The words “temperate, self-controlled, respectable” all suggest Christian maturity expressing itself in a well-ordered life. There is no place here for the headstrong or undisciplined. It was especially important that the overseer be hospitable. In those days when there were few suitable accommodations for travelers (most inns were dirty, expensive, and immoral), it was crucial that overseers open their homes to itinerant preachers and teachers. Unless church leaders had extended their hospitality