Passages from the Bible like 1 Tim. 3:1-7, Titus 1:5-9, Acts 20:28, and 1 Peter 5:1-3 help us see what God requires in the men whom He calls to serve as elders in the church. Below are six questions that I shared with our church family recently to encourage us to consider as we study these qualifications and cosider recommending men in our church to serve us as elders:

1. Is this man a consistent example of godliness?
2. Is this man, so far as we know, faithful to his one wife? Is he above reproach in the way he relates to women?
3. Is he acting as the spiritual leader of his family?
4. Is this man someone you trust to care for your soul?  Is he someone you can follow?
5. Does this man have the proven ability to teach?
6. Is this man willing & ready to do the work an elder?