Character Matters

What do you want in a pastor?

I suspect most churches want someone who’s impressively gifted. They look for someone who’s a good preacher, good leader, and who’s good with people. They also want a godly person, but this can be assumed.

Primarily, though, we need pastors who are godly.

I’ve seen books that work through the character qualifications of elders. They highly emphasize that most of the qualifications are character qualifications, emphasizing the importance of godly character t...