[esvignore]1 Peter 5:1-4 – When one thinks of the biblical qualifications for elders, they usually go to 1 Timothy 3, or Titus 1. Those are indeed important passages on the subject. However, Peter, who spent a lot of time learning from Jesus about being a good shepherd, also tells us much on this topic in the last chapter of his first epistle. In this short exhortation to the elders of the churches Peter was writing to, we can learn much about what we should expect in those men who we choose to lead our churches.[/esvignore] 1 Peter 5:1-4