City Changers: Being the Presence of Christ in Your Community - Softcover

Platt, Alan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1434710947 ISBN 13: 9781434710949

Publisher: David C Cook, 2018

Synopsis

The Bible is clear about God’s love for the city, be it Babylon,Nineveh, or Jerusalem. Thousands of years later, His lovehasn’t changed—and God still calls His people to speak truth to
the cities of the world.

In City Changers, Alan Platt shows how we need to be in the classrooms, boardrooms, and marketplaces of our communities, engaged with society and ready to offer hope to the broken. Alan gives practical answers and inspiration for influencing the spiritual, social, and cultural dimensions of where we live, as he tells his remarkable story of watching God’s church deeply affect cities around the world.

Generations of changed lives tell us that Christianity can radically transform society, beginning with spiritual transformation in the lives of individual people. As Alan writes, the church is called
as a missional presence to instill the character and presence of Christ into the core of the community.

About this title

About the Author:

Alan Platt is founder of Doxa Deo Churches, which currently serve 30,000 people across South Africa, the United Kingdom, Germany, and New Zealand. He is leader of the City Changers Movement and lead architect of the Church United program in South Florida. Alan and his wife, Leana, have two adult children and reside in Florida.

Review:

Alan Platt is an inspiring, visionary leader who has not just prayed for citywide change ... he has led it. Alan has created a movement of unified churches working together for radical city transformation. His journey from concern to compassion will move you to believe God for the miraculous in your city, and this book will give you the tools you need to be a catalyst for change.
-J. Todd Mullins, MDiv, senior pastor of Christ Fellowhip Church
  (J Todd Mullins)

There has never been a more critical time in history for the global church to discern and actuate transformational change in their cities. In this book, my friend and city transformation leader Alan Platt draws from a deep well of experience and shares practical Bible-based wisdom on how to be a twenty-first-century church purveying peace in the midst of the chaos currently dominating and characterizing the city culture.
-Rob Hoskins, president of OneHope, Inc. (Rob Hoskins)

I have the privilege of being on Alan Platt’s leadership team at Doxa Deo in South Africa, where Alan Platt consistently inspires us to greater depths of understanding and implementing city transformation. This book will help you see God’s perspective on the life and purpose of the church in a glorious new way. I highly recommend City Changers to every Christian leader so every city and town can see the church rise up to be a light that displays the glory of God in every sphere of society.
-Jean Symons, pastor, and leader of Doxa Deo Team in South Africa (Jean Symons)

Alan Platt is one of the most visionary and strategic minds I have met. When a diversified church is unified in purpose and strategy to serve, it brings change to the city. When a unified church strategically mobilizes every member to be a city changer, people will see and experience God in all spheres of society. It is about new churches, reaching new people, that impact our society. Let the voice from the south influence our thinking and action in the north.
-Oinvind Augland, founder and leader of M4 Europe, convener and networker of NC2P Europe, and leader of xpand Norway (Oinvind Augland)

About this edition

• Publisher: David C Cook
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1434710947
• ISBN 13: 9781434710949
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256