Johnny Turner

Turner graduated from Bethune Elementary and High School, Folkston, Ga, Class of 66. He began his college education at Edward Waters College, Jacksonville, Florida. Turner received his Bachelor of Psychology (cum Laude) from Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, Florida (1982). He later received his Master of Divinity Degree in Theology and Biblical Studies from Colgate Rochester Divinity School, Rochester, New York (1986). Turner received the Doctor of Ministry in Christian Education from Drew University, Madison, New Jersey (1992). He completed one pastoral care unit at Hospital Chaplaincy, New York (1994). Dr. Turner also attended the Blanton-Peale Institute of Religion and Health, focusing on pastoral care and counseling, New York, New York (1994). Dr. Turner received an M. Ed Degree in Supervision and Administration from Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY (2015). He is a certified grief-informed counselor through Evergreen Certifications.

Turner is an author. He published his first book, Rebuilding the Walls: A Call to Teaching in the African American Church (Word for Word Publishing 1998). His second book, The Sacred Art: Growing Faithful Disciples in the 21st Century, was published in 2007 by Tate Publishing Mustang, Oklahoma. Dr. Turner published his third book. God is a Strong Shelter: A Commentary on Selected Psalms for an Intimate Walk with God, by Thomas Nelson/Zondervan 2015. A Biblical Theology of Christian Discipleship, published by Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2021 is a revision of the Sacred Art, which is now out of print. Turner republished God is A Strong Shelter: Weathering Psalms through reading Psalms, published by Wipf and Stock, Eugene, Oregon, in 2023.