Radical Together

This book by David Platt is one of the most highly anticipated that I have had the chance to review. Our small group is currently studying his first book, Radical, and the response so far has been life changing for many as we discuss the American dream. I have read his first book multiple times so when I had the chance to get an advance copy of this one I jumped at the opportunity.His first book is certainly geared toward individual change and this one takes Radical to the churches and groups. I dove right in to this book upon arrival and have read it through twice, as it is relatively short in comparison to the first. As I read this one I was immediately intrigued by the continuity of the two books and this is a logical follow up. As the author gives the churches practical ideas on how to be Radical, he also shares stories on how his church is currently putting it into practice. It would be easy to share these ideas, but without "walking the walk", it would seem like the any number of platitudes out there. I was deeply engaged when he shares how his church has a culture that promotes foster care and adoption as our church is currently seeing multitudes of families become part of this process, including our family. I have the intention of bringing this to the leadership as an idea since there may be families that are contemplating this but do not have he financial resources to do so. What a great testament that Brook Hills has in caring for orphans! The chapters that are included in this book do a great job of outlining ideas on how to be Radical but the author does not have a "one size fits all" mindset. As he says in the conclusion of the book;"....these men and women have been destined by God to spend their lives in the urgent task of announcing God's reign and advancing his kingdom to ends of the earth." If we can all do this alone we are walking in the path of Jesus. Definitely a must read for those who want to take a Radical step as a church.
I received this advance copy of this book as part of the Waterbrook Multnomah Publishing Group's Blogging for Books program in exchange for an honest review and was not required to give a positive review.