The governing board for Cross-National Partners is comprised of seven members coming
from four different local churches. This board provides the legal operating authority for
the ministry in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws. Each
member is committed to the mission and vision of Cross-National Partners, lending
support for and oversight of the ministry.
Bryan Johnson served in leadership at Seattle Bible College from spring of 1992 through December of 2015. He first began staff ministry at the Philadelphia Church, Seattle, in 1977 and served there in a number of positions over the years. He also has served in Liberia, West Africa as a residential missionary, working with youth while assisting local churches and other missionaries. Later, Bryan pastored Full Gospel Assembly in Hutchinson, Kansas. He joined the Seattle Bible College leadership staff as an instructor and administrator in 1992, and from 2003 to 2010 Bryan served as both President and Dean of the College. Bryan graduated from SBC with a B.Th., and with an M.A. in Religion from California Graduate School of Theology. In 2001 he earned his D.Min. degree from Northwest Graduate School of the Ministry (now Bakke Graduate University).
In September of 2015, Bryan began ministry with the Internship program of a local church, The Pursuit Northwest, in Snohomish, Wash. Also in the fall, Bryan founded Cross-National Partners, a ministry designed to facilitate international servant-leadership. Bryan enjoys opportunities for international ministry and feels privileged to be able to invest time and energy into the lives of future world-changers at home and abroad. Bryan believes strongly in the 2 Timothy 2:2 principle of training others who will in turn teach others in the cycle of servant-leadership development.
Bryan met his wife-to-be, Anna, at Bible school in 1975, and they were married in 1980. Anna works with the Seattle Public Schools in administration. Anna and Bryan have three grown sons and a growing number of grandchildren.