Pastor Ken Johnson was born in Los Angeles California in 1960 but raised in the inner city Dallas, Texas by a single mom with 4 other siblings. Surrounded by gangs, drugs, alcohol, poverty, and hopelessness, Sports became his way out. Ken excelled in high school athletics participating in 3 sports track, basketball and football. He excelled in all three and became a Blue chip All America football player,
receiving a football scholarship to the University of Tulsa in 1979. Ken was the first in his family to go to college and graduate.
While at The University of Tulsa, he rededicated his life to Christ though the ministry of the Fellowship of Christian FCA. After graduation his dream of playing professional football was dashed by a knee injury.
His faith in God and connection with some amazing people helped him through this disappointment. Ken decided to serve in the military reserves and went on to join the Tulsa Police Department where he would spend the next 6 years working in the inner city neighborhoods of Tulsa. At the same time he became a licensed ordained minister, and the police officer known as (Preacher!)
Being constantly reminded of his past Ken wanted to be more proactive versus reactive. He felt the call to leave the police department in 1989 and move to Indianapolis where he went onto work for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. The same year he became the Chaplain for the Indianapolis Colts where served for 30 seasons, including 2006 when the Colts won the Super Bowl.
Ken is now the founder and director of Emerging Eagles Inc., author and recording artist. He is now the lead pastor at New Heights Church, a church that is building a multicultural, multiethnic, multigenerational church in Indianapolis.
Ken has traveled the nation speaking and singing in thousands of locations. His message of transformation has been shared with pastors, churches, businesses, youth groups, and men’s groups of all kinds.
Anywhere people needing faith, hope, and love, Ken wants to help bring some to them. Ken has been married to his wife Della since 1983. Together, they have three adult children, Dominick, Kendall, Kristina and 5 grandchildren, one great grandson.
Ken’s motto in life is; Fight To Finish Strong! Stay Hungry, Humble, & Hopeful. We are Better Together! When we come Together Better!