When the message of Jesus began to spread across the roman empire and new communities of disciples were birthed - these communities were very small. In most cases, the early churches were small enough to meet in homes.
Both Peter and Paul, the earliest missionaries who helped to see these churches birthed, felt the need to appoint leaders to oversee these communities. In spite of the slim pickings for leaders, they both established high requirements for church leadership. These qualifications can be found in the following passages of the New Testament: 1 Timothy 3:1-13; Titus 1 . . .
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