Rachel Johnson

Rachel Johnson is an ordained Baptist minister who has spent her career working at the intersection of faith and the public sphere. Rachel holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia and a MAR in Theology from Yale Divinity School. For over six year she served as Campaigns Director with Eleison, LLC, the leading faith and values consulting firm for progressives. In this capacity, she oversaw the development and execution of Eleison's messaging and communications campaigns. Rachel also served as Programs Director for the American Values Network, a non-profit advocacy group that mobilizes religious communities around the most pressing issues of the day. Rachel has worked with churches, non-profits, denominational groups, and political organizations to develop strategic outreach campaigns on a wide range of issues, including creation care and climate change, nuclear security, human rights, international development and peace building, domestic poverty, healthcare, and the intersection of faith in the public sphere.