If you make history with God, He will make history through you.

“God has called us into a place of tenderness, when nobody is looking, when there are no great decisions to make, when it’s just Him and me, with no one to pray for, no one to preach to. That’s where you learn His heartbeat. That’s where you learn the Presence. When it is just you and Him.”

Family

Bill and his late wife, Beni, have three children and eleven grandchildren. Eric and his wife, Candace, are lead pastors of STUDIO, Greenville SC. Brian and his wife, Jenn, lead Bethel Music. Leah is involved in Bethel Music, and her husband, Gabe, oversees the second-year class of Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry.

History

Bill is a fifth-generation pastor with a rich heritage in the Holy Spirit. He has been pastor of Bethel Church since 1996 with a one-word mission statement: revival. Bill’s priority in life has been to learn how to host the Presence of God and minister to Him.

Vision

Bill is passionate about seeing the kingdom of heaven invade earth across all spheres of influence. The wisdom of God is to be displayed through the church, government, education and the arts. Bill travels extensively to share what he has learned through his experience, with the conviction that the only way to increase what has been given is to give it away.

Let the Spirit live inside you! Are you hungry for an encounter with Jesus? Do you want to make an impact on the world? In this power-packed book, Bill Johnson discusses how you can be a person who hosts the Presence of God. Though all believers obviously have the Spirit of God within them, there is more that enables you to be so full that you overflow His Spirit into your world. Take a journey and meet many great prophets and kings from the Old Testament who were known as people of the Presence—people who, in Johnson’s words, “God wanted to be with.” In this succinct and powerful book, Johnson encourages you toward a pursuit of the Presence of God above all else. In this book, you will discover: How to pay attention to the Holy Spirit and respond to Him. How the Holy Spirit manifests Himself. Biblical figures who were hungry for more of God’s Spirit and learned to host Him. Stories of Presence-filled revivalists and personal encounters with the Presence! Bill Johnson writes: “We are enabled to partner with the Kingdom of Heaven and see it released here on earth! The Presence of God within us will bring reformation to the world around us—encountering a loving God!” Host more of Him today!