Divine Logistics: A real world guide to getting past the titles and onto the work of executing exemplary ministry. - Paperback

by Justin C. Henry (Illustrator), Vicky R. Johnson (Author)

If your ministry seeks to expand and create more opportunities for worship, streamline the way current services and events are managed, better utilize a large volunteer base or develop new ways to strengthen or rejuvenate existing ministries--all in an effort to provide a more engaging experience for your congregation this book is a must read. Divine Logistics is a real world source guide for churches and faith based organizations. It takes an in depth look into how services and events operate in the faith community and how to increase the level of execution to new, more effective outcomes. Join international event planner Vicky Johnson as she seeks to bridge the gap between a society, that today believes everything operates on a principle of bigger, better faster and the the Church seeking to guide them to the God that always remains the same.

Author Biography

Vicky Johnson is a phenomenally dynamic personality and speaker with a diverse sphere of influence. She is owner and creative director of holy matrimony, a social event planning firm specializing in large scale weddings. The firm, with its primary offices located in Washington, DC, produces extraordinary events both nationally and internationally. The firm and Mrs. Johnson have been featured in local, regional and national publications including Redbook, Essence, Brides Noir, The Washington Post, The Baltimore Sun, The Knot, The Hill, Express among others. She is a featured planner on Style Network's hit television show Whose Wedding Is It Anyway? Her reputation for logistically flawless events and a snarky sense of humor has the firm requested by society's finest and has taken her team across the country and world. Mrs. Johnson is also the creator of the widely popular and award winning wedding blog DC Nearlyweds (www.dcnearlyweds.com). The blog has received nationwide acclaim for its informative and witty content. Mrs. Johnson was named Entrepreneur of the Year in 2003 for the astounding strides her firm made in the special events industry and has received numerous accolades and recognition since. She is a requested speaker and presenter for the International Special Event Society (ISES), Association of Bridal Consultants (ABC), and Association of Wedding Professionals (AWP) and She has been featured on CNN's American Morning as an industry professional. She is also the past contributing style editor for the nationally distributed Brides Noir magazine. Mrs. Johnson serves as an adjunct professor instructing and certifying students in wedding and event planning at the college level. Her firm has been named to the Grace Ormonde Wedding Style's Platinum List citing excellence in her field on a national level. Most recently, she was named 2010 Bride's Choice by Weddingwire.com Having spent more than a decade actively serving in ministry, Mrs. Johnson saw a need within the faith-based community for focus on ministry event management. Divine Logistics (www.divinelogistics.org) is changing lives by improving the execution of the ministry experience. A believer in giving back Mrs. Johnson is an active volunteer and member at New Psalmist Baptist Church in Baltimore, MD. While career and ministry command a large pool of time and attention, they fall second to marriage and family. Vicky is privileged to be a wife and mom.