Bible Verses About Titles and Names of Ministers

But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,

How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.

For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;

Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.

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

¶ Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:

Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants.

If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;

Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:

Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;

But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.

Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.

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

¶ Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

¶ Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.

Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

¶ Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;

For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

¶ Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer,

¶ James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.

As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

¶ The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: