and the founding Executive Director of the National Evangelism Movement. He was also known for his ground-breaking ministries in Evangelism and Christian Education which has reached over 160 churches around the country in the work of systematic follow through evangelism and for his innovative outreach that included the annual 24-Hour Gospel Marathon. Now, the words "published author" can be added among the list of his other many awards and accomplishments.
