Most men have never read the qualifications the Bible sets for a church leader.

In this episode of Chosen to Lead Men's Podcast, Steve Altmeyer works from Genesis through 1 Timothy on God's design for men and women, and argues the reason women are leading churches is that men stopped meeting the standard. Bold and real like most won't talk about.

In this episode:
- Why Steve blames men, not women, for who's leading churches today
- The qualification list almost nobody checks anymore
- What changed in one verse between older and newer Bible translations
- What Deborah actually said to Barak, and what it cost him
- What your son learns about leading by watching who leads your church

CHAPTERS
0:00 Why this is even a discussion now
3:23 Keep the plain thing the main thing
4:12 What changed in the last four generations
6:58 The plumb line has to be God's word
7:57 Genesis 2 — man formed first, given the garden
8:37 "Helpmate" and the naming of the animals
12:01 Not a curse — discipline
13:27 Why Adam carries the weight, not Eve
14:16 God made his covenants through men
15:07 Isaiah 3:12 — when women rule over my people
15:52 Esther, Vashti, and what the whole book is about
18:39 Deborah and Barak — a man rejecting the mantle
20:47 Jezebel, Athaliah, and the power of influence
23:38 Did anything change in the New Testament?
24:46 Ephesians 5 — the husband is the head
25:53 Your wife submits about as much as you submit to God
27:15 1 Timothy 2 — what Paul tells Timothy
31:15 Titus 2 — what older women are to teach
33:59 Why I blame men, not women
36:36 1 Timothy 3 — the husband of one wife
39:41 "Their wives" or "women"? The translation question
43:58 What about Phoebe?
46:44 What your son is learning in that room
50:36 Closing

SCRIPTURE IN THIS EPISODE
Genesis 2:7, 2:15–23 · Genesis 3:16–19 · Exodus 20:5 · Judges 4:4–9 · Esther 1:10–22 · Isaiah 3:12 · Romans 5:19 · Romans 16:1–2 · 1 Corinthians 11:3–9 · 1 Corinthians 14:33–35 · Ephesians 5:22–24 · 1 Timothy 2:9–15 · 1 Timothy 3:1–12 · 1 Timothy 5:9–14 · Titus 2:3–5 · 1 Peter 3:1–6

ABOUT THE SHOW
Chosen to Lead Men's Podcast is turning the hearts of men toward God, fighting for marriage and family, and equipping men to lead with character, conviction, courage, and compassion. Steve Altmeyer has discipled thousands of men over 25 years. Here he shares the keys that have helped men overcome weakness and lead pure, healthy lives, wives, and families.

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