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John Piper

John Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. For 33 years, he served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is author of more than 50 books, including Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist and most recently Providence.

Here It Is, Emily—Just Like I Said

Many of our church's shut-ins are brimming with stories of the goodness of God.

Post-Easter Reds, Yellows and Oranges (Not Blues)

Easter was a gloriously exhausting day. I know a little of what Paul meant when he said, “I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls” (2 Corinthians 12:15). Most gladly!! The Greek word is hedista (from which…

The Dispensability of Ministers

Some books are for tasting regularly, not reading through once. One such book is Wise Counsel: John Newton's Letters to John Ryland Jr. edited by Grant Gordon (Banner of Truth, 2009). Newton was the former slave-trader turned pastor, and the…

The Book Is Here!

John Piper announces the arrival of his book Desiring God.

Prayer ‘90

Concerted, united prayer has been God's pattern in the past for initiating spiritual awakening and world evangelization.

Whither Bethlehem?

Below you see the average Sunday morning worship attendance of the first 21 weeks of each year since 1988. These numbers do not include the children in the nursery What can we learn from this? 1) We have broken out…

A Gift to You from CHEF

What’s that? And who’s Jon Bloom?

John Piper introduces the Christian Hedonism Expansion Fund (CHEF) and its mission.

Thoughts on Our ‘SPAN III’ Commitments Before I Know the Results

It is five o’clock Sunday afternoon, March 10. After this morning’s service at Northwestern I came home, ate some of Noël’s world-class spaghetti, and went to bed. I have just gotten up from that nap What a morning the Lord…

Envisioning the Next Eight Years

I think the reason I respond so positively to the ministry of Ralph and Roberta Winter is that they really are committed to spreading vision and giving hope more than they are to raising money That is the way I…

Past and Future at the Bethlehem Conference Reunion

A brief report of the good things going on at BBC after 3 years as pastor.

Bethlehem: Seedbed for Missions

How does a church become and remain fertile ground for moblizing and supporting missionaries?

SPAN the Nineties II

An extensive redesign of the equipping process at Bethlehem that seeks to better prepare every saint for the work of ministry.

Ponder This with Tillapaugh

John Piper invites church members to consider with him how Bethlehem ought to handle future growth.

Please Pray for the Bethlehem Conference for Pastors

Announcing the approaching pastors conference on "The Achievement of the Cross" and the items needing prayer.

Update on Bethlehem As Seedbed

John Piper introduces a new program at Bethlehem for raising up young candidates for full-time Christian ministry.

Project ’84 Ends and the Pre-’90 Era Begins

The six remaining years of the 1980's are filled with exciting new potential for Bethlehem.

From Bedford to Bethlehem via China

Introducing the China Awareness Seminar and its speaker, David Adeney.

Another Desiring God

Bethlehem on the Radio

Bethlehem pursues new ways of filling Minneapolis with their teaching.

Possible Steps for '86

Eight reasons for why Bethlehem members voted to postpone a capital campaign.

What Wonderful and Wild Thing Might God Be Up To?

How do you lead your church through financial and logistical surprises?

Three Important Things for Members

The life of a growing church calls for prayer, planning, and praise.

Rallying for a Different Hope

Eric Redmond, pastor of Hillcrest Baptist in Temple Hills, MD, helps us see the lay of the land in the African-American church by doing two things He celebrates Anthony Carter’s and Thabiti Anyabwile’s books as rallying points for a different…

What’s Happening with ‘SPAN the Nineties’?

After the “SPAN the Nineties” fund raising effort last spring, several factors led the leadership of the church to reconsider certain aspects of the original proposal 1) For example, the cost to remodel the “Hacking Property” for Children's…

Meeting God at the Minneapolis Auditorium

Our city has thousands of unbelievers in it who are perishing. What can we do?

Ministry Ferment on the Homefront

No ministry is too small. Someone needs your encouragement that their life can count.