David Joseph Platt (born July 11,
1979) is an
American pastor. He is currently the president of the
Southern Baptist Convention's
International Mission Board, and he is also the author of the
New York Times Best Seller Radical:
Taking Back Your
Faith from the
American Dream.[1] Platt released a follow-up book, Radical
Together: Unleashing the
People of God for the
Purpose of God in
April 2011.[
2] And in
February 2013, he released
Follow Me: A
Call to Die. a Call to
Live,[3] which included an introduction by
David Platt. Platt recently founded a resource ministry, Radical.net,[4] dedicated to serving the church and making disciples of all nations.
Platt graduated from the
University of Georgia with a
B.A. in journalism. From there he attended
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.[5] There he received the degrees of M.Div, Th.M, and also a PhD.[
6][7] After he finished his doctorate, Platt served at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary as
Dean of
Chapel and
Assistant Professor of Expository Preaching and Apologetics. He also served at
Edgewater Baptist Church in
New Orleans and resided in a parsonage when
Hurricane Katrina hit, flooding the parsonage.[8]
At the age of 26, Platt was hired to lead the congregation of
The Church at Brook
Hills, and he became known as the youngest megachurch pastor in
America.[6] He said, "
I believe that God has uniquely created every one of His people to impact the world. Some may count it as idealistic, but I believe it is thoroughly biblical, rooted in
Psalm 67:1-2, yet covering
Scripture from beginning to end. God is in the business of blessing His people so that His ways and His salvation might be made known among all people."[5]
In 2014, Platt was elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention's International Mission Board
David Platt holds to neither a cessationist nor a continuationist view. He believes that the
Biblical gifts of the
Holy Spirit did not cease with the apostles and are operating today for the edification of the church, but he would stress that tongues are minor gifts and are always trumped by the higher gifts e.g. prophecy, and the work of the Holy Spirit through the word of the gospel by which the Holy Spirit brings the new birth to the rebel.
Secret Church is an intense six-hour
Bible study held at The Church at Brook Hills in
Birmingham, Alabama.[11] The purpose of Secret Church is to teach those who have a passion to deeply know God through his word so that they may be better equipped to teach
God's Word and make disciples of all nations, and to receive a better understanding of the Church around the world.
Past Secret Church topics include: How to
Study the
Bible,
Who is God?,
The Cross of Christ,Exploring the Holy Spirit,
Survey of the
New Testament, Survey of the
Old Testament,
The Gospel,
Possessions and
Prosperity,
Angels, Demons and
Spiritual Warfare, and
The Body of
Christ.
David Platt
Sermon 2016: https://youtu.be/kZdEdrDnQ-o
https://youtu.be/38gtc5jBp-E
- published: 07 Jul 2016
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