1.  A Church Leader Ought to Have Experienced Spiritual Fathering (2 Tim. 2:1; Titus 1:4)
2.  A Church Leader Should be Strengthened by the Grace of Jesus Christ (2 Tim. 2:1)
3.  A Church Leader Should be Recognized as Faithful & Trustworthy (2 Tim. 2:2)
4.  A Church Leader Should be Competent in Teaching Other People (2 Tim. 2:2)
5.  A Church Leader Should be Able to Suffer Like Jesus Christ (2 Tim. 2:3)
6.  A Church Leader Should be a Man Who Passionately Stretches Himself Out for the Work of Leading (1 Tim. 3:1)
7.  A Church Leader Should Have the Tower of His Faithfulness Taller than the Shadow of Any Reproaches (1 Tim. 3:2)
8.  A Church Leader Should Have a Pure Marriage (1 Tim. 3:2)
9.  A Church Leader Ought to be a Model of Discipline for the Mission
10.  A Church Leader Will Have a Private AND Public Ministry
11.  A Church Leader Will be a Living-Color Example of Self-Discipline


Also See:

• How the Gospel Affects Following Leadership
• Is the Church a Hobby for Christians and a Sandbox for Leaders?
• Understanding Biblical Authority
• What It Means to Lead the Church (Part 1) (Part 2) (Part 3)

About the Author: Rob is a entrepreneur in Statesboro, GA, where he envisions and pursues missional-shaped business for the kingdom. He and his wife Sherri have been married for 18 years and together have three sons and a daughter. Rob believes the mission of the gospel is summed up in four simple phrases: know God, obey Jesus, make disciples, and plant churches. This is the pursuit of his life, as well as the point of his blog.