Biblically Qualified Eldership

Thanks to Thabiti for linking to Joe Thorn and his post on a building process for potential elders and deacons. There is a follow-up post on some of the reading they do.

Thabiti’s blog also has a running series of practical insights into what biblically qualified elders look like and some of the questions to ask about candidates. Looks like a great deal of work for a pastor, but task of spiritual church leadership is vital.

Introduction: Finding Reliable Men
Above Reproach
One-Woman Man
Temperate, Self-Controlled, Respectable
Hospitable
Able to Teach
Sober, Gentle, Peacemaking
Not Lovers of Money
Leaders at Home
Mature and Humble
Pure Church: Finding Reliable Men: Well Thought of by Outsiders