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Origin | Redding, California, U.S. |
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Instrument(s) | Vocals, Piano |
Years active | 2001–present |
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Website | jennjohnson |
Jenn 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. [1] [2] She is also a senior worship pastor at Bethel Church in Redding, California, and a Senior Overseer of WorshipU, [3] an online school of worship sponsored by Bethel. [4]
She is the daughter-in-law of Bethel pastor Bill Johnson. Together, she and her husband have released three live albums: Undone (2001), We Believe (2006), the duo's first release to appear 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 debuted on the US Billboard 200 at number 21. Johnson has also been featured on many Bethel Music collective albums.
In 2000, Johnson and her husband were appointed senior worship pastors at Bethel Church. The duo's debut album, Undone , was released in 2001 and featured Johnson's younger sister Leah Valenzuela. [5] After a five-year hiatus, the Johnsons released their second live album, We Believe , on September 26, 2006. [6] We Believe charted at No. 48 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums Chart, becoming the pair's first chart entry. [7] On September 30, 2008, their third album, Where You Go I Go , was released on the Ion Records label.
On December 13, 2011, Bethel Music and Johnson released "Come to Me" as the lead single of Bethel's live album, The Loft Sessions (2012). [8] The song peaked at number 14 on the US Christian Digital Songs Sales Chart. On September 6, 2013, "Chasing You" by Bethel Music, featuring Johnson's vocals, was released as the lead single of Bethel Music's first studio album, Tides (2013). [9] The song peaked at number 13 on the US Christian Digital Songs Sales Chart.
The Johnsons released their fourth album, After All These Years , on January 27, 2017. [10] The album debuted at number one on the Top Christian Albums chart having sold 16,000 equivalent album units in its first week of sales, while becoming the duo's first chart-topping album. [11] On May 8, 2017, Johnson released "You're Gonna Be OK" as the lead single from After All These Years (2017). "You're Gonna Be OK" peaked at number 34 on the Hot Christian Songs chart.
On November 1, 2019, Johnson and Bethel Music released "Goodness of God" as the third single from Bethel's live album, Victory (2019). "Goodness of God" peaked at number 15 on the Hot Christian Songs chart. The song was nominated for the GMA Dove Award for Worship Recorded Song of the Year at the 2020 GMA Dove Awards. [12]
On January 10, 2020, Johnson featured on the song "Famous For (I Believe)" released by Tauren Wells as the second single from Well's album, Citizen of Heaven (2020). [13] The song peaked at number three on the Hot Christian Songs chart, registering as Johnson's first top ten single, and at number 15 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. "Famous For (I Believe)" was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song at the 2021 Grammy Awards, [14] and the Billboard Music Award for Top Christian Song at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards. [15] On February 7, 2020, Johnson, alongside her husband and Bethel Music, released "God of Revival" as the lead single to Bethel's live album, Revival's in the Air (2020). [16] "God of Revival" peaked at number 22 on the Hot Christian Songs chart. On April 18, 2020, Johnson was featured on the single "Joy Invincible" released by Switchfoot. [17] "Joy Invincible" peaked at number 37 on the Hot Christian Songs chart.
Johnson married her husband Brian in 2000. The couple has two daughters, Haley and Téa, as well as one biological son, Braden, and two adopted sons, Ryder and Malachi. [18] The family resides on a farm in Redding, California.
As Brian & Jenn Johnson
Title | Year | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
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US Christ [19] | Christ Air. [20] | Christ. AC [21] | Christ Digital [22] | ||||
"Come to Me" (with Bethel Music) | 2012 | — | — | — | 14 | The Loft Sessions | |
"Chasing You" (with Bethel Music) | 2013 | — | — | — | 13 | Tides | |
"You're Gonna Be OK" | 2017 | 34 | — | — | 17 | After All These Years | |
"Goodness of God" (with Bethel Music) | 2019 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 13 | Victory | |
"God of Revival" (with Bethel Music and Brian Johnson) | 2020 | 22 | 17 | 26 | 5 | Revival's in the Air | |
"Too Good to Not Believe" (with Brandon Lake) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | non-album single [upper-alpha 1] | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart |
Title | Year | Chart positions | Album | ||||
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US Bubb. [24] | US Christ [19] | Christ Air. [20] | Christ. AC [21] | Christ Digital [22] | |||
"Famous For (I Believe)" (Tauren Wells featuring Jenn Johnson) | 2020 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Citizen of Heaven |
"Joy Invincible" (Switchfoot featuring Jenn Johnson) | — | 37 | 49 | — | — | non-album single [upper-alpha 2] | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart |
Title | Year | Chart positions | Album | |
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US Christ [19] | Christ Digital [22] | |||
"Nearness" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson) | 2015 | 48 | — | We Will Not Be Shaken |
"In Over My Head (Crash Over Me)" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson) | 26 | 11 | ||
"For the One" | 2017 | 50 | — | After All These Years |
"Agnus Dei / King Of Kings" (with Hillsong Worship, Passion, Chidima, and Brooke Ligertwood) | 2021 | 50 | — | At Easter (EP) |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart |
Year | Song | Album |
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2017 | "Mention of Your Name" | After All These Years |
