 |
|
John Piper: How We Hold Our Staff Accountable
Hearts can harden fast. The writer of Hebrews drives this point home: "But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called 'today,' that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin" (3:13). So for pastors—and for all of us—yearly or quarterly or perhaps even monthly accountability is dangerously rare. The hardness that creates "an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God" (Heb. 3:12) can happen in a day. John Piper and the other pastors of Bethlehem Baptist Church know this, and so, among their other strategies for sanctification, they hold each other accountable with a simple questionnaire (PDF) that they each fill out weekly. It addresses issues from days off to diet, personal devotions to pornography...
They would all agree that filling out the form is not what matters; what’s important is the heart behind it—the desire to be pure and holy.
I think they would also all agree, however, that committing to answer these simple and straightforward questions each week is an invaluable tool in the fight of faith.
SOURCE: DesiringGod.org Blog
This post has been viewed 923 times and was added on June 07, 2007 by Todd Rhoades. Filed under: Share this post with a friend right now! View reactions to this post at other blogs... You can really help us out by subscribing to our free RSS feed with your favorite feed reader, or here at Bloglines. Also, you can add us to your favorites at Technorati.
It's easy...
Link to this URL
- - - - - - - - - - There are 4 Comments:
My name is Todd Rhoades, the 'behind the scenes' guy here at MMI. I'm also on the team at Leadership Network (although that doesn't mean that they endorse everything I write here). In my past life, I was the developer of a of a website called ChurchStaffing.com. I hope you'll enjoy your time here and tell all your colleagues about MMI! 
MondayMorningInsight.com | PO Box 446 | Bryan, OH 43506 |
-
Posted by
Thursday, June 07, 2007 at 2:06 PM
-
Posted by
Thursday, June 07, 2007 at 2:33 PM
-
Posted by
Thursday, June 07, 2007 at 3:34 PM
-
Posted by
Thursday, June 07, 2007 at 4:35 PM
Post Your Comments:Check out the questionnaire--I love that module idea (it’s in the small print at the bottom).
In order to truly be accountable - one must ask and one must answer the difficult questions. Otherwise - it’s just like getting a good ole pat on the back when one really needs a kick in the .....
Camey, if you need a word to finish your sentence, perhaps you need to review the recent postings about Chuck Swindoll.............
Better yet, just listen to one of his sermons. (Just kidding!)
Nora..... I call it a purse when talking about a female. No, seriously… I do.... Thanks to a Hallmark card I rec’d for my last birthday....
Now… in regards to males.... I guess one could call them a briefcase???
Page 1 of 1 pages