Jonathan H. Johnson serves in lay ministry at Baker Street Wesleyan Church in Wisconsin Rapids WI along with Pastor Carri Johnson. He served as an Elder in Pastoral Ministry at Our Father’s House Christian Community Church in Chili WI 2016-2019 under instruction with founding Pastor Ronald Johnson. In 2015 he received his Certificate of License and Ordination from Our Father’s House. In 2014 he received a Certificate in Christian Apologetics through Biola University in La Mirada California. In 2012 he received his Bachelor’s in Fine Arts from Christian liberal arts school, Asbury University, in Wilmore Kentucky. He was raised and was a full member in the United Methodist Church; in later years he joined the Wesleyan Church and served there for 12 years. He is a lifetime aficionado of John and Charles Wesley and took course credit in Wesleyan doctrine. In college he found inspiration from early revivals and the Holiness Movement sparked by the Wesleys and Sir Francis Asbury. In his time of service in the ministry he has rekindled his appreciation for John Wesley in his study of Wesleyan sermons, liturgy and hymnology.
Pastor Carri is currently an assistant pastor at Baker Street Wesleyan Church in Wisconsin Rapids WI. She became an ordained minister in the Wesleyan denomination June 8, 2024. She received her Masters of Divinity in 2024 from Wesley Seminary (Indiana Wesleyan University) Marion, IN. She received consecration as a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in 2015 from Our Father’s House in Chili WI and served in ministry there from 2016-2019. In 2015 she was consecrated and received a Master of Arts in Ministry – Children, Youth, and Family from Wesley Seminary (Indiana Wesleyan University) Marion, IN. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Music in 2013 from Asbury University, in Wilmore Kentucky. She has spent her life in service, ministering where God has planted her. She grew up having strong roots in Wesleyan doctrine with her hands to the plow in The Salvation Army.
Both Jonathan and Carri are experienced public speakers in events outside a church setting. Much of Jonathan’s experience comes from service to the community and when he held the position as Volunteer Coordinator for the Salvation Army Corps of Battle Creek Michigan. Both have been asked to speak at various events for charitable organizations.
They both regularly teach the Bible and speak at church events. Below are some examples from when messages were recorded.
“Got Milk?” – Carri – At Baker Street Wesleyan Church, Wisconsin Rapids WI – April 21, 2024
“The Treasure of the Word” – Jonathan – At Baker Street Wesleyan Church, Wisconsin Rapids WI – April 14, 2024
“Grow in the Know” – Carri – At Baker Street Wesleyan Church, Wisconsin Rapids WI – April 7, 2024
“Faith Walk” – Carri – At Baker Street Wesleyan Church, Wisconsin Rapids WI – September 17, 2023
“Being One” – Carri – At Baker Street Wesleyan Church, Wisconsin Rapids WI – January 24, 2021
“Covenant – God’s Plan for Unity – Part 2” – Jonathan and Carri – At Our Father’s House Christian Community Church, Chili Wisconsin – July 22, 2018
[ 7-22-2018 Exodus 4:9-12 ]
“Covenant – God’s Plan for Unity – Part 1” – Jonathan – At Our Father’s House Christian Community Church, Chili Wisconsin – June 24, 2018
“Known by God” – Jonathan – At Our Father’s House Christian Community Church, Chili Wisconsin
[ 5-27-2018 Matthew 7:21-23 ]
“Focus on Jesus” – Jonathan & Carri – At Our Father’s House Christian Community Church, Chili Wisconsin
Body-[ 11-12-17 1 Corinthians 6:20 ]
Soul-[ 11-19-2017 Philippians 4:8-9 ]
Spirit-[ 11-26-2017 1 Thessalonians 5:23 ]
“One Anothering” – Jonathan & Carri – At Our Father’s House Christian Community Church, Chili Wisconsin
[ 10-22-2017 John 13:34-35 ]
“Heart’s Desire” – Carri – At Our Father’s House Christian Community Church, Chili Wisconsin
[ 9-10-2017 Psalm 37:4-7a ]
“United in Christ” – Jonathan & Carri – At Our Father’s House Christian Community Church, Chili Wisconsin
[ 7-9-2017 Ephesians 5:17-33 ]
“Hungry for the Cross” – Jonathan – At Our Father’s House Christian Community Church, Chili Wisconsin
[ 6-25-2017 Matthew 6:33, 1 Corinthians 2:2 ]
“Carri’s Testimony” – Carri – At Our Father’s House Christian Community Church, Chili Wisconsin
[ 3-26-2017 ]
“What is your testimony?” – Jonathan – At Our Father’s House Christian Community Church, Chili Wisconsin
[ 9-11-2016 1 Peter 3:15 ] [ Corresponding Pictures ]
“What is it to Have the Mind of Christ?” – Jonathan – At Our Father’s House Christian Community Church, Chili Wisconsin
[ 1-17-2016 Romans 6:23 ]
“Treasures in Heaven” – Jonathan – At Han Mee Korean American Church, Battle Creek Michigan
[ 10-19-2014 Matthew 6:19-21 ]
Pastor Jonathan’s Personal Statement:
Our living savior has granted me the privilege to serve as His hands and feet to the lost, and broken, in whatever community He has rooted me.
