Collage with F. Willis Johnson

In this episode, Rev. Dr. F. Willis Johnson interviews Rev. Aaron Rogers, Rector of the St. Stephens Episcopal Church in Ferguson, Missouri. Their conversation acknowledges the forthcoming ten-year remembrance of Michael Brown's death and the Ferguson uprising. Johnson and Rogers discuss the "pilgrimage" that introduced them to one another and impacted their vocational endeavors.

In this episode of Collage, Rev. Dr. F. Willis Johnson and Rev. Gregory Kendrick explore the profound intersections of faith, history, and preservation. They delve into the power of sacred spaces and how maintaining and honoring these places can be a form of advocacy.

In this episode of Collage, Rev. Dr. F. Willis Johnson interviews Dr. Lilya Wagner, who formally served as director of Philanthropic Services for Institutions and is emeritus faculty of the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University. She is an active voice and pioneering figure in the philanthropic community.

In this episode of Collage, Rev. Dr. F. Willis Johnson interviews Ryon J. Cobb, Ph.D. Dr. Cobb is an Assistant Professor of Social Work at Rutgers University. His research interests focus on social determinants and consequences of population health, health disparities, and the religious dimensions of racial attitudes among adults.

Rich Harwood, president & founder of the Hardwood Institute, joins Johnson for a conversation on the power of citizen engagement across and launch of his latest campaign, Enough Time to Build.

Rev. Dr. F. Willis Johnson shares in a reflective and insightful conversation on mining for the common good with Steve Lawler, executive director of the Walker Leadership Institute at Eden Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri.

Host Rev. Dr. F. Willis Johnson is in a rich conversation with Patrick McNeal, executive director of the North Flint Action Council, focused on the unique community-empowered approach employed by McNeal's organization in Flint, Michigan.

In this episode, we reflect on inequity and varied levels of accessibility for persons of diverse abilities to engage respectfully in the electoral and civic process with disability advocate and Bridge Alliance intern Caleb Railsback.

What is the value of dialogue in a polarized world? In episode four of Collage, Dr. F. Willis Johnson and guest Dr. Kenann F. McKenzie, Director Generous Listening and Dialogue Center (GLADC), reflect on that question as well as curating of space and innovative practices where dialogue becomes a way of redress to the inequitable dimensions that tarnish the work of bridging and deliberative discourse.

In this episode of Collage, Rev. Dr. Johnson speaks with Justin Giboney about the intersection of faith and politics. Justin Giboney is an attorney, political strategist and ordained minister in Atlanta, GA. He is also the Co-Founder and President of the AND Campaign, which is a coalition of urban Christians who are determined to address the sociopolitical arena with the compassion and conviction of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Mr. Giboney has managed successful campaigns for elected officials in the state and referendums relating to the city’s transportation and water infrastructure.In 2012 and 2016, Georgia’s 5th congressional district elected him as a delegate for the Democratic National Convention. A former Vanderbilt University football player and law student, Justin served on the Urban League of Greater Atlanta Board of Directors. He’s the co-author of Compassion (&) Conviction - The AND Campaign's Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement and has written op-eds for publications such as Christianity Today and The Hill.

Within African-American communities and families, "the talk" too often has been a cautionary tale of how to respond to the police – navigating the precarious relations between citizens and those who are supposed to protect and serve the community. Johnson reflects a talk of existential consequence.

In the first episode of Rev. Dr. F. Willis Johnson’s podcast, Collage, Johnson discusses the promise of Black History Month.