Day One
THURSDAY / MAY 31
7.00PM — Evening Session
heaven come
conference 2018
streaming live —
may 31 — june 2 2018
verizon theatre
dallas tx
We do not worship a distant God. We have an ever-present Father who is relentlessly pursuing humanity. There has never been a more important time for a generation to experience the hope and reality that God is near, and living within.
The bible says that the entirety of the universe could not contain God, so His response was to contain the universe within the palm of His hand. Yet, driven by love, our uncontainable God sacrificed his Son so that He could retain himself within you. That is the reality of "God Is Near.” At Heaven Come, we will draw near to Him, because He has already drawn near to us.
Brian is a co-founder of Bethel Music, WorshipU, and has been integral in the production of over fifteen albums that have influenced the worship movement within the global church.
Together, Brian and Jenn are passionate about raising up worshippers who take hold of their true identity and pursue intimacy with God above all else. They are advocates of living a lifestyle built on vulnerability, faithfulness, and connection to a community. Brian and Jenn reside in Redding, California, with their four wonderful children, Haley, Téa, Braden, and Ryder Moses. They continue to speak and lead worship at home and around the world.
Jenn is a co-founder of Bethel Music, WorshipU, and has been integral in the production of over fifteen albums that have influenced the worship movement within the global church.
Together, Brian and Jenn are passionate about raising up worshippers who take hold of their true identity and pursue intimacy with God above all else. They are advocates of living a lifestyle built on vulnerability, faithfulness, and connection to a community. Brian and Jenn reside in Redding, California, with their four wonderful children, Haley, Téa, Braden, and Ryder Moses. They continue to speak and lead worship at home and around the world.
Christine Caine is an Australian-born, Greek-blooded, lover of Jesus, activist, author and international speaker. Her primary passion is to make Jesus’ last command her priority by giving her all to see the lost saved and to build the local church – globally. Christine also has a passion for justice, and together with her husband Nick founded the anti-human trafficking organization, The A21 Campaign.
In 2015, they also founded Propel Women, an organization designed to honor the calling of every woman, empower her to lead, equip her for success, and develop a sense of God-given purpose. Powered by hot, extra-dry, skinny, cappuccinos, Christine is a lover of words and her most recent book is, Unashamed: Drop the Baggage, Pick Up Your Freedom, Fulfill Your Destiny.
Lauren Daigle is Contemporary Christian Music’s fastest-selling artist this decade, with the release of her debut album, How Can It Be. Her freshman release is not only RIAA Gold Certified, it also secured a 2016 Grammy nod for “Christian Album of the Year” and a 2017 Grammy nomination for “Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song” for Trust In You. She also won two 2017 Billboard Music Awards for Top Christian Artist, Top Christian Album (How Can It Be), along with a nomination for Top Christian Song for “Trust in You”. In 2016, How Can It Be also took home the 2016 Billboard Music Award for “Top Christian Album.” She was also nominated for a 2016 American Music Award for “Favorite Artist Contemporary/Inspirational,” and won six Dove Awards (nominated for 10), including “Artist of the Year.” Daigle also received three K-LOVE Fan Awards, including “Artist of the Year.”
Relentlessly touring the album, she landed slots on six major tours (Outcry, Casting Crowns, Chris Tomlin, Hillsong United Empires, Winter Jam and for King & Country Christmas) and then completed a 12-city Headline tour that was 100% SOLD OUT.
Daigle has also collaborated with several artists including Reba McEntire, needtobreathe, and Chris Tomlin. She also wrote an original song called “Almost Human” for the 2017 release of Blade Runner 2049.
Texas-based singer, songwriter, and worship leader Rita Springer began her career in the early '90s as part of the movement surrounding the Association of Vineyard Churches, which began in her native California. A pianist since a young age, Springer independently released her debut album, Love Covers, in 1995 and would later record numerous highly regarded albums of worship and Christian pop music for labels like Floodgate, E1, and Word. Following 2000's All I Have, she released her first live album, Created to Worship. Over the next decade Springer released five more albums; co-founded the women's conference Fragrant Oil; and started her own worship school, DIVE (Deep-Innovative-Vertical-Expression), which trains up-and-coming worship leaders. Following a pair of albums for the internationally distributed Integrity label (2011's In This Forever and 2012's The Playlist), she published her first book, Finding Eve. Around this same period, Springer relocated to Southlake, Texas, where she took a position as artist in residence at Gateway Church. Through the Gateway label, she released a new studio album, 2017's Battles.
