Director of Professional Education

B.A.  DePauw University
M.Div.  Harvard Divinity School

An ordained elder in the New England Conference of the United Methodist Church, the Reverend Samuel M. Johnson comes to the School of Theology after 27 years in pulpits, most recently at Christ Church, United Methodist, in Wellesley, Massachusetts.  As Director of Professional Education, Reverend Johnson provides an important link between the School of Theology and congregational life.  A commitment to the training of the whole minister characterizes his approach to the supervision of Master of Divinity candidates.  Reverend Johnson also directs the school's Continuing Education Program.