Rev. Stephanie Johnson
Stephanie Johnson on Eco-Ministry and Working on Environmental Issues in the Secular World
Stephanie Johnson
Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology
2025
Stephanie Johnson shares what it means to be a priest working at the intersection of environmental justice and the secular world. She reflects on how eco-ministry calls her beyond church walls, into interfaith coalitions, policy advocacy, and community resilience. This is spiritual leadership that shows up for the Earth, no matter the room.
Stephanie Johnson on Relationships with Younger Generations
Stephanie Johnson
Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology
2025
Stephanie Johnson opens up about the deep connections she’s formed with younger people navigating climate despair, moral urgency, and spiritual hunger. She shares what she’s learned by listening—not preaching—and how mentorship becomes mutual healing. A moving reflection on being a bridge between wisdom and wild hope.
Stephanie Johnson on the Immensity and Intimacy of Climate Change and the Divine
Stephanie Johnson
Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology
2025
Stephanie Johnson speaks to the paradox of climate change—its overwhelming scale and its deeply personal impact. She reflects on how the divine moves through both: the vast systems and the small heartbreaks. A poetic, honest meditation on holding grief, reverence, and sacred responsibility all at once.
Stephanie Johnson on Grief as a Process, and Drawing on Prayer, Ritual, and Interconnection
Stephanie Johnson
Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology
2025
Stephanie Johnson shares how grief is a spiritual practice—an ongoing, communal, and sacred process. She discusses how prayer, ritual, and nature connection have helped her move through loss, not around it. This is not the grief that isolates—it’s the grief that binds and transforms.