Rev. Dr. F. Willis Johnson, Jr. is a third-generation educator and spiritual entrepreneur. An elder in the West Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church,  Johnson is a respected scholar-practitioner, fellow and author of Holding Up Your Corner: Talking About Race in Your Community. Johnson holds fellowships at Bridge Alliance and Walker Leadership Institute-Eden Seminary. He is a former Vosburgh Visiting Professor of Ministry and Social Engagement at Drew University’s Theological School. Currently, he pastors Living Tree Church and is adjunct faculty at Methodist Theological School of Ohio (MTSO).