“…an overseer must be above reproach.” (1 Timothy 3:2 ESV)
The biblical qualifications for a pastor are rather high and are deadly serious. Many Christians and many churches have been greatly harmed by pastors who do not meet the qualifications that God lays out for them in the Bible. Part of the reason for this is because many Christians do not actually know what to look for in a pastor and because they are often looking for the wrong things, as recent situations like this one continue to demonstrate.
The Bible is not confusing when it comes to the kind of men that should occupy the role of pastors (also described as elders, leaders, and overseers in the New Testament) in the local church. … Continue reading
