Talmadge Johnson

Education

Johnson graduated from Bethany Nazarene College (now Southern Nazarene University) in 1958 with a master of arts in religion degree.

Career

Education Johnson served as an evangelist in the denomination 1958 until 1961 and served as the pastor of churches in Oklahoma from 1961 until 1975. In 1975 he was elected to serve as the district superintendent of the Mississippi District and served in that capacity until he was elected to be the District Superintendent of the Tennessee district in 1980. Johnson was the District Superintendent of the Tennessee district until 1994.

While still in the pastorate and district superintendency Johnson served on the denominational level

He was the chairman of the World Mission Department from 1986 until 1994. He also served on the General Board of the denomination from 1972 to 1976 and from 1980 to 1994.

In 1994 Johnson left the superintendency of Tennessee and the General Board to serve as the denominational director of Sunday School Ministries. Johnson co-authored Rediscovering the Sunday School () with Stan Toler.

Achievements

• Doctor of Divinity - Trevecca Nazarene University conferred the honorary Doctor of Divinity degree to Johnson in 1983. Southern Nazarene University granted him the same honorary degree in 2000. In 2003 Southern Nazarene University awarded Johnson the Heritage Award which is an award granted annually to a prominent alumnus of the school.