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Born | Brian Mark Johnson March 17, 1978 [1] Redding, California, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Education | Trinity High School (Weaverville, California) |
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Children | 5 |
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Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
Years active | 2001–present |
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Brian Mark Johnson (born March 17, 1978) is an American contemporary worship musician and worship pastor. He is the president and co-founder of Bethel Music, [2] as well as a member of its Artist Collective and is one-half of the husband-and-wife worship duo, Brian & Jenn Johnson. [3] [4] He is also a senior worship pastor at Bethel Church in Redding, California, and a Senior Overseer of WorshipU, [4] an online school of worship under Bethel Music, which he co-founded with Jenn Johnson. [5]
As a solo musician, Johnson has released one album, Love Came Down - Live Acoustic Worship in the Studio (2010). As a part of Brian & Jenn Johnson, three live albums have been released: Undone (2001), We Believe (2006)- the duo's first release to chart on Billboard 's Christian Albums chart, and Where You Go I Go (2008). The duo has also released one studio album, After All These Years (2017), which charted on the US Billboard 200. As a founding member of Bethel Music, Johnson has been featured on most Bethel Music releases. As a songwriter, Johnson has co-written CCLI Top 100 Chart ranking songs such as "Love Came Down," "No Longer Slaves", "Forever", and "One Thing Remains". [5] [6] Johnson has also worked as a producer on multiple Bethel Music, Jesus Culture, and Brian & Jenn Johnson releases, alongside various producers such as Jeremy Edwardson and Ian McIntosh.
Brian Mark Johnson was born on March 17, 1978, to Bill Johnson and Brenda "Beni" Johnson in Redding, California. In the year of his birth, the Johnson family moved to Weaverville, California, after Bethel Church, under the leadership of his grandfather, Earl Johnson, sent his father to pastor Mountain Chapel. [7] He completed his high school education at Trinity High School in Weaverville. After seventeen years, the Johnsons moved back to Redding in 1996 when Bill and Beni Johnson assumed leadership of Bethel Church. [7]
Johnson has two siblings: an older brother, Eric Johnson, who is a pastor at Bethel Church, and a younger sister, Leah Valenzuela (née Johnson), who is also a member of the Bethel Music collective and one of the worship leaders at Bethel Church.
In 2000, Johnson and his wife, Jenn Johnson, were appointed as senior worship pastors at Bethel Church. As Brian & Jenn Johnson, they released their debut album, Undone , in 2001, featuring Johnson's younger sister Leah Valenzuela. [8] [9] After a five-year hiatus, Brian & Jenn Johnson released their second live album, We Believe in 2006, which was co-produced by Johnson alongside Jeremy Edwardson and Steven Tracy. We Believe also charted at No. 48 on the Billboard Christian Albums chart, making the album the first by the duo to register on the chart. [10] On September 30, 2008, Where You Go I Go , the duo's third album, was released via the label Ion Records.
In 2010, Bethel Music released Here Is Love , its debut album on October 12, via its own label, Bethel Music alongside Integrity Music. Johnson featured on four tracks: "My Soul Sings", "What Does It Sound Like", "Worthy Is the Lamb" and "Here Is Love", which he sang alongside his wife, Jenn Johnson. Johnson made an appearance on Dave Fitzgerald's debut album, Hope of Heaven: Live at Bethel Church, [11] which was released on October 26, [12] featuring on the song "Shine". [13] Soon after Fitzgerald's release, Love Came Down - Live Acoustic Worship in the Studio, Brian Johnson's debut live album, was released by record labels Bethel and Kingsway Music on November 9. Love Came Down was produced by Jeremy Edwardson, [14] and recorded at The Soundhouse, [15] a studio owned by Jeremy Edwardson in Redding, California.
