By Philip C. Johnson – October 25, 2025 The past September and October have been a whirlwind for Global Next, launching new programs across Europe while anchoring young lives to biblical truth amid a fractured world. From Edinburgh’s ancient stones to Rome’s pilgrim-packed streets, we’ve chased courage, confronted darkness, and celebrated full-circle grace. It began … Continue reading Weeks of Shadow-Jumping: Global Next’s Fall Marathon
By Philip C. Johnson - September 26, 2025 In a world that often feels broken, a group of young leaders gathered in Edinburgh to learn what it means to be brave. Over the past week, I led the inaugural Global Next program in Edinburgh, Scotland—a course titled "Jump Your Shadow: Doing Brave Things in a … Continue reading Global Next in Edinburgh: Jumping Shadows in a Historic City
By Philip C. JohnsonJune 30, 2025 Since founding Global Next in 2008, I’ve led thousands of Americans out of their cozy comfort zones to Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, showing them the world’s unfiltered realities. I’ve worked alongside hundreds in conflict zones like Israel, Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, and Lebanon, where geopolitics isn’t just … Continue reading Why Christians Should Care About Geopolitics: Five Biblical Reasons and a Wake-Up Call
My brand new book is available for preorder starting now! This 379-page epic is filled with stories, absurdities, observations and insights from around the world. I have spent the last 20 years collecting these stories, filtering them through God's Word and trying my best to make sense of them in an ever-changing world. I can't … Continue reading Pre-Order the new book, “BEFORE IT GETS DARK: THE STORY OF LIGHT”
June 16, 2019 Philip C. Johnson, Ph.D. http://www.globalnext The last days of Global Next’s 2018-2019 season has come to a close with an incredible conference in Israel with a beautiful group of people. In fact, I would be hard-pressed to assemble a better mixture of individuals filled with a readiness to learn, an ability to … Continue reading Israel: Connecting Past, Present and Future
August 2, 2016 The hot, slow days of July have gone by and August is upon us. With that, things for the Globalnexter begin to step into high gear. For those who are following our work, our ideas and our global impact - here are some upcoming highlights. We hope you'll be able to join … Continue reading New Season Begins for GlobalNext!
May 16, 2014 Finally, after waging the world’s largest and most expensive democratic election, India has announced that their new Prime Minister is Narendra Modi. The leader of India’s Bharatiya Janata Party (a Hindu nationalist party) won with the largest margin in almost 30 years. Here are three things you need to know: The new … Continue reading India: The World’s Largest Democracy has a New Prime Minister: So What?
April 14, 2014Well, it appears I am not a good blogger when I am traveling. Maybe I need to Tweet more - and share “sound-bites” of my impressions of the world. Obviously waiting for the “right time” to write a more comprehensive account of leadership conferences and other experiences is not working! So, as the … Continue reading Global Next’s Winter/Spring Season 2014: The World in Context Wrap Up
January 6, 2014As 2014 gets started, I thought I’d give a preview for the first part of my year ahead. For those not familiar with Global Next and its work, click HERE. The short version is this: I go places either for the purpose of training leaders in a global setting or I go places … Continue reading Looking Ahead: The Globalnexter in 2014
I just finished a week in England with 42 student leaders and educators at our “Jump Your Shadow” Conference, held at St. Antony’s College, Oxford University. As always, it was an amazing time of seeing the world, stretching the way people think about leadership and interacting with the world that exists outside one’s comfort zone. … Continue reading “Jumping Shadows and Training Leaders” The Global Next Oxford Conference
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