Tuesday, April 8, 2014

A Commission Guide Book

Paul writes to Titus, “For this reason I left you in Crete to set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded you—“  (Titus 1:5).

Titus must have been a spiritually strong yet humble man. I say this because it takes both of these to be an effective leader and Titus was assigned, not just one church, but several in different cities. Titus was Greek by birth (Galatians 2:1-3) and had been on mission trips with Paul (Galatians 2:1-3).  He was successful in his assignment and brought messages between Paul and these churches (2 Corinthians 7:13-16).

Titus is given guidelines to follow.  We are wise to follow these instructions when choosing a pastor over a congregation.  Do not ignore warnings received from parishioners, those not in official leadership positions, but who have proven to be spiritually sound individuals.  Listen carefully, check out what is being said, then make your decision.  You may end up disagreeing with the advice, but you have been prudent if you seriously considered it.


No one is perfect.  So mistakes will be made.  Thankfully, God is greater than our mistakes.