In 2011, Brian Johnson featured on five tracks including "You Are Good", "One Thing Remains" and "What Would I Have Done" alongside Jenn Johnson on Bethel Music's second live album, Be Lifted High , the first album by Bethel to register on Billboard's Christian Albums Chart, peaking at No. 7. [16] 2012 saw Bethel Music release two albums that Brian Johnson featured in and co-produced: The Loft Sessions and For the Sake of the World . The Loft Sessions, released on January 24, was produced by Johnson alongside Daniel James Mackenzie and Rick McDonald and was the first album by Bethel Music to register on the Billboard 200 chart, peaking at No. 44. [17] Johnson featured on three tracks: "One Thing Remains", "You Have Won Me" and "Angels". [18] For the Sake of the World , released on October 1 via Bethel Music, with Johnson leading worship on five songs including "To Our God", "Forgiven" and the album title track, "For the Sake of the World". The album peaked at No. 51 on the Billboard 200 chart for three weeks, concurrently ranking at No. 2 on the Christian Albums chart. [19] The song "Love Came Down", co-written by Brian Johnson alongside Jeremy Riddle, Ian McIntosh and Jeremy Edwardson, was featured on the twelfth season of American Idol as part of the "Songs I Wish I'd Written" night, [20] with the performance of Kari Jobe's rendition as on Where I Find You done by the contestant Angie Miller, a top 3 finalist.
In 2013, Bethel Music released its first studio album, Tides , on September 3, with Johnson being featured in three songs: "Forever", "Strong in Us" and "For the Cross", which he sang alongside his wife, Jenn. Tides was the first album by Bethel to reach No. 1 on Billboard Christian Albums chart and also peaked at No. 30 on Billboard 200 chart, with nearly 15,000 copies sold as at September 11, 2013. [21] He had an interview with Marcus Hathcock, editor-in-chief of NewReleaseToday, concerning the album and his life. [22] Worship Leader ranked the song "Forever" from Bethel's 2013 studio album, Tides , which featured his vocals as lead, at Number 10 on its Top 20 Worship Songs of 2013 list. [23]
Brian Johnson alongside Jeremy Riddle and Christa Black Gifford being nominated for two GMA Dove Awards in the Song of the Year and Praise & Worship Song of the Year categories for writing the song, "One Thing Remains" in August 2013. [24] In October 2013 at the 44th Annual GMA Dove Awards in Nashville, Tennessee, Brian Johnson, together with his wife Jenn Johnson and Kristian Stanfill as well as the Passion band performed the song "One Thing Remains". [25] However, the two Dove Awards were won by Matt Redman for the song "10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)". [26] [27] The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) awarded "One Thing Remains" the No. 1 song for ASCAP Christian Music as well as the No. 1 Radio Single in 2013. [5] [6] According to Renewing Worship, "One Thing Remains" was also ranked No. 22 in The Top 100 Worship Songs of 2013 from PraiseCharts list. [28]
Tides Live , a live rendition of its successful studio release, was released by Bethel Music in February 2014, with Johnson performing the same songs as he did on Tides.
In December 2014, Bethel Music made announcements concerning the release of We Will Not Be Shaken , their seventh live album, to be released on January 27, 2015. [29] Brian Johnson was featured on two songs in the album, "We Will Not Be Shaken" and "Seas of Crimson", and also featured on the concert film, We Will Not Be Shaken, as a worship leader, with the film having been recorded at a mountaintop overlooking Shasta Lake in California. [30] With the concert film having been premiered on Facebook for free ahead of the album's release, [30] the song "We Will Not Be Shaken" was one of two songs made available for download upon preorder and was the most sold recording in Christian & Gospel Songs, [31] peaking at No. 28 on Billboard's Christian Songs chart and at No. 32 on the Billboard's Christian Digital Songs Sales chart as of February 14, 2015. [32] [33] 30,000 copies of the album were sold in its debut week, with an additional 24,794 singles being sold too, leading the album to the top of the Billboard's Christian Albums Chart and peaking at No. 12 on the US Billboard 200 while topping the UK's Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart. [34]
