Titus 1:6-9

⁶As you select them, ask, "Is this man well-thought-of? Are his children believers? Do they respect him and stay out of trouble?"

⁷It''s important that a church leader, responsible for the affairs in God''s house, be looked up to--not pushy, not short-tempered, not a drunk, not a bully, not money-hungry.

⁸He must welcome people, be helpful, wise, fair, reverent, have a good grip on himself,d

⁹and have a good grip on the Message, knowing how to use the truth to either spur people on in knowledge or stop them in their tracks if they oppose it.e