Bill Johnson, with his wife Beni, are the Senior Leaders of Bethel Church in Redding, California. Bill lives his life with the core values that God is good, nothing is impossible, the blood of Jesus paid for everything, and we are significant. He travels extensively throughout the world encouraging believers to bring the kingdom of heaven into their world and sphere of influence. Bill is also the author of multiple bestselling books including When Heaven Invades Earth and Hosting the Presence.
Kris Vallotton is the Senior Associate Leader of Bethel Church and co-founder of Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry (BSSM). Kris travels internationally training and equipping people to successfully fulfill their divine purpose. He’s a bestselling author, having written more than a dozen books and training manuals to help prepare believers for life in the kingdom. He has a diverse background in business, counseling, consulting, pastoring and teaching, which gives him unique leadership insights and perspectives. Kris has a passion to use his experience and his prophetic gift to assist world leaders in achieving their goals and accomplishing their mission. He’s the author of the popular blog, Kris Vallotton: Raw, Real & Relevant.
Steffany Gretzinger is a part of the Bethel Music family as a worship leader and songwriter. Steffany carries a powerful prophetic voice and pursues the Lord with raw passion, faith, and confidence in His presence. She has authored songs such as “Pieces,” “You Know Me,” “Letting Go,” “Be Still,” “Steady Heart,” “We Dance” and more. Steffany grew up in a musical home and has been involved in worship ministry since she was a child. Steffany is featured on albums including Have it All, You Make Me Brave, Tides, For the Sake of the World, The Loft Sessions, and Be Lifted High. Her first solo album, The Undoing released August 2014. Steffany lives in Redding, California with her husband Stephen and daughter Wonder Grace and ministers in the US and internationally.
Jeremy Riddle is a worship leader, songwriter, and pastor at Bethel Church in Redding, California. He carries a deep passion for God’s presence, and his worship leading stirs hunger, freedom, and adoration toward the Lord. Jeremy leads with a transparency that is catalytic and empowers others to bring a pure offering to God. In 2009 Jeremy and his family moved to Redding, California to attend Bethel Church, and he has been part of the Bethel Music Collective since 2010. Jeremy serves pastorally on the Bethel Redding Core Team and is passionate about seeing others connect with the call on their lives and seeing dreams realized. He spearheaded the inception and development of Bethel’s Young Adult Ministry, Tribe.
Jonathan and Melissa Helser have been apart of the Bethel Music Collective since 2014, bringing with them a rich history of passionate worship. The Helser’s yearn to see a generation encounter the love of God, and their music reflects their collisions with God’s love.
Their newest album, Beautiful Surrender released in September of 2016 and represented their eight album release to date. Jonathan & Melissa are also featured on Bethel Music’s latest albums, Have It All (“Thank You”), and We Will Not Be Shaken with their powerful anthem “No Longer Slaves.” They have authored well-known songs such as “Abba,” “Endless Ocean,” “On the Shores,” and “Explode My Soul.”
In addition, to worship leading and songwriting, Jonathan and Melissa have devoted their lives to discipleship for the last 16 years. When they are not traveling, they are pursuing kingdom family through the community and schools they lead. They live with their two beautiful children in Sophia, North Carolina where they facilitate a multi-generational ministry called A Place for the Heart. Here they lead a school for the heart known as the 18-Inch Journey. They also lead a collective of artists called the Cageless Birds, whose mission is to craft songs, art, and goods that encourage others into wholeness and freedom as children of God.
Jonathan and Melissa Helser have been apart of the Bethel Music Collective since 2014, bringing with them a rich history of passionate worship. The Helser’s yearn to see a generation encounter the love of God and their music reflects their collisions with God’s love.
Their newest album, Beautiful Surrender released in September of 2016 and represented their eight album release to date. Jonathan & Melissa are also featured on Bethel Music’s latest albums, Have It All (“Thank You”), and We Will Not Be Shaken with their powerful anthem “No Longer Slaves.” They have authored well-known songs such as “Abba,” “Endless Ocean,” “On the Shores,” and “Explode My Soul.”
