David Platt

David Platt is the pastor of McLean Bible Church (Vienna, Virginia) and founder of Radical (a ministry organization to reach different people groups). Platt is the author of Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream and is known for espousing Social Justice theology and Critical Race Theory. Platt places emphasis on systemic racism (considers such a church-wide sin), implicit bias, and ethnic diversity as “gospel imperatives”. He calls for repentance from “racial blindness” in white evangelicals mirrors core SJT/CRT concepts like structural injustice, unconscious racism, and intersectional identity in ways that have sparked significant controversy within evangelical circles. In October 2024, a documentary from Church Reform Initiative was released detailing the alleged hijacking of McLean Bible Church by David Platt and allies in violation of the church’s constitution/bylaws.

References:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGdCPifazi4
• https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevin-deyoung/getting-to-the-root-of-radical
• https://www.churchreforminitiative.org/the-real-david-platt