Qualifications for Pastors
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1 Timothy 3:1-7
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.
Questions
What did you want to be when you grew up? What you aspired to be may not have correlated with a desire to follow through. Why is a God-given desire so necessary for the role of pastor?
Can you name all your pastors? What do you think some of the challenges of being a pastor could be? Spend some time in prayer for them.
What qualification for pastors/elders sticks out to you? Why do you think Paul included it in the midst of all these qualifications?
Read Hebrews 13:17-18. Why do you think pastors will have to give an account for the members of New Heights Church? What do you think brings your pastors joy in shepherding?
Spend time in prayer
• Pray for your pastors Will, Jeremy, Jabes, Patrick, Stephen, Corey and Scott and their families.
• Pray for more pastors and leaders to help serve our church.