"Gravity" |
Year | Song | Album | Ref. |
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2010 | "I've Found a Love (Love Came Down)" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson) | Here Is Love | [25] |
"I Love Your Presence" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson) | |||
"You Make Me Happy (Spontanteous)" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson) | |||
"I Love Your Presence" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson) | |||
"Here Is Love" (Bethel Music, Brian Johnson and Jenn Johnson) | |||
"We Are an Ark" (Dave Fitzgerald featuring Jenn Johnson) | Hope of Heaven: Live at Bethel Church | [26] | |
2011 | "God I Look to You" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson) | Be Lifted High | [27] |
"What Would I Have Done" (Bethel Music, Brian Johnson and Jenn Johnson) | |||
"Forever and a Day" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson) | |||
"Love Divine" (Jenn Johnson) | Love Divine: The Songs of Charles Wesley For Today's Generation | [28] | |
2012 | "Our Father" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson) | For the Sake of the World | [29] |
"Everything To You (Spontaneous)" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson) | |||
"I Really Love You (Spontaneous)" (Bethel Music, Brian Johnson and Jenn Johnson) | |||
"Who You Are" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson) | |||
2013 | "I Can Feel You" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson) | Tides | [30] |
"For the Cross" (Bethel Music, Jenn Johnson and Brian Johnson) | |||
2014 | "For the Cross" (Bethel Music, Jenn Johnson and Brian Johnson) | Tides Live | [31] |
"Chasing You" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson) | |||
"I Can Feel You" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson) | |||
"A Little Longer" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson) | You Make Me Brave: Live at the Civic | [32] | |
"Joy of the Lord (Spontaneous)" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson) | |||
"Come to Me" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson) | |||
"We Step into Freedom (Spontaneous)" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson) | |||
2016 | "Heaven Come" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson) | Have It All | [33] |
"Sweet Praise (Spontaneous)" (Bethel Music, Brian Johnson and Jenn Johnson) | |||
"Awaken Love (Remixed)" (Sean Feucht featuring Jenn Johnson) | The Things We Did at First | [34] | |
2017 | "For the One" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson) | Starlight | [35] |
2018 | "Mighty Sound (Spontaneous)" (Bethel Music, Brian Johnson and Jenn Johnson) | Moments: Mighty Sound | [36] |
"Come to Me (Spontaneous)" (Bethel Music, Jenn Johnson and Brian Johnson) | |||
"In Over My Head (Spontaneous)" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson) | |||
2019 | "Living Hope" (Bethel Music, Brian Johnson and Jenn Johnson) | Victory | [37] |
"Padre Nuestro (Our Father)" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson featuring Marco Barrientos) | Bethel Music en Español | [38] | |
"Forever (We Sing Hallelujah)" (Phil Wickham featuring Brian Johnson and Jenn Johnson) | Singalong 4 | [39] | |
"Living Hope" (Phil Wickham featuring Brian Johnson and Jenn Johnson) | |||
2020 | "Goodness of God" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson) | Peace | [40] |
"I'll Be Everything" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson) | |||
"Sing His Praise Again (Oh My Soul)" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson) | Revival's in the Air | [41] | |
"We Cry Holy (Spontaneous)" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson) | |||
"By the Grace of God" (Bethel Music, Brian Johnson and Jenn Johnson) | |||
2021 | "Send Me" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson featuring Chris Quilala) | Homecoming | [42] |
"Envíame" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson featuring Chris Quilala) | Homecoming (Español) | [43] | |
"You're Gonna Be OK" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson) | Peace, Vol. II | [44] | |
"Battle Belongs" (Bethel Music, Brian Johnson and Jenn Johnson) | |||
2022 | "The Blood" (Bethel Music, Jenn Johnson and Mitch Wong) | Simple | [45] |
"Let My Life be Worship" (Bethel Music, Jenn Johnson and Michaela Gentile) | |||
"In the Ordinary (Spontaneous) (Bethel Music, Jenn Johnson and Michaela Gentile) | |||
"Simple" (Bethel Music, Brian Johnson and Jenn Johnson) | |||
2023 | "Holy Forever" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson) | Come Up Here | [46] |
"Come Up Here" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson) |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | "Famous For (I Believe)" (with Tauren Wells) | Top Christian Song | Nominated |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | "Forever (We Sing Hallelujah)" [upper-alpha 3] (Kari Jobe) | Worship Recorded Song of the Year | Nominated | |
2020 | "Goodness of God" | Worship Recorded Song of the Year | Nominated | |
2022 | "You're Gonna Be OK" (Bethel Music featuring Jenn Johnson) | Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year | Nominated | |
"Goodness of God - Live" [upper-alpha 4] (CeCe Winans) | Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year | Nominated | ||
2023 | "Goodness of God" | Song of the Year | Won | |
"Holy Forever" [upper-alpha 5] (Chris Tomlin) | Worship Recorded Song of the Year | Nominated | ||
"Holy Forever" | Short Form Video of the Year (Performance) | Nominated |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | "Famous For (I Believe)" (with Tauren Wells) | Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song | Nominated | |
2023 | "Holy Forever" [upper-alpha 6] (Chris Tomlin) | Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song | Nominated |
"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.
