Part one of a three-part series on the pitfalls that leaders in the church face.
Lecture Outline Detailed Outline Remember ItSermon preparation, or preparation for counseling or Bible teaching.
By having an accountability partner and being open with him.
- Do you have a daily quiet time? If so, what does it look like, and do you sense the Holy Spirit teaching you about the nature of God and the Scriptural relevance to our lives?
- Provide examples of some of the common “hide and blame” that can happen within a church and discuss how to avoid it.
- If you have been in an accountability relationship with someone, how has that worked for you? What are the benefits you have experienced? If it hasn’t worked well, why not?
- Make a list of questions from different areas of your life that you will want your accountability partner to ask you. Use the accountability questions as a starting point, but modify them to suit your needs. Find a partner, give each other permission to ask any of these questions of each other, begin meeting on a regular basis with the express purpose of holding each other accountable.
- Ask a church leader to share his experience of the benefits of an accountability partner.
Man in the Mirror by Patrick Morley addresses the needs of men and the value of accountability partners.