Scott Black Johnston
I am a husband, a dad, a friend, a pastor, a comic book reader, and a fan of almost any sport that involves a ball.
I am the senior pastor of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in Manhattan. I am a New Yorker, with a soft spot in my heart for the rhythms and people of Atlanta, Georgia; Austin, Texas; and Duluth, Minnesota.
I like red wine and dark beer, and am constantly in search of the world’s best pizza. I read a lot. My laugh is too loud.
I write about reformed theology, preaching, psalms and prayers. I love to talk about the challenges, absurdities and joys of an urban faith.
I am always on the lookout for God and good conversation. Let me know whenever and wherever you spot them.
Family
Wife Amy, daughter Isabella, son Oliver
Education
Bachelor of Arts in History and Religion
St. Olaf’s College
Master of Divinity
Yale Divinity School
Ph.D.
Princeton Theological Seminary
Previous Gigs
Senior Pastor
Trinity Presbyterian Church, Atlanta
2003–2008
Professor of Homiletics
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
1993–2003
Writings
Elusive Grace: Loving Your Enemies While Striving for God’s Justice. Westminster John Knox Press, September 2022.
Bread Enough For All, edited by Peter M. Wallace. Church Publishing, Alliance for Christian Media, 2020. [Contributor]
Questions Preachers Ask: Essays in Honor of Thomas G. Long, with Ted A. Smith and Leonora Tubbs Tisdale. Westminster John Knox Press, 2016. [Editor and Contributor]
Exploring and Proclaiming the Apostles’ Creed, edited by Roger E. Van Harn. Eerdmans Press, 2004. [Contributor]
Theology for Preaching: Authority, Truth and Knowledge of God in a Postmodern Ethos, with Ronald J. Allen and Barbara Shires Blaisdell. Abingdon Press, 1997. [Co-author]
Favorite Movie
The Way, Way Back
Playlist
Paul Simon, The Avett Brothers, Bonnie Raitt, The Boss
