John W. Stevenson is the founder of Heirs International Ministries, Heirs Media Group, serving as President and CEO. He also serves as Apostle and Senior Pastor of Heirs Covenant Church – A Training Center for Kingdom Transformation, located in Hamilton, Ohio just north of Cincinnati.
John also serves as the CEO / Overseer of THE EMBASSY, a 120,000 Sq. Ft. facility which is the home of Heirs Covenant Church, Genesis Center of Excellence, and other Kingdom minded entities.
With over 40 years of ministry experience, John has served as pastor, associate pastor, prophet, teacher, evangelist, worship leader, and chief musician. John is also a Stellar award nominated songwriter, a recording artist, and the author of three books, including “Worshiper By Design: A Unique Look At Why We Were Created”.
Heirs International Ministries’ presence is throughout the United States, as well as in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, England, Russia, Barbados, Curacao and Singapore. Through various relationships with Reconciliation! International (Bishop Joseph L. Garlington), International Worship Institute, the Caribbean Worship Institute, Ambassador Ministries (The Late Pastor Moses Vegh), as well as Oops Asia, a ministry inspiring and impacting Asia through music with a focus on promoting independent artists, the worship influence of H.I.M. has a global impact.
As a music producer, John has recorded 11 projects. John’s songs have been recorded by various ministries and artists including Darwin Hobbs, Bishop Joseph Garlington, David and Nicole Binion, Lenny LeBlanc for Integrity Music, Bishop Paul Morton and Full Gospel Baptist Church. His songs, such as “Arise O God”, “You Are Holy” “Under The Shadow”, and “Jehovah Reigns” are sung in churches and at conferences world-wide.
John is co-founder along with Ford Taylor of Transformation Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, a ministry that focuses on city transformation. He served on the Board of Presence Ministries along with Glenn Roachelle, Ed Chinn, Howard Rachinski (Founder) and Steve Fry. He also served as a Covenant Partner with As One, a group of market place leaders committed to 7 Mountain Initiatives for work place, city and nation transformation. Members of the team included Ford Taylor, Lance Walnau, and Os Hillman, to name a few.
John has led worship for Global Harvest Ministry, a prayer and intercession ministry headed by C. Peter Wagner of Fuller Theological Seminary and for The Call, headed by Lou Engle. John has ministered with such individuals as Dr. Bill Hamon of Christian International, the late Dr. Edwin Louis Cole of Christian Men’s Network, the late Dr. Myles Munroe, and worship leaders Ron Kenoly, Kent Henry, Marty Nystrom, William Murphy III, and Lamar Boschman. John’s ministry and service in the Body of Christ are well respected, diverse and cross racial and denominational lines.
John has a desire and passion to see the Body of Christ walk in Kingdom influence, Kingdom impact with Kingdom results. John is married to the lovely Marissa Stevenson, and they are the parents of four sons, one daughter, three daughters in love and the grandparents of eleven grandchildren.