1 Timothy 3:10
They, too, should first be tested till approved, and then, if they are found above reproach, they should serve as deacons.
1 Timothy 5:22
Make it a rule not to ordain anyone in haste, and not to be responsible for the sins of others; keep yourself pure.
Acts 6:1-2
In those days, as the number of the disciples was increasing, complaint was made by the Greek-speaking Jews against the native Jews that their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution of food.
1 Corinthians 1:8
and to the very end He will guarantee that you are vindicated at the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Colossians 1:22
by His death in His human body, so as to present you consecrated, faultless, and blameless in His presence,
1 Timothy 3:2
So the pastor must be a man above reproach, must have only one wife, must be temperate, sensible, well-behaved, hospitable, skillful in teaching;
1 Timothy 3:6
He must not be a new convert, or else becoming conceited he may incur the doom the devil met.
1 Timothy 3:13
For those who render good service win a good standing for themselves in their faith in Christ Jesus.
Titus 1:6-7
each elder must be above reproach, have only one wife, and his children must not be liable to the charge of profligacy or disobedience.
1 John 4:1
Dearly beloved, stop believing every so-called spiritual utterance, but keep testing them to see whether they come from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.