I think it would be really difficult to write a follow-up to a best-selling book, but I think David Platt has done about as good a job as can be done in his new Radical Together (hereafter, RT). RT reflects both a continuation and a maturation of the thoughts introduced in Radical. RT reinforces the prophetic call issued in Radical and applies it in new ways as Platt fleshes out what it looks like to lead a congregation day-in and day-out in radical response to the gospel.

I don’t know about you, but I’m generally a fan of roundtable discussions. Sometimes the cut and thrust of live interaction can uncover issues which wouldn’t surface in a monologue. It can also reveal agreements—and disagreements—which otherwise might not have shown themselves.

On the other hand, roundtable discussions can sometimes be frustratingly shallow, just scratching the surface of a topic before jumping to something else.

A LIVELY ROUNDTABLE ON ISSUES IN MISSIOLOGY

If there is one thing we all know that God expects of us as Christians, it’s that we ought to share the gospel with those who don’t know Christ. Evangelical Christians are evangelistic. It’s maybe the only thing self-proclaimed evangelicals agree on: God wants us to tell others about Jesus.

Are evangelicals being distracted by mission creep? That is, are we allowing lots of other good things to creep in and crowd out the central task Jesus sends the church into the world to do?