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Travis Johnson

Pastor Travis Johnson

About Travis Johnson

Pastor Travis Johnson is the Senior Pastor of Pathway Church in Mobile, Alabama. This multi-campus congregation has grown from one location and two services to five campuses, seven services, and a global ministry footprint spanning Southeast Asia. With more than 25 years of senior pastoral experience, he is also the author of Unembarrassed of Jesus: Follow from a Distance and Lose Your Faith. Follow Closely and Change the World.

Pastor Johnson's ministry has been forged in moments of public testing. He was at the center of a 2023 firestorm when a Mobile city council prayer prompted his cancellation by local government, public death threats, and his family being doxxed — a moment he refused to apologize for, after which Pathway saw record attendance and baptisms. The following year, he stood at the White House helping establish the Religious Liberty Commission. He also tells the story of a Miami Beach baptism that civic officials tried to shut down — a moment he credits with deepening the boldness of his pastoral calling.

A passionate teacher on bold, public-square Christianity, Pastor Johnson argues that "the church hasn't been getting involved in politics; politics has been getting involved in the church." He frames the modern crisis as one of "church light, diet Christians" who round off every corner to build a crowd, and challenges believers to discern not between good and evil but between good and almost good.

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Episodes with Travis Johnson.

Unashamed of Jesus: Pastor Travis Johnson on Bold Faith in a Compromising CultureCourage29m

Unashamed of Jesus: Pastor Travis Johnson on Bold Faith in a Compromising Culture

Pastor Travis Johnson, senior pastor of Pathway Church in Mobile, Alabama, joins Philip Cameron to unpack why the American church has traded prophetic boldness for cultural approval — and what it costs us when we do. Drawing from his new book Unembarrassed of Jesus, Travis traces his own "radicalization" as a pastor: from a Miami park shutting down a church baptism and demanding the congregation move to before 5:00 AM, to being canceled by his city council in 2023 over a prayer — only to stand at the White House the following year helping establish the Religious Liberty Commission. Travis argues that the church hasn't been getting involved in politics; politics has been getting involved in the church. "It's either bold faith or it's no faith," he says plainly. He warns that incremental compromise — quietly dropping convictions one by one to avoid offense — has produced "church light, diet Christians" who round off every corner to build a crowd while losing the ability to make disciples. He also shares a vivid illustration about following the wrong truck on the interstate as a picture of how cultural noise drowns out the voice of Jesus. Pathway Church has grown from one campus and two services to five campuses and seven services, with a global reach across Southeast Asia. Get the book at Amazon or text JESUS to 877-856-0444. Connect with Pastor Travis Johnson on Facebook and Instagram at @PastorTravisJohnson.

Feb 5 Travis Johnson
Unembarrassed of Jesus: Following Close When Culture Demands Your SilenceFaith29m

Unembarrassed of Jesus: Following Close When Culture Demands Your Silence

Pastor Travis Johnson of Pathway Church in Mobile, Alabama joins Philip Cameron to unpack his new book, Unembarrassed of Jesus: Follow from a Distance, Lose Your Faith — Follow Closely, Change the World. Drawing on 25 years of senior pastoral experience, Travis makes a compelling case that "a moderate, passive Christian faith in 2025 is not going to survive — but bold faith will change the world." At the heart of the conversation is the image of Peter following Jesus "at a distance" on the night of his trial — a posture Travis argues mirrors the drift of the modern church. He illustrates the danger with a vivid personal story: while trying to follow a stranger's truck to a tire shop on I-65, he locked onto the wrong black truck and led himself — and his son — completely astray. "Discernment," he explains, "is not knowing the difference between what is good and what is not good — it's knowing the difference between what is good and what is almost good." Travis also recounts the firestorm that erupted after he prayed publicly at Mobile's city hall, his family receiving death threats and being doxxed — yet refusing to apologize, and watching his church experience record attendance and baptisms as a result. Travis Johnson's book Unembarrassed of Jesus is available for pre-order now; text the word BOOK to 877-856-0444 to receive the first chapter free. If you are a pastor, parent, or believer asking how to stand firm when culture demands silence, this episode is essential viewing.

Nov 13 Travis Johnson