Last week we discussed part of our topic on the fracture taking place at McClean Bible Church just outside Washington DC where well-known Evangelical leader and author David Platt is the lead pastor The story has been covered in national media including Christianity Today which stated To some observers McLean Bible Church's conflict seems like a replay of other recent episodes from American evangelicalism where leaders who appeal to Scripture to address social issues are accused of theological liberalism or secular influence even if they continue to hold traditional Christian views More succinctly it appears that David Platt sees ethnic [... more]

David Platt is one of the most influential evangelical pastors in America He came to prominence after the release of his best-selling book Radical Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream He has served as president of the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention one of the largest missionary sending agencies in the world and since has been pastor at McLean Bible Church a mega-church with four locations located just outside Washington DC in Virginia His tenure at the church has not been smooth at least not of late Prior to his sermon on July Platt called [... more]

You go to church every Sunday or at least attend online you take sermon notes and give your tithe But are you still missing something For many of us living here in the US it rsquo s easy to get complacent and forget about the physical and spiritual plight of the rest of the world On the next MoneyWise Live hosts Rob West and Steve Moore welcome author and pastor David Platt who will invite us to make a difference Something needs to change on MoneyWise Live at pm Eastern pm Central on Moody Radio [... more]