Rev. Deborah L. Johnson is the founder of Inner Light Ministries in Santa Cruz, California, and The Motivational Institute, an organizational development consulting firm specializing in cross-cultural relations. She is a dynamic speaker and trainer known for bringing clarity to complex issues and is a popular facilitator for progressive think tanks working at the intersections of religion, sexuality, social justice, and public policy. Author of The Sacred Yes and Your Deepest Intent, she has been featured in NPR's Tell Me More/Faith Matters, Showtime TV's Jumpin' the Broom, and the film God and Gays: Bridging the Gap. Rev. Johnson is a founding member of the Agape International Spiritual Center with Michael Bernard Beckwith, and a faculty member of UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management's Executive Leadership Diversity Institutes. Rev. Johnson is an inductee into the Board of Preachers of the Martin Luther King Jr. Chapel at Morehouse College honoring clergy for their lifetime social justice work and the2009 recipient of the Pioneer of Faith Award from the National Black Justice Coalition. Rev. Johnson holds a BA from USC, an MBA from UCLA, and a ministerial degree from the Holmes Institute. Her message is one of possibility, inclusion, empowerment, reconciliation, and transformation.