Bob2010
Senior Member
Ok folks. Want to hear what you guys think. My church and many of it's ministries have accountability policies. I know accountability is important. What does the bible really say about it though? Discipleship must be more than submission to authority (church leadership) It seems going back and picking apart ministries after the Holy Spirit has moved and his people have been obedient is counter productive. Leads to a lack of unity and division. Yet it still happens with every ministry. Even sometimes before people have time to thank or worship the the Lord for his presence in a ministry. Is accountability really discipleship??? Just seems like a passion killer to me! Joy in the harvest? If Gods will was done than why go back and try to figure out where we went wrong? Why be concerned about having a number of people saved to report to our pastor? Were seeds not planted? Been many meetings with my Pastors and really looking at new ministry opportunities. Not wanting to rebel or be disconnected. I am not looking to hear from people who stay away from church or organized religion here. I love my church. If one has to choose between obedience to the Lord over obedience to church leadership. Where does that leave us? Does a disciple have the right to judge a person's heart? The Pharisees kept judging Christ heart. They kept making more and more rules. Jesus would point to the intentions behind Gods laws. The living God stood in front of these guys and they couldn't even see it was God! Thats how it feels with my church leadership these days. Accountability, when helping hurts themes, and everyone wanting to look good. If God gets all the glory and his will was done. His people were obedient in the work they did for a ministry? Is the appropriate action not to just praise and worship the Lord? I don't want to be a mindless drone burried in the stress of obligations that come from submission to church leadership. Is that the definition of accountability? I can reach more for Christ with passion, excitement, and a desire to be obedient to the Lord. Do you reel a guy like me in before I cause problems? Or do you encourage me to remain passionate and obedient about our awesome God?