Dr. Earl D. Johnson has been instructed by the Word all of his life and is an educator by profession. He was born to a lay pastor and missionary in Clovis, New Mexico and is the fourth of ten children. God has blessed Dr. Johnson to make the Word plain to the hearers as he utilizes educational skills and the experiences of God’s power in his life.

Dr. Earl D. Johnson, along with his wife of 33 years, Christine, is Overseer and Team Leader of According To Pattern Apostolic Team. He has been ministering the Word of God since he was 15 years old, ordained at the age of 19 and assigned his first local pastorate that same evening. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from Eastern New Mexico University, in Portales, New Mexico and has received both an honorary and earned Doctorate degree from Friends International Christian University in Northern California.

Dr. Johnson will celebrate fifty years of ministry this year of 2011. He has traveled around the world to share God’s Word. His travels have taken him to the United Kingdom, Costa Rica, Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and most recently, the Netherlands and Germany.

Dr. Johnson and Christine have been involved in studying and teaching on marriage and family relationships for more than 25 years. They parented three children, (Earl II, Brian Eugene, and Imani Christina Renee) and are loving grandparents to eight grandchildren.