David Platt

David Platt
David Platt serves as a Lead Pastor for McLean Bible Church. He is also the Founder of Radical, an organization that makes Jesus known among the nations.
David received his B.A. from the University of Georgia and M.Div., Th.M., and Ph.D. from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Some of his published works include Radical, Radical Together, Follow Me, Counter Culture, Something Needs to Change, Don’t Hold Back, and How to Read the Bible.
He lives in the Washington, D.C. metro area with his wife and children.
Latest By David
6 min listen
The Seriousness of Sin (Ezra 10:1)
In this episode of Pray the Word on Ezra 10:1, David Platt asks God to bring us to weep over the seriousness of our sin.
6 min listen
Humble Repentance (Ezra 9:3–6)
In this episode of Pray the Word on Ezra 9:3–6, David Platt asks God to give us a spirit of humility, confession, and repentance.
26 min listen
The God Who Is Worthy of All Praise
In this message from Revelation 4:11 and Luke 9:23–24, David Platt points us to the God who is worthy of all praise and who invites us to follow Jesus.



