Talmadge Johnson
Encyclopedia
W. Talmadge Johnson is a minister and emeritus general superintendent
in the Church of the Nazarene
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) in 1958 with a master of arts in religion degree. 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. From 1972 until 1976 he was the general Nazarene Youth International president. 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. He served in this capacity until June 2001 when at the 25th General Assembly of the Church of the Nazarene Johnson was elected to the denomination's highest office, General Superintendent. Johnson served only one term as General Superintendent because of the denomination's mandatory retirement age, he attained emeritus status at the 2005 General Assembly.
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General Superintendent (Church of the Nazarene)
General Superintendent is the highest elected office within the Church of the Nazarene. General Superintendents are elected by the General Assembly of the denomination for a four year term to expire at the end of the next General Assembly....
in the Church of the Nazarene
Church of the Nazarene
The Church of the Nazarene is an evangelical Christian denomination that emerged from the 19th century Holiness movement in North America with its members colloquially referred to as Nazarenes. It is the largest Wesleyan-holiness denomination in the world. At the end of 2010, the Church of the...
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History
Johnson graduated from Bethany Nazarene College (now Southern Nazarene UniversitySouthern Nazarene University
Southern Nazarene University is a Christian liberal arts college located in Bethany, Oklahoma, United States.-History:The history of the institution is one of various mergers and, therefore, one of differing institutions. While SNU claims its founding date as 1899, that founding date refers to an...
) in 1958 with a master of arts in religion degree. 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. From 1972 until 1976 he was the general Nazarene Youth International president. 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. He served in this capacity until June 2001 when at the 25th General Assembly of the Church of the Nazarene Johnson was elected to the denomination's highest office, General Superintendent. Johnson served only one term as General Superintendent because of the denomination's mandatory retirement age, he attained emeritus status at the 2005 General Assembly.
Authorship
Johnson co-authored Rediscovering the Sunday School (ISBN 0834118696) with Stan TolerStan Toler
Stanley A. Toler is a minister and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene. He is also an author having written over 70 books. He has served as a Pastor in Ohio, Florida, Tennessee and Oklahoma....
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Awards and recognitions
- Doctor of Divinity - Trevecca Nazarene UniversityTrevecca Nazarene UniversityTrevecca Nazarene University is a private Christian liberal arts college located in Nashville, Tennessee.-History:TNU was founded in 1901 by Cumberland Presbyterian minister J. O. McClurkan as the "Pentecostal Literary and Bible Training School"...
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.