35 Bible Verses about Ministry, Qualifications For

but God chose the foolish things of the world, that He might put to shame the wise; and God chose the weak things of the world, that He might put to shame the things that are strong; and the base things of the world, and things despised, did God choose, and the things that are not, that He might bring to nought the things that are; that no flesh should glory before God.

Now faith is an assurance of things hoped for, a sure persuasion of things not seen; for in this the elders were well reported of.

And, having called to Him His twelve disciples, He gave them authority over unclean spirits, so as to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness. Now 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 tax-collector; James the son of Alpaeus, and Thaddeus;read more.
Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.

And He appointed twelve [whom He also named apostles], that they might be with Him, and that He might send them forth to preach, and to have authority to cast out demons. And to Simon He added the name Peter;read more.
and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, (and He added to these the name "Boanerges," that is, "sons of thunder"); and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him. And He cometh into a house.

And it came to pass in those days, that He went out into the mountain to pray; and He was spending the whole night in prayer to God. And when it became day, He called His disciples; and, having selected twelve from them, (whom He also called apostles): Simon whom He also called Peter, and Andrew his brother; and James, and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew,read more.
and Matthew, and Thomas, and James son of Alphaeus, and Simon who is called Zelotes, and Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot who became a betrayer;

But the Lord said to him, "Go your way; because this man is to Me a chosen vessel to bear My name before nations, and kings, and the sons of Israel;

And now, for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers, I have taken my stand to be judged;

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the exceeding greatness may be of God, and not from ourselves; being pressed on every side, yet not cooped up; perplexed, yet not despairing; pursued, yet not abandoned; smitten down, yet not destroyed;read more.
always bearing about in the body the dying of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our body. For we who live are always delivered up to death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So that death is working in us, but life in you.

And, that I might not be exalted overmuch by the exceeding greatness of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I might not be exalted overmuch.

but for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me, as chief, Christ Jesus might show forth all His longsuffering for an example to those about to believe on Him unto eternal life.

For God is my witness, Whom I serve in my spirit in the Gospel of His Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you always in my prayers,

James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes who are in the Dispersion, greeting.

Paul, a slave of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, separated unto the Gospel of God,

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him, to show to His servants the things which must shortly come to pass; and, having sent, He signified them through His angel to His servant John;

of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God which was given to me according to the working of His power.

if, at least, ye continue in the faith, founded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the Gospel, which ye heard, which was preached in all creation under the heaven, of which I, Paul, was made a minister.

that I may be delivered from the unbelieving in Judea, and that my ministry to Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints;

I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the assembly which is in Cenchrea;

Now I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the first-fruit of Achaia, and that they appointed themselves for ministry to the saints),

For, respecting the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you;

But, that ye also may know my affairs, what I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make all things known to you;

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

Who also qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit makes alive.

Therefore, having this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we faint not;

And the twelve, having called the multitude of the disciples to them, said, "It is not proper that we, leaving the word of God, should serve tables; but look ye out, brethren, from among yourselves, seven well-attested men, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint over this business; but we will devote ourselves steadfastly to prayer and to the ministry of the word."

But all things are of God, Who reconciled us to Himself through Christ, and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation;

to take the place of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place."

(for He Who wrought for Peter with regard to an apostleship of the circumcision, wrought for me also with regard to the gentiles).

that I should be a minister of Jesus Christ to the gentiles, ministering the Gospel of God, that the offering up of the gentiles may become acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

"It is needful, therefore, that one of these men??ho accompanied us all the time that the Lord went in and out among us,

but look ye out, brethren, from among yourselves, seven well-attested men, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint over this business;

It is needful, therefore, that the bishop be irreproachable, a husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, hospitable, apt to teach, not given to wine, not a striker, but gentle, not contentious, not a lover of money, presiding well over his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravityread more.
(but, if one knows not how to preside over his own house, how will he take care of an assembly of God?); not a novice; lest, being puffed up, he fall into condemnation of the Devil. And it is needful also that he have an honorable testimony from those without, lest he fall into reproach and a snare of the Devil.

For the bishop must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, not a striker, not greedy of base gain; but hospitable, a lover of good, sober-minded, righteous, pious, temperate; holding fast the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able both to exhort in the healthful doctrine, and to convict those who contradict.

It is needful that deacons, in like manner, be grave, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy of base gain; holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. But let these also first be proved; then let them serve as deacons, being without reproach.read more.
It is needful that their wives, in like manner, be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. Let deacons be husbands of one wife, presiding well over their own children and their own houses. For those serving well as deacons acquire for themselves a noble standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

But do you, O man of God, flee these things: but pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, mildness.