Over many years of knowing and working alongside the Rev. Greg Johnson, I have observed his multi-layered ministry touch, inspire, empower, help, and heal people locally, nationally, and globally. Not long after becoming Senior Minister at Marble Collegiate Church in New York City, I needed help with our ministry of Worship. The 11:00 service was thriving, but the 9:00 service was floundering. I asked Rev. Johnson if he would assume leadership for the early service and try to get it off life support. 

Apparently Greg decided I had set the bar extraordinarily low. In a short period of time, the chapel we used wasn’t large enough for the numbers of people coming to hear him. We renovated and moved into a new and larger space. In short order it, too, was packed to capacity. He transformed a ministry from floundering to flourishing. Why do I begin with that story? I do so because in addition to providing strong theological and liturgical leadership in a setting of Worship, Greg also regularly dealt with themes related to the practice of caregiving. He knew the hungers people have who live in that world, the fatigue, the unseen weights they carry, and the hope they need to find. 

No one goes to school to learn about caregiving. Over my decades of ministry, Greg Johnson is the only person I have known whose entire work focuses on that critical issue. Certainly, he is recognized nationally and internationally as a primary voice (I would offer, “the” primary voice) in that discipline. As noted, I have personally observed the power and impact of his work at a global level. YANA-CCC continues that work and offers the resources, education, and support required by family caregivers who spend such a significant portion of their lives “on the job” of caring.

Companies that provide programs like YANA-CCC are not only gifting employees with much needed resources and support, but additionally are building corporations of care and are honoring strong social responsibility. No one knows how to bring those dreams to reality like the Rev. Greg Johnson. And wherever it happens, not only the employees but also the corporation itself becomes stronger and healthier. I consider it an honor to endorse the man I have known for many years and the vital ministry which I have seen God create through him.