![]() ![]() ![]() Piper became Pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1980, after what he said was something that he could not turn down, he became a preacher. He also did some doctoral work in New Testament Studies in Munich, West Germany from 1971-1974. While there, he took several courses where he studied the writings of Jonathan Edwards. Today he writes poems for special family events, as well as writing story-poems about the lives of biblical people.Īfter college, he studied for and received a Bachelor of Divinity degree from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California (1968-71). Because he studied Romantic Literature in college, he went on to enjoy it in life. ![]() He majored in literature, and minored in philosophy. Piper went to Wheaton College in 1964-68. His father was an evangelist who worked with international radio and Bible programs until his death on March 6, 2007. ![]() He later graduated from Wade Hampton High School. When he and his older sister were still young, the Pipers moved to Greenville, South Carolina where he spent the rest of his childhood. Piper was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He started the evangelical ministry named Desiring God, after his book Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist.īiography Early life He is the pastor for preaching of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and has written many books. John Stephen Piper (born January 11, 1946, Chattanooga, Tennessee) is a Reformed Baptist theologian, preacher, and author. ![]()
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