In August 2015, the Gospel Music Association nominated Brian Johnson alongside Kari Jobe, Gabriel Wilson, Jenn Johnson, Christa Black Gifford and Joel Taylor for a GMA Dove Award in the "Worship Song of the Year" category for penning the song "Forever" (credited as "Forever (We Sing Hallelujah)"), with the result to be announced at the 46th Annual GMA Dove Awards in October. [35] [36] However, in October 2015, the award was won by Matt Maher for the song "Because He Lives (Amen)". [37]
Bethel Music held its inaugural conference, Heaven Come Conference, in May 2016 at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California with Johnson as a speaker and worship leader at the event. [38] [39] The event was broadcast on Daystar Television Network. [40]
Brian Johnson also featured on Leeland's fifth studio album, Invisible , released in July 2016 having co-written and provided vocals for the song, "Son Was Lifted Up". [41]
In August 2016, the Gospel Music Association announced the nominees of the 47th Annual GMA Dove Awards with Brian Johnson alongside Jonathan David Helser and Joel Case being nominated for writing the song, "No Longer Slaves" in the "Worship Song of the Year" category. [42] [43] On October 11, 2016, the song won the GMA Dove Award at a ceremony held at the Lipscomb University's Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, with Jonathan David & Melissa Helser performing the song that night. [44] [45] [46]
On January 13, 2017, Brian & Jenn Johnson announced the release of After All These Years , the duo's first album containing new songs in over a decade since the live LP release We Believe in 2006, was slated for January 27. [6] After All These Years made its debut on Billboard Christian Albums chart at No. 1 with 16,000 equivalent album units sold as of February 8, 2017. [47] The album also registered on the Billboard 200 at No. 21 and at No. 32 on the Canadian Albums chart. [10] Brian Johnson had an interview with Sharefaith Magazine about the album and his worship ministry. [48]
Brian Johnson, together with Joel Taylor and Jenn Johnson, received a certificate of recognition from the Redding City Council as the founders and representatives of the record label, Bethel Music, for its success at the 47th Annual GMA Dove Awards held in Nashville, Tennessee in 2016, having won five awards from nine nominations. [49]
Brian Johnson married Jennifer Louise Johnson (née Rock) in 2000. The couple has two daughters, Haley and Téa, as well as one biological son, Braden, and two adopted sons, Ryder and Malachi. [50] The family resides on a farm in Redding, California. [4] [5]
Year | Album | Format | Label | Credits / Role | Ref. |
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2010 | Love Came Down - Live Acoustic Worship in the Studio | Vocals, composer, acoustic guitar, executive producer. [14] | |||
Year | Album | Format | Label | Credits / Role | Ref. |
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2001 | Undone | CD | Vocals, composer, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, arranger. [3] | ||
2006 | We Believe |
| Vocals, composer, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, engineer, producer, executive producer [52] | ||
2008 | Where You Go I Go | CD | ION Records | Vocals, composer, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, digital editing, engineer, producer, executive producer. [53] | |
2017 | After All These Years | Bethel Music | Vocals, composer, acoustic guitar, executive producer [54] |
Year | Artist(s) | Album | Songs | Additional Credits / Role(s) | Ref. |
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2008 | various artists | Deeper Songs for Prayer and Intercession | "Where You Go I Go" (with Jenn Johnson) | ||
2010 | Dave Fitzgerald | Hope of Heaven: Live at Bethel Church | "Shine" | [55] | |
Bethel Music | Here Is Love | "My Soul Sings", "What Does It Sound Like", "Worthy Is the Lamb", "Here Is Love" (with Jenn Johnson) | Composer, executive producer, vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar | [56] | |
various artists | Love Divine: The Songs of Charles Wesley for Today's Generation | "Come Thou Long Expected Jesus" | [57] | ||
2011 | Bethel Music | Be Lifted High | "You Are Good", "One Thing Remains", "Be Lifted High", "What Would I Have Done" (with Jenn Johnson), "Love Came Down" | Composer, executive producer, acoustic guitar, vocals | [58] |
2012 | Bethel Music | The Loft Sessions | "One Thing Remains", "You Have Won Me", "Angels" | Composer, producer, acoustic guitar, vocals, background vocals | [59] |
