Beth Johnson
Minister to Children, Youth, & Families
Beth Johnson lived her early years near the beaches of Tampa, Florida, before moving to Flower Mound. She graduated from Baylor University in 2006, majoring in education and recreation ministries. While coaching high school basketball in Waco, a call to youth ministry became clearer. She went on to study Youth, College, and Family Ministry, and received her Master of Divinity degree from Truett Seminary in 2012.
Through her time in seminary, she decided to live in distinctly different neighborhoods of Waco over 3 years, hoping to foster relationships with people from various walks of life and experiences. She also served as a Minister of Youth, College, and Recreation at Central United Methodist Church in Waco. Serving there for 10 years revealed a passion for adolescent development, practical theology, family ministry, and relational ministry. During the last years of seminary, Beth served as a Resident Chaplain for college students at Baylor University.
From 2016-2023, she served as the Minister of Families and Youth at University Park United Methodist Church, which included supporting the Children's Ministry. During these years, she also started working with Perkins Theological Seminary. Through partnerships with Perkins, she has taught courses at annual youth ministry conferences, teaches a class for their youth ministry certificate program, and served as a Reboot Coach. Most recently, Beth has continued her education with the Youth Cartel.
She has been married to Philip Johnson since 2013. Philip and Beth share life with their son and daughter, Jonah and Juniper. Beth and Philip enjoy the outdoors, fitness, documentaries, and time with friends. Beth especially enjoys the humor, meaningful life question, and overall perspectives youth bring to the table.