1 Timothy 3:2

A man without fault. This is the basic qualification. He is one who "practices what he preaches." Only one wife. History shows that the church in later centuries took this to mean: "If he is married at all, he must not have more than one wife." But the Jewish view would certainly have been: "He must be a married man with children (at least one child)." Christianity does not forbid remarriage after the death of the spouse (see 1 Corinthians 7:8-9; 1 Corinthians 7:39), so "only one wife" is not violated by a widower who remarries. Sober. Not one who runs to extremes. Self-controlled. Sensible; one who thinks before he acts. Orderly. Systematic, well-behaved, an organizer. [It is not often that a good preacher could make a good church-leader as well.] Welcome strangers. This was essential, because persecution often made Christians homeless. Able to teach. He must have both the knowledge and the ability to communicate it to others. In this fact, the "church leader" and the "evangelist" overlap in their duties.