Radical
by David Platt | Book Summary
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Author: David Platt
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What would giving it all to Jesus look like? What does it mean to be radically devoted to Jesus? Did Jesus really mean what He said when He instructed us that we must take up our cross in order to follow Him? Radical raises many of these questions and gives godly advice on what the Bible says about these questions. While the book is well-written, readers often will be forced to put it down for self-reflection. |
David Platt is a graduate of the University of Georgia, with a BA in Journalism, and an MDiv., ThM, and a PhD from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
While still in his 20s, he became the senior pastor of a megachurch in Birmingham, Alabama. It was while Platt was pastoring The Church at Brook Hills that he began to reflect on the direction he wanted for his church, and thus, Radical was born.
After leaving Brook Hills, he served as president of the International Mission Board for the Southern Baptist Convention. From that position he sought to bring about missional and financial changes.
Platt served as IMB president for four years until he began pastoring his current church, McLean Bible Church in the Washington, D.C. area. At McLean, Platt has continued to give himself to the goal of global missions as a local church pastor.
Radical
by David Platt
[ Book Summary ]
| Author | David Platt |
| Publisher | Multnomah |
| Date | 2010 |
| Pages | 232 |
Overview:
Do you feel that the American Christian culture is selling God short on what He is worth? Is it possible that God desires more from us than 1/7th of our time and 1/10th of our money? If He is the source of joy, then wouldn't we be more joyful if we had more of Him?
What would giving it all to Jesus look like? What does it mean to be radically devoted to Jesus? Did Jesus really mean what He said when He instructed us that we must take up our cross in order to follow Him?
Radical raises many of these questions and gives godly advice on what the Bible says about these questions. While the book is well-written, readers often will be forced to put it down for self-reflection.
David Platt is a graduate of the University of Georgia, with a BA in Journalism, and an MDiv., ThM, and a PhD from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
While still in his 20s, he became the senior pastor of a megachurch in Birmingham, Alabama. It was while Platt was pastoring The Church at Brook Hills that he began to reflect on the direction he wanted for his church, and thus, Radical was born.
After leaving Brook Hills, he served as president of the International Mission Board for the Southern Baptist Convention. From that position he sought to bring about missional and financial changes.
Platt served as IMB president for four years until he began pastoring his current church, McLean Bible Church in the Washington, D.C. area. At McLean, Platt has continued to give himself to the goal of global missions as a local church pastor.