Meet Gail

A Message from Gail:

Life is crazy! (I see you nodding in agreement!) “I am so busy” is the sigh of our day. So many things vie for our attention. We can get so distracted from the very thing that brings life to our souls. We are all at different places on our spiritual journey but one thing for sure….if you are like me, in the midst of your busy, scattered, and exhausted life you want to experience a change that goes beyond tweaking our behavior but a fundamental change deep in our soul. You want to experience the abundant, overflowing life Jesus promised!

Whether I am speaking or writing, my passion is to invite others into what I have discovered…that being a Christian is not so much about doing, as it is about noticing God’s invitations.  I hope you will join me on this lifelong journey of keeping our hearts attentive and open to the creatively dynamic work of grace in your life!

Professional Biography

Dr. Gail  Johnsen holds a Doctor of Ministry in Leadership from the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary. She is an ordained Assemblies of God minister, pastor, educator, author, certified life coach, and popular speaker.  Her desire is to encourage others no matter where they are in their faith journey to recover their life and to know there is more of God than what they have already experienced.

Gail and her husband Darrel have served in full-time pastoral ministry for over 40 years. They currently serve as associate pastors at Faith Tri-Cities in Pasco, WA where Gail was the former Pastor of Spiritual Formation and Women. Gail is an adjunct professor at Northwest University, the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, and others.

Gail has authored three books. Her most recent, LENT: A 40-Day Journey to Renewal is a daily devotional that invites us to look more carefully at all the ways clutter has unnoticeably settled in our souls and to become aware of God’s ongoing work of salvation, anticipating the new life He wants to birth in us. 

All There: How Attentiveness Shapes Authentic Leadership The kind of authentic leadership needed in this cultural moment relies heavily on the person of the leader. All There is for ministry leaders who desire to live and lead from a place of wholeness: responding to the fresh, life-giving movement of God, whose life on the inside is congruent with the outside, and who embody a grace-filled presence to others.

Advent Reflections: Let the Weary World Rejoice! This 4-week Advent devotional invites us to prepare our hearts to recognize the coming of Jesus not only as a child but all the ways Jesus still comes to us today in the hubbub of our daily lives. This book provides a nourishing rhythm for runaway lives and keeps our hearts in a place of wonder and anticipation rather than a place of exhaustion during the holiday season.

On a Personal Note

I am blessed with an incredible husband, four amazing adult children, and ten darling grandkiddos. When we are all together, I call it my wild, crazy, wonderful! Life is full in the ways I want it to be full. I love to travel (my favorite place is the place I’ve not been to yet!). I am an avid reader (okay, a little bit more than avid…I struggle to not let my books take over our home!) I love gardening and growing all sorts of berries because my family loves my homemade jam. I enjoy shared meals with good friends, and I especially love riding on the back of a motorcycle with my husband (because you get to wear leathers!).

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