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Church Leadership 101
The List:
Two Parts:
Overseers (pastors): 1. Called by God; 2. Desire to fulfill the call; 3. Acknowledgment by the Church
Above reproach: not “faultless.”
Rather: blameless reputation regarding observable conduct
Husband of one wife: heavily debated.
Options: 1.
No single or childless man 2. No poligamy 3.
Not divorced and remarried 4. No widowed and remarried 5.
No one guilty of marital unfaithfulness....Likely: One woman man “faithful to his one wife.”
Sober-minded: sensible, disciplined, inward self-control
Self-controlled: One of the fruits of the Spirit
Respectable:
Hospitable: lover for strangers
Able to teach: apt, acknowledges that pastors are essentially teachers
Not a drunk: Interesting that it comes just after “able to teach”
Not violent, but gentle: sweet reasonableness
Not quarrelsome: not violent with tongue
Not a lover of money: Paul was likely thinking of the category of “false teachers” Like: selling prayer clothes or promises of financial gain “in kind.”
Manages his household well: straightforward.
Eli the priest (1 Sam 3:130
13.
Not a recent convert: potential for fantasy thinking is real
Deacons: (waiter at table )
Dignified: Worthy of respect: self mastery
Not double-tongued: Does not speak out of both sides of his mouth
Not addicted to much wine: not indulgent
Not greedy for dishonest gain: not indulgent
Hold the mystery of faith with a clear conscience: Orthodox beliefs: holds to the sum total with conviction
Tested:
Blameless:
Husband of one wife:
Manage household well, including children:
Wives of deacons:
1.
Not slanderers:
Not slanderers:
Not slanderers:
2. Sober-minded:
3. Faithful in all things:
The Gist:
A. Shepherd
Willingly, not under compulsion
Not for shameful gain, but eagerly
Not domineering, but by example
B. Elders
Implies direct, willing humility.
God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble
C. Gist: Gut
Some will be discouraged
Some will be encouraged
5. Manages household well: including children:
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