Gregg and Jessica Johnson founded J12 in 2002 with their motto proclaiming that J12 will “Reach a generation before they need to be rescued.” They began traveling around the U.S presenting Jesus at 12 through
events for the local church. As the movement spread, people everywhere were catching a passion to reach 8-12 year olds. They moved their base to Anaheim, California in 2005 where the very first J12 local
church model was established at The Rock. The J12 story began with one very important story.
In fact, it is the only story about Jesus in the Bible between birth and 30 years old. That one story takes place when Jesus was 12 (Luke 2:41-52), and contains a template for a generation to follow. Jesus at 12 was “sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.” Active involvement in the conversation of faith is a priority throughout all J12 materials. Small group discussion with leaders is part of their strategy. Gregg is always fun and has a great message!