Maybe I am reading things wrong, but when I read the New Testament the main criteria for leadership seems to be character. Not sex. Not race. Not class. Not even charisma. Paul himself admitted he was not a great speaker.
And yet character seems to be the quality that many of the most public pastors today seem to be lacking. Scripture consistently places the emphasis here: “Now the overseer is to be above reproach…” (1 Timothy 3:2). We seem to notice gifting, but overlook virtue.
It’s almost as if the ones chasing power, wealth, and fame are the ones we should be most cautious to trust with it.
Curious Christian 
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