Pastoral Ministry · Foundational
The Qualifications of a Pastor
God has set the standard for the one office of elder, bishop, and pastor in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1: a qualified man whose character, home, teaching, and reputation a local church can examine and affirm.
The lesson walks through the topic one card at a time. The full study is the complete written article, with its sources.
What you'll learn
1
Why elder, bishop, and pastor are three names for one office
2
What 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1 require, in plain modern words
3
What husband of one wife means, and why we hold that a divorced man should not serve as pastor or deacon
4
Why the pastoral office is for qualified men, and how to answer the egalitarian reading fairly
5
How a local church examines a man, and why blameless does not mean sinless
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