Bethel Music | For the Sake of the World | "To Our God", "You Have Won Me", "Forgiven", "For the Sake of the World" | Composer, producer, acoustic guitar, vocals | [60] | |
2013 | Bethel Music | Tides | "Forever", "Strong in Us", "For the Cross" (with Jenn Johnson) | Composer, vocals, executive producer | |
Bethel Music | Discover Bethel Music (compilation) | "Where You Go I Go" (with Jenn Johnson), "One Thing Remains", "For the Cross" (with Jenn Johnson), "Love Came Down", "Greatly to Be Praised", "To Our God" | |||
2014 | Bethel Music | Tides Live | "Forever", "Strong in Us", "For the Cross" (with Jenn Johnson) | Composer | |
2015 | Bethel Music | We Will Not Be Shaken | "We Will Not Be Shaken", "Seas of Crimson" | Composer, executive producer, acoustic guitar | [61] |
2016 | Bethel Music | Have It All | "Have It All", "Colors (Spontaneous)" (with Lindsey Strand), "Sweet Praise (Spontaneous)" (with Jenn Johnson), "Greatness of Your Glory" | Acoustic guitar, composer, executive producer | [62] |
Leeland | Invisible | "Son Was Lifted Up" | Composer | [63] |
Year | Artist(s) | Album | Credits / Role(s) | Ref. |
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2013 | Bethel Music | Without Words | Executive producer, composer | [64] |
2014 | Bethel Music | You Make Me Brave | Executive producer, composer, acoustic guitar | [65] |
2015 | Jesus Culture | This Is Jesus Culture | Producer, composer | [66] |
Bethel Music | Without Words: Synesthesia | Composer | ||
Amanda Cook | Brave New World | Executive producer | [67] | |
2016 | Jonathan David & Melissa Helser | Beautiful Surrender | Executive producer | [68] |
2017 | Bethel Music | Starlight | Background vocals, composer, executive producer | [69] |
Year | Award | Category | Result |
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2013 | GMA Dove Award | Song of the Year ("One Thing Remains") | Nominated [71] |
Praise & Worship Song of the Year ("One Thing Remains") | Nominated [71] | ||
2015 | GMA Dove Award | Praise & Worship Song of the Year ("Forever (We Sing Hallelujah)") | Nominated [37] |
2016 | GMA Dove Award | Worship Song of the Year ("No Longer Slaves") | Won [44] |
"Ever Be" is a song by Bethel Music and Kalley Heiligenthal. The song was released as the second track on Bethel Music's seventh live album, We Will Not Be Shaken (Live) (2015), on January 26, 2015. The song was written by Bobby Strand, Chris Greely, Gabriel Wilson, and Kalley Heiligenthal.
Bethel Music is an American Christian music label and publishing group based in Redding, California, originating at Bethel Church. Bethel Music began as a local church music ministry to a global outreach made up of a collective of songwriters, artists and musicians.
We Will Not Be Shaken (Live) is the tenth album from California based Bethel Music. The album was released through the group's label, Bethel Music, on January 26, 2015. The album was produced by Bobby Strand, Chris Greely, and Matthew Wilcox, and executively produced by Brian Johnson and Joel Taylor.
Steffany Dawn Gretzinger is an American music singer-songwriter and former ensemble vocalist with Bethel Music, based in Franklin, Tennessee. She released her first solo album, The Undoing, with Bethel Music in 2014. The album was a Billboard magazine breakthrough release, reaching number twenty on the Billboard 200, and also gained top five status among Top Christian and Independent albums in September 2014. Steffany is married to Stephen Gretzinger and they have a daughter, Wonder Grace, and a son, Wilder Justice.
Have It All is the eighth live album and twelfth album overall by California based Bethel Music. It was released through the group's imprint label, Bethel Music, on March 11, 2016. It was produced by Chris Greely and Bobby Strand, and mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC.
Beautiful Surrender is the eighth album by American Christian worship duo Jonathan David & Melissa Helser, released on September 30, 2016, from Bethel Music through Provident Label Group. Ed Cash handled the production of the album, with Brian Johnson and Joel Taylor serving as executive producers.
After All These Years is the first studio album from Brian & Jenn Johnson, and their fourth album overall. The album was released on January 27, 2017, by Bethel Music. The duo worked with Jason Ingram and Paul Mabury in the production of the album.
