This is very powerful - “As long as we remain enslaved to a culture of speed, superficiality, and distraction, we will not be the people God longs for us to be.”
The world we live in it is so easy to do this. How do we find the balance. Living in Sydney, working full time, 3 children, part of a church. Interested in what others think and feel.
Thinking about #2 from Rich… “lead from a place of personal devotion, humble gratitude, and confident authority… not personal ambition, prideful entitlement, or hidden insecurity.” What would it look like for me to seek accountability in these ways? How would I ask someone? What should our conversations look lil to really dig in to that?
That’s a great and thoughtful question Kevin. I’ve always found that accountability is a choice. Even with systems and structures in place, people can still avoid accountability if they do choose. So that fact that you’re seeking it out is a good sign!! From here, I wonder if the starting place is to seek out strong, safe, yet vulnerable relationships. Accountability is often seen as a top down thing - someone above me keeps me accountable. But I like the idea of mutual submission and accountability - my peers keeping me accountable and I keep them in check too. So with this in mind, perhaps a small group of perhaps 3 people who start by meeting regularly for conversation, prayer and even Bible study is a good place to start. The intent is to grow relationships of depth and trust, and in time the level of sharing will grow, and the ability for proactive pointing out areas of growth will also grow. Accountability doesn’t have to be super confrontational, or a power play, it can be organic and based on friendship. Does this make sense?
This is very powerful - “As long as we remain enslaved to a culture of speed, superficiality, and distraction, we will not be the people God longs for us to be.”
The world we live in it is so easy to do this. How do we find the balance. Living in Sydney, working full time, 3 children, part of a church. Interested in what others think and feel.
Thinking about #2 from Rich… “lead from a place of personal devotion, humble gratitude, and confident authority… not personal ambition, prideful entitlement, or hidden insecurity.” What would it look like for me to seek accountability in these ways? How would I ask someone? What should our conversations look lil to really dig in to that?
That’s a great and thoughtful question Kevin. I’ve always found that accountability is a choice. Even with systems and structures in place, people can still avoid accountability if they do choose. So that fact that you’re seeking it out is a good sign!! From here, I wonder if the starting place is to seek out strong, safe, yet vulnerable relationships. Accountability is often seen as a top down thing - someone above me keeps me accountable. But I like the idea of mutual submission and accountability - my peers keeping me accountable and I keep them in check too. So with this in mind, perhaps a small group of perhaps 3 people who start by meeting regularly for conversation, prayer and even Bible study is a good place to start. The intent is to grow relationships of depth and trust, and in time the level of sharing will grow, and the ability for proactive pointing out areas of growth will also grow. Accountability doesn’t have to be super confrontational, or a power play, it can be organic and based on friendship. Does this make sense?
It does, thank you for responding. Diligent and consistent pursuit of accountability at all will go in to those areas when they come up.
Grateful for your thoughts, encouragements, and ministry.