In addition, to worship leading and songwriting, Jonathan and Melissa have devoted their lives to discipleship for the last 16 years. When they are not traveling, they are pursuing kingdom family through the community and schools they lead. They live with their two beautiful children in Sophia, North Carolina where they facilitate a multi-generational ministry called A Place for the Heart. Here they lead a school for the heart known as the 18-Inch Journey. They also lead a collective of artists called the Cageless Birds, whose mission is to craft songs, art, and goods that encourage others into wholeness and freedom as children of God.
Kristene DiMarco is a worship leader and songwriter at Bethel Church and with Bethel Music. She joined the Bethel Music Collective in 2016, bringing with her a history of passionate worship that has inspired a new generation of worshipers. Kristene has a heart for growing up future leaders and encouraging young creatives to step into their calling. Her worship magnifies the peace and breakthrough we encounter in Jesus.
Kristene’s song “It Is Well” was featured on Bethel Music’s You Make Me Brave (2014), as well as Christian radio. The fresh perspective of this timeless hymn grew a song impacting churches all over the world. In 2015, Kristene released three solo albums, Mighty (2015), Safe Place (2012) and Those Who Dream(2008).
Kristene enjoys life in Redding, California with her husband and two children, and continues to minister at home and around the world. Her next album is slated for a Fall 2017 release.
Cory Asbury is a worship leader, songwriter, and pastor who joined the Bethel Music Collective in May of 2015. Cory’s third, highly-anticipated solo album, Reckless Love will release January 2018. The album’s title track released in October and is rapidly becoming a worship anthem sung in churches around the world. His previous solo albums, Holy and Let Me See Your Eyes, include well-known songs “Where I Belong,” “So Good to Me,” “Always Faithful” and “Jesus, Let Me See Your Eyes.” Cory is featured on Bethel Music’s Have it All album with his song “Son of God,” as well numerous IHOP-KC compilation albums.
Cory was raised in the mountains of North Carolina, where he developed a deep love for music and songwriting. He started leading worship at age fourteen and progressed into full-time worship ministry at the International House of Prayer in Kansas City by 2005. In addition to countless worship sets spent in the prayer room, Cory’s 8-year journey at IHOP-KC took him throughout the US and abroad for worship gatherings. He continues to lead worship regionally and internationally.
Cory is passionate about people encountering the love of the Father. His worship leading creates an atmosphere filled with the power and peace of God. His prophetic worship style is marked by spontaneous moments of tenderness in God’s presence. In December of 2016, Cory and his family transitioned to Kalamazoo, Michigan to join Radiant Church where Cory now serves as Worship Pastor. Cory is married to his wife, Anna, who also shares a gift for music and prophetic worship. They have three beautiful children, Gabriel, Lily, and River.
Sean Feucht is a husband, father, missionary, musician, speaker, author and founder of a grassroots global worship, prayer and missions organization; Burn 24/7. His lifelong quest and dream are to witness a generation of burning hearts arise across the nations of the world with renewed faith, vision and sacrificial pursuit after the Presence of God. He travels to 20-30 nations per year planting furnaces of worship and prayer, training, mobilizing, leading worship and speaking.
Sean has produced, recorded and released fifteen music albums, numerous books, and teaching resources. He is married to his high school sweetheart, Kate, and is obsessed with their three children: Keturah, Malachi, and Ezra. In August 2016 he and his family moved from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to Redding, California to be a part of the Bethel Music community.
Kalley Heiligenthal is a worship leader and songwriter at Bethel Church and with Bethel Music. She also serves as 2nd Year Worship Pastor for Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry. Originally from the Minneapolis/Saint Paul area of Minnesota, Kalley grew up heavily involved in choir at school and church. She began leading worship in college through a student-led worship ministry.
Kalley carries a call to declare the holiness, faithfulness, and freedom of Jesus with contagious passion. Her songs, “Spirit Move” and “Ever Be,” are featured on Bethel Music albums Have it All (2016) and We Will Not Be Shaken (2015). Kalley ministers in the US and internationally with Bethel Music Worship Nights. She and her husband, Andrew, live in Redding, California and are enjoying the adventure of parenthood as they raise their delightful daughter, Elsie Sailor.