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.
"You're Gonna Be OK" is a song by Jenn Johnson, which was released on May 8, 2017, as Brian & Jenn Johnson's lead single from their first studio album, After All These Years (2017).
Brian Mark Johnson is an American contemporary worship musician and worship pastor. He is the president and co-founder of Bethel Music, as well as a member of its Artist Collective and is one-half of the husband-and-wife worship duo, Brian & Jenn Johnson. He is also a senior worship pastor at Bethel Church in Redding, California, and a Senior Overseer of WorshipU, an online school of worship under Bethel Music, which he co-founded with Jenn Johnson.
"All My Hope" is a song performed by American contemporary Christian music singer Crowder featuring Tauren Wells, released as a standalone single on September 8, 2017. Crowder had released the original version of the song on his second studio album, American Prodigal (2016). Crowder co-wrote the song with Jeff Sojka and Ben Glover.
I Know a Ghost is the third studio album by American Contemporary Christian musician Crowder. The album was released on November 9, 2018, via Sixsteps and Sparrow Records. The album features guest appearances by TAYA, Mandisa, Riley Clemmons, JR, and Social Club Misfits. Crowder collaborated with Tommee Profitt, Ed Cash, Solomon Olds, Brendon Coe, and Hank Bentley in the production of the album.
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.
Cody Jay Carnes is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter and worship pastor.
"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.
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.
Michael Brandon Lake is an American Christian worship singer, songwriter, guitarist, and worship pastor. Lake serves as a worship pastor at Seacoast Church in Charleston, South Carolina, and he is a former member of Bethel Music and Maverick City Music. Lake began his recording career with a successful crowdfunding campaign to produce an album in 2015, which resulted in the independent release of his debut studio album, Closer, in 2016.
Hymn of Heaven is the eighth studio album by American contemporary Christian singer Phil Wickham. It was released on June 25, 2021, by Fair Trade Services and Columbia Records. The album features a guest appearance by Brandon Lake.
"Wildfire" is a song performed by American contemporary Christian music singer Crowder. It was released as one of the first singles from his third studio album, I Know a Ghost (2018), alongside "Red Letters" on September 19, 2018. Crowder co-wrote the song with Rebecca Lauren Olds and Solomon Olds.
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.
Peace Be Still is the debut studio album by American contemporary Christian singer Hope Darst. The album was released on August 21, 2020, by Fair Trade Services and Columbia Records. The album was produced by Jonathan Smith and Max Corwin.
Peace, Vol. II is the fourth studio album by California-based worship collective Bethel Music. It was released on November 12, 2021, through its own imprint label, Bethel Music. The featured worship leaders on the album are Jenn Johnson, Jonathan David & Melissa Helser, Brandon Lake, Brian Johnson, Bethany Wohrle, and Dante Bowe, with guest appearances by Lauren Daigle, We the Kingdom, Pat Barrett, Phil Wickham, and Edward Rivera. Ed Cash collaborated with and Steven Taylor in the production of the album.
"Hymn of Heaven" is a song by American contemporary Christian musician Phil Wickham. The song was released on February 11, 2022, as the third single from Wickham's eighth studio album, Hymn of Heaven (2021). Wickham co-wrote the song with Bill Johnson, Brian Johnson, and Chris Davenport. Jonathan Smith produced the single.
"Mamas" is a song by American contemporary Christian music singer Anne Wilson and American country music singer Hillary Scott. It was released as the ninth track on Wilson's debut studio album, My Jesus, on April 22, 2022. Wilson co-wrote the song with Jeff Pardo and Matthew West.
"Build My Life" is a song by American contemporary worship musician Pat Barrett, taken from his self-titled debut album (2018). It was originally released by American contemporary worship band Housefires on their album, Housefires III (2016). The song was written by Barrett, Brett Younker, Karl Martin, Kirby Kaple, and Matt Redman, and was produced by Ed Cash. "Build My Life" was released as the third single from the album on December 21, 2018.
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).