We continue our deep dive into the qualifications for church overseers from 1 Timothy 3:1-7, focusing today on verses 4-5 about managing your household well as a prerequisite for church leadership.
• An overseer must actively lead, manage, provide for and protect his household
• Cannot fulfill this role while being absent, distracted by hobbies, consumed by work, or lacking proper authority
• Children should be "submissive" – respectfully obedient without requiring aggressive enforcement
• The home functions as a "mini church" – a training ground for church leadership
• If a man cannot effectively lead his own family, he is not prepared to lead God's church
• The steadiness or unsteadiness of a man's home reveals the truth about his leadership capacity
• External accomplishments cannot compensate for disorder at home
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