Hey church leader, have you ever thought that you go to a lot of meetings? So often in contemporary American church life, church leadership teams (elder boards, sessions, etc) have a lot of meetings. It can leave church leaders wondering if there is more to their role. There is more to their role! Or atContinue reading “A job description for church leaders – Titus 1:5-9, Part 5”
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Non-negotiable qualities of church leaders – Titus 1:5-9, Part 4
In Titus 1:5-9, Paul says leaders of the church should be blameless. This week we have been looking closely at this passage to see if we can learn what blameless leadership is all about. In today’s post, we see that Paul tells Titus to look for leaders who have demonstrated a number of qualities thatContinue reading “Non-negotiable qualities of church leaders – Titus 1:5-9, Part 4”
Can women be leaders in the church? Titus 1:5-9, Part 3
Can women be leaders in the church? What is your church’s position on this? After establishing blamelessness as the baseline requirement for church leaders, Paul goes on to describe how blameless church leaders handle their lives in Titus 1:6-7. Blameless leaders will have demonstrated four things: Be a husband Of one wife Have faithful childrenContinue reading “Can women be leaders in the church? Titus 1:5-9, Part 3”
The one word that should define church leaders – Titus 1:5-9, Part 2
What one word do you think should define church leaders? In part 1 of this week’s posts on Titus 1:5-9, we learned that Paul had sent Titus to the Island of Crete to appoint leaders in the churches there. So what kind of people should Titus be looking for to be leaders of the church? Continue reading “The one word that should define church leaders – Titus 1:5-9, Part 2”
Appoint or Elect? How should we select leaders in the church? Titus 1:5-9, Part 1
I recently heard the story of a pastor who got in a predicament. The story goes like this: “A minister parked his car in a no-parking zone in a large city because he was short on time and couldn’t find a space with a meter. Then he put a note under his windshield wiper thatContinue reading “Appoint or Elect? How should we select leaders in the church? Titus 1:5-9, Part 1”
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