In most professions, one’s personal life remains private. But pastoring is different. How a pastor lives at home profoundly impacts his ministry.

According to Paul, what happens at home makes or breaks his ministry.

His marriage matters. An elder must be "the husband of one wife" (1 Timothy 3:2, Titus 1:6). This is perhaps the most disputed qualification on the list. At the very least, it means that the pastor is not a polygamist. He is maritally and sexually faithful to his wife. He is a one-woma...