Leaders of the church must be men who are competent. Competency to lead, to manage, and to make good decisions for the church. There are many other necessary areas of competency; however, there are three in particular which Paul references that we will address. First, the shepherd must be competent in the area of truth, “holding fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching” (Titus 1:9). God gave certain core doctrines to His apostles, who in turn gave them

Leaders of God’s flock must have control over several aspects of their lives. If he is unable to control his emotions and impulses, he will react in a way that damaging to the cause of Christ and to the body. Paul gives no less than four aspects in which the shepherd needs to be controlled in his life. Aspect number one: he is to control his temper (Titus 1:7). It has been said that the inability to control one’s temper would mean that the “man is no fit candidate for the sh

Leadership and community go hand-in-hand. There are two areas of community that coincide with the leader. Area number one is the outside community. Paul says that the elder must “have a good testimony from those outside” the church (1 Timothy 3:7). There are two ways to look at this. Firstly, by behaving in that “holy” Christian manner, as to not give others cause to speak poorly. Secondly, by doing good in the community through helping those in need. It is one thing to just

Leaders must possess a high level of character if they want others to follow. This is especially true of the man who is to lead and shepherd God’s people. A leader’s character will determine whether or not others find him credible. It has been said that, “All the programs to develop leaders, all the courses and classes, all the books and tapes, all the blogs and websites offering tips and techniques are meaningless unless the people who are supposed to follow believe in the p