“Layman Lessons” began as a series of Christian books, “Lessons” straight from the Bible for every “Layman”. It evolved from 2000 into intensive personal ministry and research by Author, Founder, Funder, and Director, Louie Johnston. Layman Lessons provides Food, Clothing, Housing, Training, Transportation, Public Health care and Behavioral Healthcare, for those who truly want a “New Life”. Our S
treet Ministry services are at no cost to the Homeless or Needy. Our Residential Training Centers are funded only by private donations to provide Shelter, Food, Clothing, Training, Transportation, Laundry, at an average cost of $100 weekly to working Men and Women…less than $15 daily, which enables them to save at least half their earnings! Our Training is intense daily Bible based Character Education, without denominational bias. In fact we encourage individual research to allow each man to develop or reinforce his own beliefs as God leads. Strong personal Christian beliefs are vital to success. Our students in training work setting up and taking down the Saturday street ministry, serving food and drinks to the very peers they used to do drugs with, learning to serve others rather than themselves. Our students wash those 170 plates, forks, and plastic tumblers after the Street Ministry banquet. Our volunteers make sack lunches to go. These are Bible Based Lessons for Christian Laymen, thus the name Layman Lessons. Our Non-Denominational Addiction Recovery programs were filled by our Homeless and Prison ministries in numerous states including Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, and by many Courts, some as far away as Connecticut. We have Juveniles, Orphans, Men and Women of all ages, backgrounds and socio-economic groups succeed in our proven Training Programs. One Juvenile Orphan, court ordered to our program from Connecticut, went from being in Reform School in 2004 as a high school junior to a senior graduating in 2005 with a Straight A academic record, and induction into the National Honor Society! Our graduates include referrals from Churches across America!