Starlight is the ninth live album and thirteenth album overall by California-based worship collective Bethel Music. The album was released on April 7, 2017, by the group's imprint label, Bethel Music. Chris Greely and Ran Jackson worked on the production of the album.
"No Longer Slaves" is a song by Bethel Music featuring Jonathan David & Melissa Helser and it was released on August 21, 2015, as Bethel Music's lead single from their seventh live album, We Will Not Be Shaken (2015). The song also appeared on the album Bethel Music en Español (2019). The song won the "Worship Song of the Year" award at the 47th Annual GMA Dove Awards in 2016, with Jonathan David & Melissa Helser performing it at the ceremony.
The discography of Bethel Music, an American Christian worship collective based in Redding, California, comprises fourteen live albums, 3 studio albums, one extended play, one compilation album, four instrumental remix albums, ten singles as well as seventy-four music videos and sixty-five lyric videos.
"Reckless Love" is a song by Cory Asbury and it was released on October 27, 2017, as the lead single from his second studio album of the same name, Reckless Love (2018), via Bethel Music. The song also appeared on the album Bethel Music en Español (2019). The song was written by Caleb Culver, Cory Asbury and Ran Jackson, with production being handled by Jason Ingram and Paul Mabury.
Victory is the eleventh live album by California-based worship collective Bethel Music, and their sixteenth full-length release overall. The album was released on through the collective's imprint label, Bethel Music, on January 25, 2019. The album is inspired by the biblical account of King Jehoshaphat's victory over the Moabite alliance in war by sending out a group of worshipers as a vanguard for his army. The featured worship leaders on the album are Josh Baldwin, Cory Asbury, Jonathan David & Melissa Helser, Bethany Wohrle, Sean Feucht, Emmy Rose, Brian Johnson, Jenn Johnson, Kalley Heiligenthal, Paul McClure, Hannah McClure and Hunter G K Thompson with Molly Skaggs, Daniel Bashta and Harvest as guests. Ed Cash handled the production of the album.
"Living Hope" is a song by American contemporary Christian musician Phil Wickham. The song was released as the lead single from the album of the same name on March 30, 2018. It impacted Christian radio on May 11, 2018. The song peaked at No. 10 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart, becoming his third Top 10 single. Wickham co-wrote the song with Brian Johnson, and collaborated with Ed Cash, and Jonathan Smith in the production of the song. The song is played in an E-flat major key, and 143 beats per minute.
Bethel Music en Español is the first album in Spanish by California-based worship collective Bethel Music, and their seventeenth album overall. The album was released on February 15, 2019, through its own imprint label, Bethel Music. The featured Bethel Music worship leaders on the album are Josh Baldwin, Cory Asbury, Jonathan David & Melissa Helser, Bethany Wohrle, Brian Johnson, Jenn Johnson, Kalley Heiligenthal, Paul McClure, Hunter G K Thompson and Steffany Gretzinger with guest appearances from Christine D'Clario, Edward Rivera, Raquel Vega and Marco Barrientos. Jose Olide and Paul Pineda handled the production of the album.
"Raise a Hallelujah" is a song by Bethel Music, Jonathan David Helser and Melissa Helser, which was released as the second single from Bethel Music's eleventh live album, Victory (2019), on March 8, 2019. The song was written by Jake Stevens, Jonathan David Helser, Melissa Helser and Molly Skaggs. Ed Cash handled the production of the single.
"Goodness of God" is a song by Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson, which was released as the third single from Bethel Music's eleventh live album, Victory (2019), on November 1, 2019. The song was written by Ed Cash, Ben Fielding, Jason Ingram, Brian Johnson and Jenn Johnson. Ed Cash handled the production of the single.
Jennifer Louise Johnson is an American Christian worship singer, songwriter and worship pastor. She is a co-founding member of Bethel Music, and is one-half of the husband-and-wife worship duo, Brian and Jenn Johnson. She is also a senior worship pastor at Bethel Church in Redding, California, and a Senior Overseer of WorshipU, an online school of worship sponsored by Bethel.
