Senior Pastors - Bo and Khristie Johnson

Pastors Bo & Khristie Johnson are the founders and Senior Pastors of Living Word Church. Living Word Church was started in April 2004 to provide a place of love and acceptance in and around the community. Living Word Church is known as A Place of Healing and Hope.

Bo & Khristie, along with the Living Word Church community, have a heart to reach the lost, the unchurched and those who have reached a place of frustration and feel that the church is no longer relevant. Bo & Khristie, who have been married 20 years and have 4 children, have served in many various roles since getting involved in ministry in 1994 including children's ministry, youth ministry, outreach ministry, radio, television, small group ministry and music ministry management. Their vision, the vision of Living Word Church, is to see a thriving, passionate, casual, Christ centered group of believers raised up to meet the needs of the people of the communities in our area, surrounding areas, Jefferson County, the state of Alabama, the USA and the entire world.

Believing that the message never changes but the methods are constantly evolving pastors Bo & Khristie, along with the congregation of Living Word Church, have a strong desire to see Living Word Church stay on the cutting edge and remain relevant to the people of the area and other areas that we are trying to reach with the good news of Jesus Christ.

Both Bo & Khristie are from the area and are Graduates of Hewitt Trussville High School. Bo-1986 Khristie-1989.

Pastor Bo has a degree in Theology from Life Christian University in Tampa. FL and Khristie has a degree in education from Athens State University in Athens, AL .

Pastor Bo & Khristie believe that to be effective in the community, we must be involved. Pastor Bo is active in the local Chamber of Commerce as well as coaching soccer and softball in the local youth leagues. Pastor Bo also serves on the park board for the city of Clay. Khristie is part of a weekly community Bible study and heavily involved with a local home school group.

Bo & Khristie believe that the bottom line is we must be involved with the community, available to the people and responsive to the needs.

If you aren't already actively involved with another group of believers we encourage you to stop by and be our guest for the day. Upon checking out what God is doing at LWC you may find just the right spot for you to fulfill God's purpose in your life.

Pastor Bo

Youth Pastors - Kevin & Heather Small

Kevin & Heather Small are the pastors of Epiphany student ministries at Living word Church. Kevin and Heather have been in Youth Ministry since 1995. Their heart is to empower this generation to discover God's will for their lives and change the world. Kevin and Heather have been married for 15 years and currently have 5 children...and yes, they know what causes that.

Kevin is ordained through the Global Church Network after graduating from the GCN School of Ministry. Their vision is to raise the bar for what we expect from American teens. Kevin and Heather are very much into relational ministry and try to live by the example of "Love God, Love people, Change the World.

They both enjoy reading, writing, and quantum nuclear physics. There is a little known rumor that Kevin's feet were filmed for stand in shots for the Hobbits in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Children's Pastors - Scott & Laura Beth Burton

Scott and Laura Beth Burton are the Children's Church Pastors for Shine Children's Ministries at Living Word Church. They have attended Living Word Church since the church doors opened in May 2004. Together, they have a heart for children and want to share the Gospel of Jesus with them as well as the surrounding communities. Scott is involved with Discovery Club at Chalkville Elementary and 1st Priority at Kermit Johnson Elementary in Pinson.

Scott and Laura Beth have been married for 10 years and have lived in the Clay area until recently moving to St. Clair County. Scott attended Huffman High School and graduated from the Global Church Network School of Ministry in June 2008 as an ordained minister. Laura Beth spent most of her childhood in Pinson Valley and graduated from Pinson Valley High School in 1997. She has a Marketing degree and is now at UAB working on a double major in Early Childhood/ Elementary Education.

Praise & Worship Leader - David Murray

Born in Selma Alabama, son of a Pastor and worship leader, David grew up learning how to worship God and to use that worship to bless and encourage the church.
David led worship and supported the E.D.G.E youth group for six years before coming to Living Word Church in 2008.

Directors of Small Groups Ministries - Chris & Jane Anderton

Chris and Jane oversee the small group ministries at LWC. They have been happily married for 19 years, and live in the Clay community. Chris is a service provider in the local area for UPS. Jane is involved in a weekly community Bible study, and home educates their three children: Jenna, Reed and Olivia. She and the kids are also mentors in the Chalkville Elementary School Discovery Club. Every member of their family has been actively involved in LWC since they began attending in 2005.