But only transformed church communities, as outposts of the kingdom of Christ, can provide the alternative vision of the family we so desperately need. The Bible reveals that pastors should have well-ordered households since “if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God’s church?” (1 Tim. 3:5). But the reverse is also true. If one cannot care for God’s church, then how can he manage his or her own household? The church, after all, is the “household of God,” which is also to be well-ordered (1 Tim. 3:15).
