AI OVERVIEW: Pastors must model a blameless life and hold fast to sound doctrine while overseeing church elders, as Paul instructs Titus to appoint qualified leaders in every town. Elders must be above reproach, married to one wife, with faithful children, not given to debauchery, arrogance, or greed, and able to exhort and rebuke through sound doctrine. The church should treat unity and accountability as foundational, recognizing diversity of gifts yet avoiding factionalism, while silencing those who teach for shameful gain or who contradict the truth. True leadership is tested by character—humility, self-control, hospitality, love of what is good, sober-mindedness, and a life that matches the message—so that the church remains sound and the flock protected from false teaching.
YOUTUBE DESCRIPTION: Titus opens with a serious question for the church: what kind of leaders should we trust? In chapter 1, Paul gives Titus a picture of healthy church leadership. Elders are called to maturity, faithfulness, self-control, love for what is good, and a firm hold on sound doctrine. Th...
