In 1 Timothy 3, Paul provides guidelines for "how people ought to conduct themselves in God's household, which is the church of the living God", specifically qualifications for church leadership ( elders, deacons, overseers, etc.). He says leaders must be sincere, above reproach, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, able to teach, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money, the husband of one wife, have a well-managed family with obedient and respectful children, must not be a recent convert, must have a good reputation with outsiders, worthy of respect, not indulging in much wine, not pursuing dishonest gain, must hold the deep truths of the faith with a clear conscience, their wife also must be temperate,trustworthy and worthy of respect, and leaders must be tested beforehand in order to ensure there is nothing against them.