Each year, John Piper writes a brief report on the state of the church and his ministry at Bethlehem Baptist. We have made some of these available for those interested.
2009
Highlights: Reaffirmation of Church Covenant; new member care strategy.
2008
Highlights: Spectacular Sins; This Momentary Marriage; re-organization of elder board.
2007
Highlights: Significant funerals; lots of speaking engagements; growth in church staff.
2006
Highlights: Romans sermon series ends; BBC South Campus opens; What Jesus Demands from the World.
2005
Highlights: Baptism and Membership, Treasuring Christ Together.
2004
Highlights: When I Don't Desire God; DG Radio started.
2003
Highlights: Don't Waste Your Life; new building; new affirmation of faith.
2002
Highlights: Counted Righteous in Christ; Brothers, We Are Not Professionals; The Roots of Endurance; Racial Harmony.
2001
Highlights: Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ; September 11.
2000
Highlights: Bible memory, Education for Exultation, Sunday morning growth.
1999
Highlights: A Godward Life, Book II; BBC growth.
1998
Highlights: Romans sermon series begins; God's Passion for His Glory; The InnKeeper.
1997
Highlights: A Hunger for God; A Godward Life; renewed church growth.
1996
Highlights: Church debt paid; Hebrews sermon series; new focus on small group ministry.
1995
Highlights: New Mission and Vision statements released; adopted Talitha; Future Grace.
1994
Highlights: Church trials; new members and missionaries.
1993
Highlights: Reaffirmation of Church Covenant; new member care strategy.
1992
Highlights: Surprising financial provision; Let the Nations Be Glad.
1991
Highlights: Pleasures of God; Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood; new BBC sanctuary.
1990
Highlights: 10th anniversary at BBC; growth in attendance and missions sending.
1989
Highlights: Council of elders created; What's the Difference?; The Supremacy of God in Preaching.
1988
Highlights: Steady growth; delivered the Harold John Ockega Lectures on Preaching at Gordon-Conwell Divinity School.
1987
Highlights: Desiring God; voted to build a new sanctuary; JI Packer and Ralph Winter at Pastors Conference.
1986
Highlights: Apprenticeship program begins; missions movement continues to grow.
1985
Highlights: Ministry of prayer grows; the Perspectives course is offered again; attendance grows.
1984
Highlights: An awakening to frontier missions occurs.
1983
Highlights: Tom Steller looks toward mission mobilization; ASK class for membership largest ever.
1982
Highlights: 539 tapes of sermons were sold; no astonishing growth in numbers
1981
Highlights: Began two Sunday morning worship services; the Bethlehem Star is created.
1980
Highlights: new pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church.
