Author: Greg Johnston

Lead Pastor Greg Johnston has served as senior pastor of five Mississippi churches during the last twenty-seven years. His latest place of service, prior to leaving to start The Grove Church, was FBC Batesville, MS. Greg is a graduate of William Carey University and also earned both a Master of Divinity degree in Pastoral Ministry and a Doctor of Ministry degree in Evangelistic Church Growth from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Greg and Vicki celebrated thirty-one years of marriage in May, 2008. Vicki is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi with a Bachelors degree in Nursing. In addition to being a registered nurse, Vicki is an outstanding Bible teacher. She has taught Young Married Adults and College and Career students in Sunday School and has taught many Beth Moore studies to ladies’ groups.

September 15, 2010July 7, 2013

Defriended

I love my friends, and by the grace of God, I have had the privilege of knowing a lot of people as friend. Through serving God in the ministry, I have had the privilege of getting to know many people and coming to know many of them as close and dear friends. One of the […]

April 7, 2010July 7, 2013

Springtime Hope

Spring is my favorite time of the year, especially this year it seems. After a very cold and dreary winter, I have looked with great anticipation for springtime to arrive. Well it is finally here! PTL!!!! What I love about Spring is the warmer weather, the beautiful bluebird days, and most of all, the new […]

March 3, 2010July 7, 2013

Needed – People of Prayer

In his book, The Power of Prayer, E. M. Bounds wrote, “We are constantly on a stretch, if not on a strain, to devise new methods, new plans, new organizations to advance the Church and secure enlargement and efficiency for the gospel. This trend of the day has a tendency to lose sight of the […]

January 19, 2010July 7, 2013

The Parable of the Fish Pond

A while back I was studying Jesus’ parable of the dragnet found in Matthew 13: 47 – 50. 47“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet cast into the sea, and gathering fish of every kind; 48and when it was filled, they drew it up on the beach; and they sat down and gathered the good fish into […]