John Piper is an Alliance Council member and the Pastor for Preaching at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He grew up in Greenville, South Carolina, and studied at Wheaton College, where he first sensed God’s call to enter the ministry. He went on to earn degrees from Fuller Theological Seminary (B.D.) and the University of Munich (D.theol.). For six years he taught Biblical Studies at Bethel College in St. Paul, Minnesota, and in 1980 accepted the call to serve as pastor at Bethlehem. John is the author of more than twenty books and his preaching and teaching is featured on the daily radio program Desiring God. He and wife Noël have four sons, one daughter, and an increasing number of grandchildren.

Dr. Piper has written numerous books, many of which are available for purchase online, including:

Desiring God

Don't Waste Your Life

God's Passion for His Glory

The Legacy of Soverign Joy