This episode begins to explore the qualifications for elder lined out in 1 Timothy 3:2-3.
Of all the qualifications listed for elder, bishop, overseer, or pastor of a church, the prerequisite listed in 1 Timothy 3:1 is that they must aspire to the office. How important is this? What can we learn from the Greek?
This will explore what that means using the mGNT, and the NASB.
1 Timothy 3:1 (NASB)
"It is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do."