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Qualifications - the heart attitude of an elder is one who tends, feeds, guides, protects and cares for his flock. Blameless as a steward of God; above reproach. Husband of one wife; a one-woman man. Temperate, sober, vigilant Sober-minded, prudent. Of good behavior; orderly, respectable. Given to hospitality, apt to teach; able to teach; he can exhort believers and refute false teaching. Not given to wine. Not violent, not pugnacious. Patient, moderate, forbearing, gentle. Not a brawler; uncontentious; not soon angry or quick tempered. Not covetous; not a lover of money; not greedy of base gain. Rules well his own house; his children are faithful, not accused of rebellion to God. Not a novice; not a new convert. Has a good report or reputation with outsiders. Not self-willed. A lover of what is good. Just, fair. Holy, devout. Self-Controlled. (1 Timothy 3:2-3, Titus 1:6-9)
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