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American pastor and writer (born 1946)

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John Stephen Piper (born January 11, 1946) is an American theologian and pastor in the Reformed Baptist tradition.

He is also chancellor of Bethlehem College and Seminary in Minneapolis, Minnesota.^[4] Piper taught biblical studies at Bethel University for six years (1974–1980), before serving as pastor for preaching and vision of Bethlehem Baptist Church (Converge) in Minneapolis for 33 years (1980–2013).^[5]

Piper is the founder and senior teacher of Desiring God (desiringgod.org), named for his book Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist (1986), and has written a number of award-winning books, including ECPA Christian Book Award winners Spectacular Sins,^[6]What Jesus Demands from the World,^[7]Pierced by the Word,^[8] and God's Passion for His Glory,^[9] as well as bestsellers Don't W