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”
There are places that bear witness to the actions of mankind and the complicated stories in which we all live. Hiroshima, Japan and the Atomic Dome is one of those places...
January 9, 2018 Phil Johnson, Ph.D. http://www.globalnext.org Another year...another chance to look ahead at who we want to be and how we want our lives to look in these next 12 months. I recently wrote a blog talking about some of the highlights of 2017, so now it's time to look ahead and see what … Continue reading 2018: The Year of Risk, Going, Simplifying and Dumping People
Globalnext spends a lot time chasing stories around the world - and we try to bring that information back to our conference participants and get them to start chasing stories too - and to live out the stories that God has given them to live out. And we've certainly come across our fair share of … Continue reading The Power of Your Story
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!
April 20, 2015 There are lots of things that I’ve thought about over the last seven years of traveling and teaching and following stories through my company, Global Next. There have been more people, places, wars and revolutions than I could ever write about here. But I thought I’d share seven insights - in honor of Global … Continue reading Seven Years of Global Next: What I’ve Learned so Far
I’m getting ready to leave the US office of Global Next soon for another stint on the road. First is our “Who Let the Dogs Out?” Conference in Italy, followed by a research/journalism trip to Qatar, a short break for Thanksgiving at home, and then two university courses, one in Geneva, Switzerland and the other … Continue reading The Art of Travel
MAY 5, 2014The topic of WISDOM is inexhaustible. Many people have tried to define it, to understand it and to live it. Maybe it’s hard to define, but we all know when we run into that person who just “has it.” That individual who just gets the deeper things of life and lives differently. Wisdom is … Continue reading CHASING WISDOM
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