Leadership in the Church

5 passages

1. Hebrews 13:17

   Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.

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2. Acts 20:28

   Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.

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3. 1 Timothy 3:1

   This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task.

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4. Titus 1:6

   An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, having children who are believers and who are not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination.

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5. James 3:1

   Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.

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