Brad Johnson is pastor of Calvary Community Church in Westlake Village, a growing congregation of 6,000 in Southern California's San Fernando Valley. He received his doctorate of divinity from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1990 and began his career in ministry as youth pastor and senior pastor in Kentucky. Before coming to Calvary Community Church, he served as a primary teaching pastor and missions pastor at Saddleback Community Church, which is led by well-known pastor and author Rick Warren.