ABOUT The journey
The Journey is a ministry of Bethel Church and Ministries, Inc, Inc located in Crown Point, Indiana where Pastor Steve’s serves as senior pastor. The Journey began more than 15 years ago as a one minute daily program on a local station in northwest Indiana. The program then move to Moody’s Chicago WMBI 90.1FM as a weekend program before expanding to five days a week in 2018. In 2023, The Journey expanded to stations throughout the midwest.
ABOUT Pastor STEVE
It has been Pastor Steve’s joy to serve as senior pastor of Bethel Church (located in Northwest Indiana) since 1997. His primary responsibilities are teaching at weekend services, shepherding the people, leading the staff, serving as an elder, and providing overall vision for the church.
Pastor Steve’s passions include expository preaching, the doctrines of grace, helping the church engage its culture, and the beauty of God. He often speaks in contexts outside of Bethel Church, is a council member of The Gospel Coalition, and enjoys traveling as a part of Bethel’s global mission efforts. He also serves on the board of Global Action, an international missions organization providing theological training for church leaders across the world.
In addition to weekends at Bethel Church, Steve’s teaching ministry can be heard through Bethel’s media ministry, The Journey. This teaching ministry airs weekdays and weekends on national Moody Radio affiliates, including WMBI Chicago (90.1 FM). Pastor Steve is the author of Eyes Wide Open (2012) and Enjoying God in Everything (2022) and coming in 2024, Loneliness: Don’t Hate it or Waste it. Redeem it.
A graduate of Cornerstone University and Grand Rapids Theological Seminary, Steve’s interests include reading, travel, sports of all kinds, and rooting for University of Iowa teams. You are likely to run into him at a golf course near you.
After serving as a single pastor for many years, Steve was married to Jennifer in August of 2012. You can read their story in this article featured by The Gospel Coalition. They rejoiced at the birth of their daughters Kiralee in 2013 and Madeline in 2015. The DeWitts live in Crown Point, IN.
