The qualification for Christian leadership no one ever talks about
By 
Peter Meadows2024-07-30T10:39:00
The early Church held this quality in high regard. We ignore it at our peril, says Peter Meadows
Right now there are churches looking to appoint a new leader, pastor, vicar, top honcho or whatever.
Lists of expectations have been drawn up with mind-blistering care – littered with words like ‘prayerful, ‘pastoral’, ‘good preacher’, ‘team leader’ and more.
Yet, I guarantee, there’s one quality nowhere on any list – even though it is clearly spelled out in the Bible.
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