34 Bible Verses about Ministry, Qualifications For

but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world has God chosen to put to shame the mighty, and the ignoble things of the world and things that are despised has God chosen, and things that are not, to destroy things that are, that no flesh may glory in the sight of God.

But faith is a confidence in respect to things hoped for, a conviction of things not seen. For by it the ancients obtained a good repute.

AND calling his twelve disciples, he gave them power over impure spirits to cast them out, and to cure every disease and every infirmity. And the names of the twelve apostles are these; First, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James, the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, called Thaddeus;read more.
Simon, the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

And he appointed twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them out to preach, and have power to cast out demons. And he gave to Simon the name of Peter. [He appointed him],read more.
and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James??nd he gave them the names of Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder??18 and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. And they came into a house,

AND in those days he went out on the mountain to pray, and spent the whole night in prayer to God. And when it was day he called his disciples; and having chosen twelve of them, whom he named apostles, Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,read more.
Matthew and Thomas, James, the son of Alpheus, and Simon called Zealot, Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, who was the traitor,

But the Lord said to him, Go, for he is a chosen vessel to me, to bear my name both before nations and kings, and the children of Israel;

And now I stand on trial for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers,

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God and not of us, being afflicted in every thing but not distressed, being perplexed but not in despair, being persecuted but not deserted, being cast down but not destroyed,read more.
always carrying about the death of Jesus in the body, that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our mortal flesh. So that death works in us, but life in you.

And that I might not be elated with my extraordinary revelations, there was given me a thorn in the flesh, an angel of Satan to beat me, that I should not be too much exalted.

but on this account I obtained mercy, that Jesus Christ might exhibit in me first all long-suffering, for an example to those who should hereafter believe in him to life eternal.

For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how incessantly I make mention of you, always in my prayers

JAMES, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the dispersion, greeting.

PAUL, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart to the gospel of God,??2 which he promised by his prophets in the Holy Scriptures,??3 concerning his Son born of the posterity of David as to the flesh,

A REVELATION of Jesus Christ, which God gave him, to show his servants [things] which must shortly occur, and he sent and made them known by his angel to his servant John,

of which I was made a minister by the gracious gift of God, given to me by the operation of his power.

if indeed you continue founded and established in the faith, and not moved from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was preached in all the creation under heaven; of which I, Paul, was made a minister.

that I may be delivered from those that obey not in Judea, and that my service which is for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,

AND I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a minister of the church in Cenchrea,

And I exhort you, brothers, know the family of Stephanas, for it is a first fruit of Achaia, and they devoted themselves to serving the saints;

For concerning the service for the saints it is superfluous for me to write to you;

But that you may also know the things concerning me, how I do, Tichycus the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord will inform you of all things;

as you learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow-servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ for you,

who also has made us able ministers of the new covenant, not of the writing but of the spirit; for the writing kills, but the spirit makes alive.

Therefore, having this ministry, as we have obtained mercy we faint not,

And the twelve calling the multitude of the disciples, said, It is not desirable that we should leave the word of God to serve tables. Look out therefore, brothers, from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Holy Spirit, and of wisdom, whom we may set over this business; but we will attend continually to prayer, and the ministry of the word.

And all things are of God, who has reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and given us the ministry of the reconciliation,

to take the place of this service and apostleship from which Judas fell by transgression to go to his place.

that I should be a servant of Christ Jesus to the nations, administering as a priest the gospel of God, that the offering of the nations may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

It is necessary therefore that one of the men who have gone with us all the time in which the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

Look out therefore, brothers, from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Holy Spirit, and of wisdom, whom we may set over this business;

It is necessary therefore that a bishop should be blameless, a husband of one wife, circumspect, sober, well-behaved, hospitable, apt to teach, not a wine-drinker, not a quarrelsome man, but gentle, not contentious, not avaricious, ruling well his own house, having his children in subjection with all dignity,??5 but if any one knows not how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God???6 not a novice, lest being inflated with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.read more.
And he must also have a good name from those without, that he may not fall into reproach and a snare of the devil.

For a bishop must be blameless as a steward of God, not self-indulgent, not soon angry, not given to wine, not contentious, not devoted to base gain, but a lover of hospitality, kind, sober, just, holy, self-denying, holding firmly the faithful word taught, that he may be able both to exhort with sound instruction and to convince those who contradict.

The deacons in like manner ought to be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not devoted to base gain, having the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. And let these be proved first, then let them serve, being found blameless.read more.
The women in like manner must be grave, not slanderers, circumspect, faithful in all things. Let the deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling well their children and their own houses. For they who exercise the deaconship well, procure for themselves an honorable standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

But do you, O man of God, avoid these things; but pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, patience, meekness.