Posted: 1/9/2012 6:45:16 AM EDT
May have been discussed before, but I missed it. Have you read it? What do you think? |
|
Maybe its a local phenomenon since the author is a pastor in Birmingham.
I can grossly oversimplify.... In short, its a call for ALL to be missionaries and forsake worldly values based on the great commission. Its an answer to the megachurch mentality that pervades a lot of Christianity these days. Its a real 'put your money where your mouth is' type of call to action. |
| Check out the book "The Tangible Kingdom". There's a whole movement being started about creating missional communities that removes the 'churchiness' from congregations and puts them back in touch with the world around them. My wife and I have been a part of it for the last 6 months. Very eye-opening and refreshing, especially coming from a churched background. |
|
A quote from the book,
"In Radical, David Platt invites you to encounter what Jesus actually said about being his disciple, and then obey what you have heard. He challenges you to consider with an open heart how we have manipulated a God-centered gospel to fit our human-centered preferences. With passionate storytelling and convicting biblical analysis, Platt calls into question a host of comfortable notions that are common among Christ's followers today. Then he proposes a radical response: live the gospel in ways that are true, filled with promise, and ultimately world changing." I will look into it. |