Several years ago, a bishop in the United Methodist Church spoke to a congregation in the Denver area. The bishop began by asking the question, "Can anyone tell me what a bishop does?"
A six-year-old in the audience raised his hand and piped up, "Moves diagonally."
Well, I don’t know if “moving diagonally” is a necessary quality for a bishop; however, I know of other qualities that the Apostle Paul thought were important:
1This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
2A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
3Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous… (I Tim. 3:1-3). KJV
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