MICHAEL BETHANY
Stellar Award nominated songwriter and two-time BMI Christian Song Award recipient (Fred Hammond’s No. 1 Billboard hit “They That Wait” and “Here In Our Praise”), Michael Bethany is passionate about creating multicultural worship experiences that activate an overflow of intimacy with God. His freshman independent album, Yours Forever, debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums chart. His latest Album, “Overflow,” released in partnership with Gateway Music and Captial Rethink reached the #1 album on iTunes. Michael’s online worship experiences have received over 20 million YouTube Views and has been featured on prominent industry-leading media outlets like, Daystar Television Network, “The Basement” with Tim Ross, and CCM Magazine.
Michael is highly sought after by Christian leaders from around the globe to mentor Worship Pastors, create effective systems for worship Departments, and lead congregations in transformational worship experiences. His executive leadership skills have been utilized to develop systems for multi-Campus Worship Teams, project manage multi-million-dollar production renovation projects, and execute major programming and events. As a creative leadership mentor, Michael founded, “Overflow Culture,” to empower Worship Pastors, Artists and Christian creatives to scale their influence with integrity. A native of St. Louis, MO, Michael now resides in Fort Worth, TX along with his wife, Chavon, and two sons.