The qualification for Christian leadership no one ever talks about

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.