Bible Verses About Church Structure

Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.