one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;
14.    "Not a new [recent, NIV] convert" (Gr. neophutos, 1 Timothy 3:6) also requires a judgment call. How new? There should be evidence that he can function as an elder (teaching, leading, defending the faith, etc.) without becoming conceited. Conceit is what put Satan where he is, so the church should guard new converts from it by keeping them back from premature appointment as elders. The elders Paul appointed soon after he planted churches probably had backgrounds in the Old Testament.