The Sobering Effect of Another Year-End
Pastor John talks about an end-of-year practice that's helped him take a step back to assess his life and ministry:
Watch the entire End-of-Year Video Update.
Maximally Satisfied—Forever
Pastor John on the heart of Christian Hedonism, from Psalm 16:11:
Watch the entire End-of-Year Video Update.
Early Bird Deadline for 2012 Conference for Pastors
Our 2012 Conference for Pastors (Jan 30 to Feb 1) is quickly approaching. Just a friendly reminder to register before December 30 at 11:59 PM (CST) to qualify for the early bird rate of $130.
Senior pastors, given the theme of this year's conference, consider using this as an opportunity to build into the lay leaders and elders of your church. We have a group discount of $100 (per person) when you bring five or more guys from your church.
Conference speakers and topics (full schedule):
• Doug Wilson, leading the home and leading the church
• Darrin Patrick, being and building men for the local mission
• Crawford Loritts, lessons learned from his father
• Ramez Attalah, pastoring with courage in hard places
• John Piper, biographical sketch of J.C. Ryle
How Desiring God Works
Dear Friends of Desiring God,
Desiring God exists to spread a passion for the supremacy of God in all things for the joy of all peoples through Jesus Christ, especially by focusing on the truth, and its implications, that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.
We want to spread that truth and all of its amazingly God-exalting, practical implications everywhere in the world. So when the world passes beyond the seven billion population mark, we look at the 15 million or so people that checked us out last year on the web and say, hmmm, that's about 0.21%. And we say: There is some work to be done here. And we aim to do it with all our might and as globally as we can.
We want to multiply languages. For now we have Mandarin, Portugese, Spanish, Czech, Swahili and Russian versions of the website. And we want to put it into all the m…
The Power of the Web to Reach People
With the world's population just crossing the seven billion mark, Pastor John talks about the amazing power of the web to reach people everywhere with the truth of the gospel and Christian hedonism:
Watch the entire End-of-Year Video Update.
Reflections on Fruit Bearing
In this one-minute video, Pastor John reflects on John 12:24, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit."
Watch the entire End-of-Year Video Update.
Apple Pie and Satisfied in God
In this two-minute video, Noel Piper reflects on her and Pastor John's first years of marriage in seminary and the formation of what we now call Christian Hedonism:
Watch the entire End-of-Year Video Update.
The Early Beginnings of Desiring God
Char Ransom was on the search committee that brought Pastor John to Bethlehem Baptist Church in 1980. In this two-minute video, Char gives us a glimpse into those first years at Bethlehem and the beginning of our ministry here at Desiring God.
Watch the entire End-of-Year Video Update.
End-of-Year Video Update with Spanish Subtitles
Last week we released our end-of-year mission update. Here's a version with Spanish subtitles that you might want to share with Spanish speaking friends.
As well, you can read Pastor John's letter (available only in English) where he takes a look forward into the future and what we're hoping to accomplish at Desiring God.
End-of-Year Video Update from John Piper
From Pastor John…
Desiring God exists to spread a passion for the supremacy of God in all things for the joy of all peoples through Jesus Christ, especially by focusing on the truth, and its implications, that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.
We want to spread that truth and all of its amazingly God-exalting, practical implications everywhere in the world. So when the world passes beyond the seven billion population mark, we look at the 15 million or so people that checked us out last year and say, hmmm, that's about 0.21%. And we say: There is some work to be done here. And we aim to do it as hard and as wide as we can.
We want to multiply languages. For now we have Mandarin, Portugese, Spanish, Czech, and Swahili versions of the website. And we want to put it into all the major languages of the world.
We want to g…