A Short Biography of Mark Johnston
The Banner had the opportunity to sit down with Mark Johnston and ask him to tell us a little bit about his past. A Banner author of three titles , Let’s Study Colossians and Philemon, Let’s Study 2 Peter and Jude, and Let’s Study John , Mark shared with us his upbringing as a child of the manse, his transatlantic journey to seminary, and how the Lord used him as a church planter in his homeland of Northern Ireland.
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