Josh Baldwin is a songwriter and worship leader with Bethel Church and Bethel Music. Josh joined the Bethel Music Collective in 2014 and regularly leads worship at Bethel Church and with Bethel Music Worship Nights tour domestically and internationally. In August 2015, he and his family made the cross-country move from North Carolina to Redding, California. Josh’s leadership creates an inviting atmosphere of celebration, and his songs point to the trustworthy nature of God as Friend and Father.
His song “Praises” is featured on Bethel Music’s recent album Have it All (2016). In May 2017, Josh released his debut solo album with Bethel Music titled The War is Over. Josh’s greatest motivation as a worshipper and songwriter is the desire to connect with the Father’s heart and usher others into the presence of God. Both “Praises” and “You Deserve It All” (from his solo project Rivers), have become popular worship anthems among churches around the world.
Hunter Thompson is a songwriter and worship leader at Bethel Church and with Bethel Music. Music has been an integral part of Hunter’s life since his grade school days in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The unique, pure quality of his worship style encourages worshipers to engage with God anew. He seeks to lead others from the places where he himself has been moved by God.
Hunter’s most recent song “Be Enthroned” was led by Jeremy Riddle on "Have it All" (2016). His song “Home” is featured on Bethel Music’s album We Will Not Be Shaken and his song “Come Awaken Love” on Tides and Tides Live. “My Dear,” featured on The Loft Sessions, was penned during Hunter’s second year at Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry; and was written for his classmates in light of their corporate experience. In 2013, Hunter released his first solo project, Gabriel Kansas, later followed by his sophomore release, Swan Song in December 2014. His crafted lyrics and soundscapes explore honest topics and articulate journeying with God in a fresh way.
Currently, Hunter ministers with Bethel Music Worship Nights and leads worship at various events around the world. When he is home in Redding, he can be found songwriting and adventure with friends.
Paul and Hannah McClure are worship leaders and songwriters at Bethel Church and with Bethel Music. They began leading worship as teenagers in their hometown of High Pointe, North Carolina and relocated to Redding, California in 2011. The purity of their worship welcomes others into a deeper experience of God’s goodness and the unity we find in Him as believers.
Paul & Hannah have been featured on Bethel Music albums We Will Not Be Shaken with their songs “Jesus We Love You” and “My One Thing,” and Have it All with Hannah’s song “Faithful to the End.” Paul co-wrote “For the One” with Jenn Johnson, recently featured on Johnson’s solo project After All These Years. The McClures co-authored “God of the Redeemed” with Jeremy Riddle, featured on Bethel Music’s Be Lifted High (2010). Paul serves as the Worship Pastor for the Bethel Church Worship Department, and Hannah is a freelance photographer and videographer. They live in Redding, California with their two children, Ezra and Mae, and life has never been sweeter.
Paul and Hannah McClure are worship leaders and songwriters at Bethel Church and with Bethel Music. They began leading worship as teenagers in their hometown of High Pointe, North Carolina and relocated to Redding, California in 2011. The purity of their worship welcomes others into a deeper experience of God’s goodness and the unity we find in Him as believers.
Paul & Hannah have been featured on Bethel Music albums We Will Not Be Shaken with their songs “Jesus We Love You” and “My One Thing,” and Have it All with Hannah’s song “Faithful to the End.” Paul co-wrote “For the One” with Jenn Johnson, recently featured on Johnson’s solo project After All These Years. The McClures co-authored “God of the Redeemed” with Jeremy Riddle, featured on Bethel Music’s Be Lifted High (2010). Paul serves as the Worship Pastor for the Bethel Church Worship Department, and Hannah is a freelance photographer and videographer. They live in Redding, California with their two children, Ezra and Mae, and life has never been sweeter.
7.00PM — Evening Session
9:30AM — Morning Session
1:45PM — Afternoon Session
4:00PM — Q&A Panel
7:00PM — Evening Session
9:30AM — Morning Session
1:45PM — Afternoon Session
4:00PM — Q&A Panel
7:00PM — Evening Session