John Piper

John Piper, is a theologian, pastor, and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Piper taught biblical studies at Bethel University for six years before serving as pastor for preaching and vision of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis for 33 years (1980-2013). He is the author of numerous books which include Desiring God, Future Grace, and his most recent publication, Providence. He attended Wheaton College from 1964-1968 and majored in literature and philosophy. He earned a Bachelor of Divinity degree at Fuller Theological Seminary and later completed his doctorate in New Testament Studies from the University of Munich, Germany. Through the ‘Desiring God Ministries’ that started in 1994 over 2 billion people around the world have been impacted.