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John Piper
The Sum of Your Word is Truth
John Piper is Pastor for Preaching and Vision 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 Saint Paul, Minnesota, and in 1980 accepted the call to serve as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church.
He has written, among other books, Desiring God, Don't Waste Your Life, God Is the Gospel, What Jesus Demands from the World, and Spectacular Sins.
He is married to Noël and has four sons and a daughter.

Russell Moore
No Longer Tossed To and Fro

Russell D. Moore is the Senior Vice President for Academic Administration and Dean of the School of Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.
The grandson of a Mississippi Baptist preacher, Dr. Moore is also a preaching pastor at Highview Baptist Church in Louisville, where he ministers weekly.
Dr. Moore writes and speaks frequently on topics ranging from the Kingdom of God to the mission of adoption to a theology of country music. He is a senior editor of Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity and also blogs regularly at Moore to the Point, russellmoore.com. Dr. Moore’s latest book is Tempted and Tried: Temptation and the Triumph of Christ.
Prior to entering the ministry, he was an aide to U.S. Congressman Gene Taylor. He and his wife Maria have four sons: Benjamin, Timothy, Samuel, and Jonah.

Kempton Turner
Your Testimonies are My Delight

Kempton Turner is a man who has been captivated by the power, truth, grace and beauty of the Lord Jesus Christ!
He is a native Texan, raised in Houston. He now resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota and serves as Pastor for Sr. High Discipleship at Bethlehem Baptist Church.
The passion of Kempton's heart and vision for ministry is to see GOD raise up from this generation: Christ-centered (Colossians 1:15-20), Spirit-intoxicated (Ephesians 5:18), Bible-saturated (Colossians 3:16), young people who are radically transformed through the ministry of the Word (John 17:17)! His desire is to see this generation of Jesus-lovers passionately live out the Great Commandment and the Great Commission with all their heart, mind and strength (Matthew 22:37-39; 28:18-20), for the joy of all nations to the glory of God!
Kempton and his childhood sweetheart Caryn have been happily married since 1999 and the Lord has blessed them with two children, Christian Anthony and Carysse Nicole.

David Michael
Having Done All, Stand Firm

David Michael is the Pastor for Family Discipleship at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis.
David has a degree from Bethel Seminary (M. Div.). David and his wife Sally have attended Bethlehem Baptist since 1980, and joined the staff of Bethlehem Baptist Church in 1986.Over the years, David's ministry has been marked by a strong commitment to equipping and partnering with parents to support the spiritual development of their children.
David also serves as the Chairman of the Board at Children Desiring God, which grew out of his and Sally's passion for developing God-centered resources for the spiritual development of children in the home and at church.
David & Sally have two adult daughters, a son-in-law, and two granddaughters.