Overseer
Who should lead a church? Paul’s letter to Timothy answers with character before skill. An overseer, called a bishop in the King James Version, must be “blameless,” “vigilant, sober,” “apt to teach,” “not a brawler,” and one who “ruleth well his own house.” Paul greets “the bishops and deacons” at Philippi (Philippians 1:1), and tells the elders from Ephesus that the Holy Ghost made them overseers “to feed the church of God.” Christians differ on how churches should be led and what to call the office. First Timothy 3 holds the full list.
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Acts
Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
Philippians
Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
1 Timothy
A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.