Wife E's Church Management course (third year MTh) states that all Church officers should be "predisposed to joy". That sounds fairly utopian -- and rare. I myself have used the criterion "peaceable". Church officers must be peaceable. That implies contentment, humility, patience, and a whole lot more. Actually, Church officers should be predisposed to the fruit of the Spirit, which is love, joy, peace, and several things besides -- but single adjectives are helpful in bringing things into focus. OBSERVATION: Such qualities are more important than anything else one may seek in an officer, apart from their knowing salvation. Even so, one will find in ministry that one needs to encourage such qualities, continually.
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