About Elisa Johnston

Elisa Johnston is a coach, consultant, podcaster, writer, and speaker. Her books include The Life Mapping Workbook and Justice-Minded Kids. Through her experience founding nonprofits s and in activism, she guides everyday changemakers to do good better with more confidence and less overwhelm at AverageAdvocate.com. On Substack @ Authentically Elisa, she writes about paradigms, changing faith, mental health, and chronic illness for those who are hungry for real talk. Whenever and wherever she can, she explores with her four kids between the mountains and the sea in her home of San Diego. Thankfully, God, her husband, and other favorite introverts are all particularly grounding. Otherwise, her passion to live missionally, raise up leaders, start more world-changing things would likely compel her into a creative oblivion.

All Posts by Elisa

Are Christians Called to Resistance?

Throughout history, followers of Christ have wrestled with how we are supposed... read more

The Privilege To Break-Off Relationships

We tend to think of privilege as relating to race or socioeconomic... read more

A Year Without Pretense

After 36 years of attending church every Sunday, I stopped going. At... read more

Why Christmas Needs the King of Justice

During the Christmas season, Christians often focus on specific names for God.... read more

To finish off 2024, I decided to pull together a list of... read more

Should Christians Let Politics Define Their Friendships?

This week I had an interesting conversation with a friend as we... read more

Christians Torn: Even Those Who Voted For Trump...

I’ve been grieving that Donald Trump won after this last presidential election.... read more

The Dual Blessing of Giving and Receiving

Changemakers love to give. They give of their money, their time, and... read more

Leveraging Curiosity Like Jesus Did

We are called to do something different than digging our feet in... read more

Can Employee Mandated Job Training Help Us Love...

Have you ever had to complete an employee mandated job training that... read more

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