Charismatic Movement Born on July 18, 1951, Bill Johnson is the senior leader of the charismatic megachurch Bethel Church in Redding, California. The church reportedly increased from about 2,000 members in 1996 to over 11,000 by 2019 under his direction. Johnson advocates for ideas that have been important to the global Bethel movement and impacted parts of modern charismatic Christianity, such as revival, faith healing, and supernatural manifestations. He co-founded the Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry in 1998, which has attracted students from all around the world and garnered a…
