Phil Johnson

Weblog Pioneer; Executive Director, Grace to You

Phil Johnson has had a significant ministry on the Web since 1995 and has posted thousands of resources on theology and church history.

Phil’s blog, PyroManiac, set ablaze the blogosphere in 2005. Later Phil himself started a gangblog, PyroManiacs, which is still going strong.

Today Phil is the Executive Director of Grace to You, a Christian radio ministry featuring John MacArthur. Phil has been closely associated with John MacArthur since 1981 and edits most of MacArthur’s major books.

Phil pastors an adult fellowship group called GraceLife at Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California.

Phil is a board member of The Martyn Lloyd-Jones Recordings Trust in England, and a member of the Fellowship of Independent Reformed Evangelicals (FIRE).

Phil earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Theology from Moody Bible Institute. He was an assistant pastor in St. Petersburg, Florida, and an editor for Moody Press before moving to Southern California to take his current position in 1983. Phil is married to his wife Darlene, has three grown sons, and one daughter-in-law.

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Here’s Phil Johnson at the 2007 Think On These Things Conference: