This week we take a short break from Revelation to look at the Qualifications for Elders, as we prepare to nominate new elders. In 1 Timothy 3, Paul gives instructions to Timothy about what makes someone suitable for the office of elder. This is important for elders to be familiar with, but also for the church as a whole as we consider nominating elders. Paul makes it clear that Elders must be men of Gospel Character.
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Qualifications for Overseers
3 The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. 2 Therefore an overseer[a] must be above reproach, the husband of one wife,[b] sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3 not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. 4 He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive, 5 for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God’s church? 6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil. 7 Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into a snare of the devil.