In order for a business, an organization, or a government to be effective, good leadership is essential.

It's no surprise then that bookstores are filled with advice on how to identify an effective leader.

But what about the church? How do we know who is qualified to lead God's people?

Welcome to the Radical with David Platt podcast, the latest sermons from teacher,

author, and pastor David Platt delivered weekly. As always, you can find thousands of

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Well in today's new message, David Platt points out the biblical qualifications for leadership in the church.

In order to faithfully carry out its mission, the church should look to scripture for the

blueprint of its leaders.

Here's David, continuing the series 12 traits of a

biblical church with today's sermon on leadership.

So we're in number 11 of 12 traits of biblical church and this trait is biblical leadership.

Now, I'm guessing most of you don't hear that topic and think this is going to be amazing.

So if you might even think, ah, I've got all these things

go on in my life right now.

We just heard testimony here at Tyson's

about God's grace and freeing a sister from alcoholism and you might be thinking

I've got all these things going in my life we're gonna talk about church

leadership some students may even be thinking like what does this have to do with my life and what I want to show you

Today is that church leadership has

Everything to do with all the things going on in your life.

I don't you think about it with me.

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