Peace is the second studio album by Bethel Music, and their nineteenth full-length overall. It was released on April 10, 2020, through its own imprint label, Bethel Music. The featured worship leaders on the album are Cory Asbury, Jonathan David & Melissa Helser, Josh Baldwin, Amanda Lindsey Cook, Brian Johnson, Jenn Johnson, with Kari Jobe and We The Kingdom appearing as guests. Ed Cash collaborated with and Steven Taylor in the production of the album.
Revival's in the Air is the twelfth live album by California-based worship collective Bethel Music, and their twentieth full-length release overall. The album was released through the collective's imprint label, Bethel Music, on May 29, 2020. The featured worship leaders on the album are Brian Johnson, Jenn Johnson, Cory Asbury, Jonathan David & Melissa Helser, Josh Baldwin, Kristene DiMarco, Paul McClure, Hannah McClure, Brandon Lake, Bethany Wohrle, and Dante Bowe. Brian Johnson and Joel Taylor produced the album, working with assistant producers David Whitworth, John-Paul Gentile and Matthew Ogden.
Homecoming is the thirteenth live album by California-based worship collective Bethel Music. The album was released through the collective's imprint label, Bethel Music, on September 24, 2021. The featured worship leaders on the album are Cory Asbury, Zahriya Zachary, Jonathan David Helser, Melissa Helser, David Funk, Dante Bowe, Hannah McClure, Brandon Lake, Paul McClure, Brian Johnson, Jenn Johnson, Josh Baldwin, Emmy Rose, Kristene DiMarco, and Bethany Wohrle, with guest appearances from Gable Price, Gabe Jackson, Matt Redman, Naomi Raine and Chris Quilala.
A Bethel song, "Love Came Down," written by Johnson and Riddle, was even featured on American Idol last season as part of the "Songs I Wish I'd Written" night.
Matt Redman won several awards for his 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) album. He won Song of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Contemporary Christian Performance of the Year, Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year, Praise & Worship Song of the Year, and won a contribution award, Special Event Album of the Year, for his role in Passion: Let the Future Begin.
Worship Song of the Year ... "Forever (We Sing Hallelujah)" - Kari Jobe (ASCAP writers) Brian Johnson, Gabriel Wilson, Jenn Johnson, Joel Taylor
Worship Song Of The Year: "Great Are You Lord" by All Sons & Daughters, "Holy Spirit" by Francesca Battistelli, "Forever (We Sing Hallelujah)" by Kari Jobe, "Because He Lives (Amen)" by Matt Maher, "This Is Amazing Grace" by Phil Wickham
Speakers leading at the conference will include Bethel Church Sr. Leader Bill Johnson, Sr. Worship Pastors Brian and Jenn Johnson, Sr. Associate Leader Kris Vallotton, Sr. Pastor Eric Johnson, Founder and Co-Leader of Sozo Ministry Dawna De Silva, Prophetic Ministry Director Ben Armstrong and more. Brian and Jenn are also part of the Bethel Music artist collective that will be leading worship at the Heaven Come Conference.
"Bethel is all about cultivating an atmosphere of praise that invites the presence of God to move in a powerful way. ... That's why we at Daystar are so thrilled to partner with Bethel in taking the message of 'Heaven Come' to the world!" says Marcus Lamb, Founder and President of Daystar Television Network.
Bethel's Brian Johnson contributed to multiple cuts on Invisible, including the powerful highlight, "Son Was Lifted Up," a song focused on Christ's ultimate sacrifice that proved arduous to write.
Culminating the first week's sales success of Beautiful Surrender, the Helser's were honored with their first GMA Dove Award for "Worship Song of the Year" for their hit single, "No Longer Slaves," which is featured as a bonus song on the new album. The Helser's further led the song live Oct. 11 on the 47th Annual GMA Dove Awards show that lifted the sold-out crowd at Lipscomb University's Allen Arena to their feet in worship.
Another husband-and-wife team, Brian & Jenn Johnson, bows at No. 1 on Top Christian Albums with After All These Years (16,000 equivalent album units).
A certificate of recognition was presented to Bethel Music in honor of the Redding-based church's record label's recent success at the 47th annual Gospel Music Association Dove Awards in Nashville, Tenn.