Radical by David Platt
Week 4: Chapter 3 — The Magnitude of the Task
Read Chapter 3 of Radical by David Platt. Key passages: Revelation 7:9–10; Matthew 24:14.
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Platt puts numbers and faces on the global mission task — and then asks whether the resources and strategy of the American church are remotely proportional to the need.
Discussion Questions
8 questions1.Platt opens with the vision of Revelation 7:9 — a countless multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language worshiping before the throne. How does reading the Great Commission in light of that final vision change its feel? Does seeing the destination make the journey feel more urgent, more worthwhile, or both?
2.He gives specific data about the number of unreached people groups — communities with no indigenous church capable of evangelizing them — and compares that to where most Christian missionaries and money are actually deployed. What was the most striking statistic or comparison for you in this chapter, and why?
3.Platt argues that the American church has adopted a "come to us" model of evangelism rather than a "go to them" model. What are the practical and theological implications of each model? Which better reflects the pattern of Jesus and the early church?
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