Piper on Ryken

Wheaton alumnus John Piper (and fellow South Carolinian, by the way) sent this full statement to Wheaton:

Being president of Wheaton College is an extraordinarly difficult calling. The pressures are huge. The constituencies (administration, faculty, students, alumni, community, wider church) are diverse and demanding. The cultural changes around us are relentless. The temptations to yield where one should stand, or stand where one should yield are enormous. The need for profound biblical depth and strength is great. The call for radical Christ-exalting, God-centered, Bible-saturated servant leadership is urgent. For these reasons I am thankful to God and to the hard-working search committee of the trustees for the nomination of Philip Ryken as the next president of Wheaton College. I believe he is the man for the job. May God give him great grace for Christ and his kingdom.