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The Qualifications for a Pastor
If anyone desires to be a church leader, he desires and honorable position (v. 1). Fourteen qualifications are given for pastors (“Bishop”, “pastor” and “elder” are synonymous) ...

The Qualifications for a Deacon
Thirteen qualifications are given for deacons (servants). The original intention for deacons was to help meet the physical needs of the church so that the pastors could "give themselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word” (Acts 6:1-4) ...

Who we are, what we believe and how we behave
A civilian defense official, drawing up plans for billeting space in his city in case of a bomb attack, asked the pastor of a large church how many people could sleep in the church building. “I don’t know,” replied the pastor, “but we sleep 1400 every Sunday …