City Changers: Being the Presence of Christ in Your Community
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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.
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.
Introduction
11
1. From Concern to Compassion
27
2. The Accomplished Work of Christ
43
3. A New Bandwidth in My Theology
65
4. A Changed Philosophy
77
5. A New Understanding of the World
91
6. A Strategy for Transformation
105
7. Producing City Changers
121
8. Transforming Together
143
9. Understanding Our Cultural Reality
157
10. Engagement
179
11. The Generosity Principle
195
12. The Generosity Paradigm
207
13. Going to the “Other Side”
225
Conclusion
243
Notes
253
Product Details
- Title : City Changers: Being the Presence of Christ in Your Community
- Author: Platt, Alan
- Publisher: David C Cook
- Publication Date: 2018
- ISBN: 9781434710970
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.