Jenn Johnson

Jennifer "Jenn" Johnson (born April 15, 1982) 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]

Jenn Johnson
Background information
Birth name	Jennifer Johnson
Born	(1982-04-15) April 15, 1982 (age 43)
Origin	Redding, California, U.S.
Genres	Contemporary worship music CCM
Occupations	Singer songwriter worship pastor
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Piano
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Bethel Music Kingsway Music
Spouse	Brian Johnson ​ (m. 2000)​
Website	jennjohnson.com

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.

Career

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.

Personal life

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.

Discography

Albums

As a solo artist

• Happy^[19]

As Brian & Jenn Johnson

• Undone (2001)
• We Believe (2006)
• Where You Go I Go (2008)
• After All These Years (2017)

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles and peak chart positions

Title	Year	Chart positions				Certifications	Album
		US Christ [20]	Christ Air. [21]	Christ. AC [22]	Christ Digital [23]
"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	RIAA: Gold[24]	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[A]
"Holy Forever" (with CeCe Winans)	2024						non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart

As featured artist

List of singles and peak chart positions

Title	Year	Chart positions					Album
		US Bubb. [25]	US Christ [20]	Christ Air. [21]	Christ. AC [22]	Christ Digital [23]
"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[B]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart

Other charted songs

List of songs and peak chart positions

Title	Year	Chart positions		Album
		US Christ [20]	Christ Digital [23]
"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

Promotional singles

Year	Song	Album
2017	"Mention of Your Name"	After All These Years
	"Gravity"

Other appearances

Year	Song	Album	Ref.
2010	"I've Found a Love (Love Came Down)" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson)	Here Is Love	[26]
	"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	[27]
2011	"God I Look to You" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson)	Be Lifted High	[28]
	"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	[29]
2012	"Our Father" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson)	For the Sake of the World	[30]
	"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	[31]
	"For the Cross" (Bethel Music, Jenn Johnson and Brian Johnson)
2014	"For the Cross" (Bethel Music, Jenn Johnson and Brian Johnson)	Tides Live	[32]
	"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	[33]
	"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	[34]
	"Sweet Praise (Spontaneous)" (Bethel Music, Brian Johnson and Jenn Johnson)
	"Awaken Love (Remixed)" (Sean Feucht featuring Jenn Johnson)	The Things We Did at First	[35]
2017	"For the One" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson)	Starlight	[36]
2018	"Mighty Sound (Spontaneous)" (Bethel Music, Brian Johnson and Jenn Johnson)	Moments: Mighty Sound	[37]
	"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	[38]
	"Padre Nuestro (Our Father)" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson featuring Marco Barrientos)	Bethel Music en Español	[39]
	"Forever (We Sing Hallelujah)" (Phil Wickham featuring Brian Johnson and Jenn Johnson)	Singalong 4	[40]
	"Living Hope" (Phil Wickham featuring Brian Johnson and Jenn Johnson)
2020	"Goodness of God" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson)	Peace	[41]
	"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	[42]
	"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	[43]
	"Envíame" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson featuring Chris Quilala)	Homecoming (Español)	[44]
	"You're Gonna Be OK" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson)	Peace, Vol. II	[45]
	"Battle Belongs" (Bethel Music, Brian Johnson and Jenn Johnson)
2022	"The Blood" (Bethel Music, Jenn Johnson and Mitch Wong)	Simple	[46]
	"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	[47]
	"Come Up Here" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson)
2024	"When You Walk Into The Room (Spontaneous)" (Bethel Music, Jenn Johnson and David Funk)	Moments: Wait	[48]
	"Holy Forever" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson)
	"Give Me Jesus" (Bethel Music, Abbie Gamboa and Jenn Johnson)
	"No One Like the Lord" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson)	We Must Respond	[49]
	"Made for More" (Bethel Music, Jenn Johnson and Josh Baldwin)
2025	"The Church" (Bethel Music and Jenn Johnson)

Filmography

• You Make Me Brave (2014) — as herself^[50]
• We Will Not Be Shaken (2015) — as herself^[51]

Bibliography

• — (November 9, 2021). All Things Lovely: Inspiring Health and Wholeness in Your Home, Heart, and Community. Worthy. ISBN 978-1546001812.

Awards and nominations

Billboard Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2021	"Famous For (I Believe)" (with Tauren Wells)	Top Christian Song	Nominated	[52]

GMA Dove Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2015	"Forever (We Sing Hallelujah)"[C] (Kari Jobe)	Worship Recorded Song of the Year	Nominated	[53]
2020	"Goodness of God"	Worship Recorded Song of the Year	Nominated	[54]
2022	"You're Gonna Be OK" (Bethel Music featuring Jenn Johnson)	Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year	Nominated	[55]
	"Goodness of God - Live"[D] (CeCe Winans)	Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year	Nominated
2023	"Goodness of God"	Song of the Year	Won	[56]
	"Holy Forever"[E] (Chris Tomlin)	Worship Recorded Song of the Year	Nominated
	"Holy Forever"	Short Form Video of the Year (Performance)	Nominated

Grammy Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2021	"Famous For (I Believe)" (with Tauren Wells)	Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song	Nominated	[57]
2023	"Holy Forever"[F] (Chris Tomlin)	Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song	Nominated	[58]

Notes

1. Johnson and Lake's radio version of "Too Good to Not Believe" was released as a standalone single. Lake and Bethel Music released the live version of the song on Homecoming (2021).
2. Switchfoot and Johnson's version of "Joy Invincible" was released as a standalone single. Switchfoot released the original version of the song without Johnson on Native Tongue (2019).
3. Johnson is credited as a co-writer of "Forever (We Sing Hallelujah)" performed by Kari Jobe.
4. Johnson was credited as a co-writer on "Goodness of God" by CeCe Winans.
5. Johnson was credited as a co-writer on "Holy Forever" by Chris Tomlin.
6. Johnson is credited as a co-writer of "Holy Forever" performed by Chris Tomlin.