Priest in the Episcopal Church (1986 to 2008)

Congregation development specialist: served more than a dozen churches during interim or transitional periods; writer, consultant, and coach for leadership and congregation development

Communications, Public Relations, Public Policy, Lobbying, Political Campaigns (1975 to 1986)

Independent consultant, Founder and President of Theodore Johnson & Company, Vice President of David Apter & Associates, Washington, D.C.

Press Secretary to National Political Figures (1970 to 1975)

U.S. Senator Mike Gravel (Democrat, Alaska), U.S. Senator Charles E. Goodell (Republican, New York), Bella Abzug's 1970 Primary Campaign for Congress (Democrat, New York)

Press Secretary for Anti-War Groups and Events (1967 to 1971)

Committee for Peace and New Priorities, Vietnam Moratorium Committee, New Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam, Clergy and Laymen Concerned About Vietnam

EDUCATION

Doctor of Ministry in Congregational Development (2000)  

Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, Evanston, Illinois

Certified to administer the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (1993)

Master in Divinity (1986)

Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria, Virginia

Graduate Credits in political science and sociology (1969)

New School for Social Research, New York, New York

Graduate Credits in theology (1966 to 1969)

Union Theological Seminary, New York, New York

Bachelor of Arts (1966)

  (Double majors in English and Spanish Literature)

  (Exchange student to Universidad de Puerto Rico)

Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

PERSONAL

Born in Worcester, Massachusetts on June 13, 1944.

Two children and four grandchildren. Married and divorced.

Myers-Briggs Personality Type: ENTJ

Leadership Style Preferences: Collaborative (primary) and Competitive (secondary)

Member of the Alexandria Choral Society (1992 to 2008)

Interests: singing, playing piano, listening to music, theater, boating, camping, photography, and hiking

E-mail: TheodoreWJohnson@msn.com

Telephone: 888-768-8530 (toll free), 703-768-8530 (mobile), 540-856-2042 (facsimile), 540-856-3584 (local)

Mail: Post Office Box 386, Basye, Virginia 22810

8/9/2008