Leading the Church

Titus 1:6
"if a man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of dissipation or insubordination."

Paul is giving us the minimum qualifications for an elder. He is to be blameless, which means he is not in any gross sin (crime, involved in a public scandal, etc.) He must appear as a righteous man to those around him. Also, he is to be the husband of one wife, staying married to his first wife. (This seems to exclude women from being elders.)

His children are to be believers, not involved in any gross sin, such as drinking or immorality, and not disobedient to authority.

A man first learns how to love his wife and raise his children, and then can be qualified to take care of the church.

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Today when B. and I were taking a walk around the lake at Rio, she spots a "circular" door and very excitedly asks me, "Ooh, can we go through the revolting door? Please, please, please?"

After correcting her terminology, we proceeded to try it out. I must have gotten that look on my face because as I was cracking up, she turns to me and says, "You're not going to put that on your blog, are you? A. will read it and tease me. You know how she loves to tease."