Leadership is a calling and a stewardship.
God does not leave the care of His people to chance. Scripture is remarkably clear about the kind of men and women who may stand in front of the flock. The qualifications in 1 Timothy 3, Titus 1, and 1 Peter 5 are not a corporate competency model. They are a portrait of a life that has been shaped by the gospel.
Because God holds clear expectations for those who lead in His household, and because we are stewards accountable for His church, the following are the expectations we hold for all who serve as leaders in His house. They are not extras for the extra-holy. They are the ordinary, demanding, beautiful standard of those who would watch over souls.
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