What would happen if we once more realized that the Church is not a place, or activity, or a group made up of experts? What changes would that bring about? What is stopping us?<\/p>\n
Those question make up the focus point in David Platt’s book, A Radical Idea. What if we saw the Church, and our churches, as made of people? They are not buildings, they are not programs, they use ordinary people.<\/p>\n
David Platt tells that we all were given the commission to go make disciples. We are not to wait on someone else to do it, we are not to use the excuse that we’re just some ordinary person. We are not to think that this only takes place on prescribed days when services are held. Making disciples should be done by all people, and whenever the opportunity arises.<\/p>\n
He also addresses our sometimes overindulgence on buildings, programs, and professionals (paid church staff). He does not condemn having them, but warns they are not to take our place in the Great Commission. They serve a purpose, but are not the end result.<\/p>\n
Though the book can be read initially in less than an hour, there are points that will have to be re-read, and it is well worth taking as long as you need to go through it.<\/p>\n
I received this book from Waterbrook Multnomah in exchange for this review. With that in mind, I still recommend it. It does a good job of telling us that the Church is people, and not to forget that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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