those who will succeed him to give them a pattern to follow. This is what is to be at the heart of gospel ministry—and so this letter provides us with an opportunity to recalibrate our lives and the lives of our churches. What, then, is that model of ministry that Paul outlines at the beginning of Titus? Paul is a servant and apostle “for the faith of God’s elect” (Titus 1:1, NIV 1984 translation). This could be translated: “according to the faith of God’s elect”, but it