Brian experienced panic and anxiety in his early life―panic he’d thought he’d beaten. But it came back to haunt him and pulled him into a downward spiral of chaos and darkness.
When God Becomes Real is Brian’s journey out of a 6-month nervous breakdown from which he thought there was no escape. Discover what happens when God becomes real.
Brian Johnson is the senior worship pastor at Bethel church in Redding, California, and the co-founder of Bethel Music. Brian is a survivor of panic and anxiety disorder, and through his struggle, he’s experienced the tangible grace of a good God.
Together with his wife, Jenn, Brian uses his experiences and his profound belief in God to craft intimate and powerful worship songs for the church, both locally and throughout the world. Brian and Jenn make their home in Redding California with their four wonderful children, Haley, Téa, Braden, and Ryder Moses.
CHRIS TOMLIN
“We live in a world that works so hard to make everything appear just right. This is especially true within the church, where if you are a leader, you have such a high expectancy to never show or have weakness. My friend, Brian Johnson, shatters all these facades to pieces with his book “When God Becomes Real.” Brian helps us see once again, the power and lifeline of praise, not just on the mountain peak, but deep in the valley. I know you will find strength, hope and encouragement for your own journey through this book.”
CHRISTINE CAINE
“When God Becomes Real” is Brian’s incredible testimony of making what God has done for him bigger than what any person or life experience did to him. This book will challenge you to cultivate a life of worship and immersing yourself in Scripture so that you too can develop a faith that cannot be shaken, no matter what you may face.
DARLENE ZSCHECH
“There are moments in life when the enemy simply comes in like a flood… and in those seasons it feels like drowning would almost be sweet relief compared to the terror that ensues. In ‘When God becomes real’ Brian Johnson opens his heart and bares his soul as he shares his most personal and powerful life story. I am confident that this book will lead your heart to the welcomed truth of God’s presence in the midst of any trying time… declaring again the wonder and power of Christ Jesus, the name that is above every other name.”