Tag: John Piper

He complains that seminaries are too often criticized for not preparing future pastors for “1,000 things you’re going to find in ministry that simply cannot be covered in seminary.”

ON Monday morning, for the first time in 33 years, Piper woke up without the title of pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minn., and he cried tears of thanks and joy.

THE well-known Minnesota pastor explained that the "spirit of antichrist is already in the world," but the actual antichrist figure is "yet to come." He supported his explanation by referring to the writings of Apostles John and Paul.

Why don't we experience the miracles that the apostles were capable of? Well, some people do. The assumption is, "Why don't we see it"-I guess-"regularly, as often as we'd like, or as often as they did?" And that's true, I think. I think that's true globally.

A candidate to Piper at Bethlehem Baptist Church was announced by the church’s elders last week. Piper said he is ‘overjoyed’ at the selection while he continues to be a part of the succession process.

MUSLIMS are suited to be loved and when millions of them around the world are fasting during this month of Ramadan, Christians should pray for some specific concerns, preacher and author John Piper said.

JOHN Piper, pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, said: "My sense is that we do not realize what a calamity is happening around us.. Christians, more clearly than others, can see the tidal wave of pain that is on the way. Sin carries in it its own misery."

HOW does God waken such a calling? I will suggest 10 means that He uses. Only one of these is infallible - the Bible. All the others are relative. They are not absolutely decisive in your leading. They are important. But any of them can be overridden by the others.

Making this announcement, Kenny Stokes, interim pastor for preaching at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, US, said: “God-willing, his first weekend in the pulpit will be January 8 and 9.”