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Qualifications of Elders
Each member of the Board of Elders must be an active member of the church and possess the qualifications described in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:6-9.
He shall be:
- Blameless as a steward of God; above reproach (1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:6-7)
- Husband of one wife; a one-woman man (1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:6)
- Temperate, sober, vigilant (1 Timothy 3:2)
- Sober-minded, prudent, sensible (1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:8)
- Of good behavior; orderly, respectable (1 Timothy 3:2)
- Given to hospitality; showing care to strangers (1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:8)
- Apt to teach; able to teach; he can exhort believers and refute false teaching (1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:9)
- Not given to wine; not addicted to wine (1 Timothy 3:3; Titus 1:7)
- Not violent; not pugnacious; not quarrelsome (1 Timothy 3:3, Titus 1:7)
- Patient, moderate, forbearing, gentle, considerate (1 Timothy 3:3)
- Not a brawler; uncontentious; peaceable; not quick-tempered ('1 Timothy 3:3; Titus 1:7'')
- Free from loving money; not covetous; not greedy of monetary gain (1 Timothy 3:3, Titus 1:7)
- Rules well his own house; manages his household good (1 Timothy 3:4a)
- Keeping his children under control; his children are faithful and respectful, not accused of rebellion or insubordination (1 Timothy 3:4b; Titus 1:6)
- Not a novice; not a new convert (1 Timothy 3:6)
- Has a good report or reputation with outsiders (1 Timothy 3:7)
- Not self-willed; unselfish (Titus 1:7)
- A lover of good men and things (Titus 1:8)
- Just, fair (''Titus 1:8')
- Holy, devout (Titus 1:8)
- Self-controlled (Titus 1:8)
