7-Day Fast 2026: Day 6

Steve is on the Senior Leadership Team for Bethel Church. Steve has a few roles at the church. He is the Lead Pastor of Bethel Online and the Overseer of BSSM Online along with his wife Ruth, and is the Chief Operating Officer for the Church. Steve is deeply committed to seeing Jesus's Kingdom coming on Earth as it is in Heaven. Steve is passionate about seeing the body of Christ step into their identity in Christ and to be equipped to live a naturally supernatural life. Steve and Ruth travel with their family and speak at various churches and organizations. Steve also has a heart to see leaders raised up in the marketplace to usher in the presence of God in every sphere of society.

Steve is originally from Ohio. He and Ruth have three young children - Hannah, Jack & Olivia. Steve has a Master’s in Business Administration from Anderson University. Steve loves going on adventures as a family, the beach, and is a big supporter of the Ohio State Buckeyes and Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League.

Ruth is on the Senior Leadership Team for Bethel Church and is the Lead Pastors for Bethel Online and the Overseer of BSSM Online along with her husband Steve. Ruth is passionate about equipping the body of Christ to live naturally supernatural. Ruth was miraculously healed through a love encounter with Jesus. Her own healing catalyzed her passion to see the world encounter the radical transformative power of the love of God. Steve and Ruth travel with their family and speak at various churches and organizations. They have a heart for cultivating healthy families, activating leaders and carrying hope. Ruth is originally from the south of England. She and Steve have three young children - Hannah, Jack & Olivia. Ruth has a First-Class Honors Degree in Psychology from the University of Bath. Ruth loves creating fun memories as a family, the beach, and playing pickleball.

Dave & his wife, Taff are the Directors of the Bethel Leaders Network (BLN) which exists to connect, encourage, and empower leaders across the world. Prior to this role, Dave was a pastor and manager at Bethel’s School of Supernatural Ministry (BSSM). Dave is a gifted motivational speaker who has a powerful prophetic voice and international influence. His passion is the empowerment of individuals, leaders, and communities, in all spheres of society, helping them to live naturally supernatural lives. Dave worked in Australia as a secondary teacher, consultant to schools and community organizations, and has pioneered many effective programs and motivational seminars which continue to empower young people and families. He has also authored and ghost-written several books which have impacted the global community. Dave is also the founder of ‘INCREASE’, releasing testimonies of God’s goodness through print and the ‘Increase’ Testimony App. His passion to steward the testimony is contagious. Dave & Taff live in Redding, California with their three blonde boys Zeke, Jaden, and Chase.

Taff Harvey is the Co-Director for the Bethel Leaders Network (BLN) and the Worship Team Pastor for Healing Rooms. Originally from Australia, she and her husband, Dave moved their family to Redding, California where they now serve as the Directors of Bethel Leaders Network. Taff has pursued the heart of heaven in worship ever since she was a child. She has a passion to see people gain freedom in body, mind, and spirit through encounters with the Holy Spirit and the presence of God, and with the realization of their true identity as sons and daughters in the kingdom of heaven. Taff loves to encourage leaders to lead with conviction and inspire them to lead from kingdom core values. Taff and Dave have three beautiful blonde boys and have a passion for creating healthy supernatural family.

Richard Gordon was raised in South Africa where he married his beautiful wife, Libby, and completed his BSc in Computer Engineering and MA in Electronic Engineering. He has had the privilege of working alongside some of the world’s best tech companies. Richard and his wife pastor at Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry (BSSM). Richard is also the Revival Group pastor over Bethel School of Technology. His dream is to raise up world-changers and influencers like Daniel who will shape and shift culture, encountering and ushering in the presence of God wherever they go. He comes alive, igniting the potential in people around him and seeing the Glory of God move across the earth!

Hayley Braun is the Overseer of the BSSM Third Year program in Redding, California.

Born and raised in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Hayley moved to Redding to attend BSSM in 2008, where she met her husband, Ryan.

Growing up in the church, Hayley started serving in many different spheres of the church at a young age and finding her passion – serving the Bride of Christ. She has a deep desire to see the people of God walk in true freedom, living a life liberated by the gospel and in connection with one another. Hayley and her family burn for revival and long to see the nations encounter God in a real and transformational way. Prior to being asked to pioneer the Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry Online, Hayley spent 10 years leading in Bethel’s Second Year School of Supernatural Ministry.

Hayley and Ryan have three children – Aiden, Liberty, and Ash and love to spend quality time at home or traveling together as a family and with their community.

Dave Ward burns for revival, aches for more of Jesus, and wants his life to look like the Bible — miracles on the street, not just in church. Dave has been on staff at Bethel since 2013, serving in BSSM Second Year as both a Revival Group Pastor and Associate Overseer. In 2022, Dave stepped into leading and overseeing our Twin View Campus.

Born and raised in the UK and South Africa, Dave met his wife, Bea, at Bristol University while studying Theology. They have been married 13 years this October. Dave prefers beaches to mountains, baths to showers, and movies to TV shows. His favorite thing to do other than spending time on his own, is to hang out with his wife and their four rascals: John, Lucy, Lily and Olivia.