My number one concern is for me to personally know Jesus Christ and develop my relationship with Him as the source of all my life’s ambition. I refuse to compromise my relationship with Him or put any act of service above my service to Him first of all. Without Him, none of us are of any use, and are in desperate circumstances. God desires holiness, without which none will see Him. “Christ in you” is the essence of the Gospel message. Following the law (Torah) is sinful (contrary to the will of God) without the empowerment of His Holy Spirit. The “salvation message” is incomplete without a vital relationship with God in all aspects of life. You are not “saved” if you do not know (yadah) God personally and He also knows you. That means you do (shema) what He says by His power, not your own.
Jesus Christ the LORD (YHWH) is my King and supreme authority and ruler of my life. I surrender each day, I walk on to maturity only by the power of His Holy Spirit. In this way He is my Rabbi (teacher) and I am committed to live as His disciple and never defame nor deny Him. This is my purpose and hope for me and also God’s desire for all those I encounter. If you are to walk with me then you must face this challenge. If Jesus is not your LORD then your status as a “Christian” is a lie. Unless you repent (change your mind) you will exist in the hell of separation from God and outer darkness. At the end of all things you will exist in eternity within the excruciating torment of the lake of fire along with Satan and all your fellowship of rebels, which will be your just reward.
I am convinced that the only hope for us and our country is that we fall on our faces before Almighty God, fast, pray, repent, and intercede for our world. We desperately need God’s revival in our time! God is calling out for us to participate with Him and be His feet and hands to go and reach the lost for Him in order to restore His shalom (peace) to our world in the grip of chaos. God calls out “Who will go for us?” Our response desperately needs to be “Here I am send me!” once God has begun in us His transforming work.
Marriage Ministry:
We are committed to discipling and building marriages in a world where the family has been torn down. God wants the family and the godly relationships of His body to stand strong as the example of His love reaching into the communities around us. We firmly agree with God’s design in marriage as He decrees “One man with one woman, only in marriage for this mortal life.” Married life and family is empty and incomplete unless it is lived in union with our LORD Christ.
Singles:
Singleness is a valid vitally integral part of God’s work. While family is important and ordained by God, Married isn’t the end-all be-all and should not have a higher status in the church. We need to stop holding up Marriage and Family as an idol. We need to stop holding up Married-Sex as an idol. Abstinence is powerful and fulfilling for singles honoring God. Singles belong as a vital part of the family of God. God is our One true patriarch and Father and desires us all to sit at His table. Singles must no longer be disparaged as second class or incomplete Christians.
Youth and Young Adults:
I have a burden for our Youth and Young Adults because they are the church of today, as with the rest of the church body, they need to be discipled as followers of Christ and brought up as leaders in the community. My challenge is to equip every believer to meet the challenge of 1 Peter 3:15 and prepare them to give an answer of the hope God has placed in them…not to be satisfied in blind faith, but to also understand the substance and reason of our faith. As believers in Christ they then have the same Holy Spirit in them that raised Christ Jesus from the dead. They are a valid expression of God within the congregation of His people.
Sexual Discipleship:
Our culture stands abused and broken in our identity and the understanding of our sexuality. We were created by God in the image of God and were intended to find our identity in a relationship with Him. We have idolized sexuality and through cultural influence have become objectified and over-sexualized. We need to relearn proper boundaries, accountability, and intimacy throughout all levels of our being. This should be accomplished with a Christian worldview and grace-based recovery. All Christians are expected to live a life separate from sexual immorality of any kind.
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