David Plattis pastor of the Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, Alabama. He holds a Ph.D. from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and is the author of the best-selling book,Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream.
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Responses to Radical
“In his compelling new book, Radical, David Platt delivers a
powerful picture of the church in America today that, on key
points, stands in sharp contrast to what the Bible shows us about
the person and purpose of Jesus Christ. David challenges Christians
to wake up, trade in false values rooted in the American dream, and
embrace the notion that each of us is blessed by God for a global
purpose—to make Christ’s glory known to all the nations! This is a
must-read for every believer!”
—Wess Stafford, president and CEO, Compassion Intl.
“We have moved into a generation of young leaders who have a
passion to surrender the American dream if necessary in order to
embrace fully, compassionately, and wholeheartedly a bigger
dream—the Great Commission. I have never been challenged by an
author more than I have by David Platt. Read Radical, be blessed,
and be changed.”
—Johnny Hunt, president, Southern Baptist Convention, and pastor,
First Baptist Church of Woodstock
“Radical will cause you to bounce on a spectrum between two words:
ouch and amen. Tough truths do that. They challenge us to examine
our lives and then choose the lasting over the temporary. Read
Radical if you’re ready to live differently.”
—Gregg Matte, senior pastor, First Baptist Church of Houston
“David Platt’s book will leave anyone who sincerely engages with
his challenge dissatisfied—and faced with a decision: What will
authentic faith look like in my life? This book has the potential
to revitalize churches today to practice a radical, biblical
lifestyle that can transform society and reach a lost world.”
—Jerry Rankin, president, International Mission Board, Southern
Baptist Convention
“The church of the Lord Jesus has been seduced by a skilled
seductress: the American dream. David Platt exposes this enemy of
authentic Christianity and provides a way of escape through a
radical faith that leads to a radical obedience. I am not the same
after reading it. I trust that will also be true for you.”
—Daniel L. Akin, president, Southeastern Baptist Theological
Seminary
“It is almost impossible to keep the idols of our own culture from
influencing us, whether we want it to happen or not. This is
certainly true when it comes to the so-called American dream. We
need our eyes opened! We need to be called out! In this challenging
and thoughtful book, David Platt shows us the way to live for
Someone and something bigger.”
—Darrin Patrick, founding pastor, The Journey, St. Louis
“Sometimes people will commend a book by saying, ‘You won’t want to
put it down.’ I can’t say that about this book. You’ll want to put
it down, many times. If you’re like me, as you read David Platt’s
Radical, you’ll find yourself uncomfortably targeted by the Holy
Spirit. You’ll see just how acclimated you are to the American
dream. But you’ll find here another Way, one you know to be true,
because you’ve heard it before in the words of the Lord Jesus,
perhaps most forcefully in the simple call ‘Follow me.’”
—Russell D. Moore, dean, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
“Through solid examination of the Scriptures and compelling
testimonies from believers enduring persecution, my friend David
Platt pulls back the curtain on subtle dangers weakening the church
in our Western culture. Radical is the urgent call we need to care
more about the spiritually lost and physically impoverished people
of the world.”
—Ed Stetzer, president, LifeWay Research
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