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Solid Relationships
If believers must someday give an account to God, then enlisting other believers for prayer support and encouragement in the here and now makes good sense.
Mark O. Hatfield

Topics:Accountability, Christian life, Community, Fellowship, Prayer, Relationships
Filters:Deacon, Discipleship, Elder, Pastor, Small group leader, Small groups
Purpose:Fellowship
References:Hebrews 4:12-13, James 5:19-20
Date Added:July 30, 2007

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Christian leaders are often perceived as the ultimate model of spirituality. In the church, parishioners expect to see someone in the pulpit who has it all together. He or she is supposed to be the living example of Christ-likeness. In political and business life, one is not necessarily expected to be perfect, but he or she is often expected to know all the answers.

We have to accept those expectations and do our best to live with them, but we need to pray that we do not begin to believe what people say of us. I've found a good stabilizing measure is to form relationships of accountability. My wife and I belong to a group that includes four other couples in Washington. We get together once a month. It's a ministry of support but also a ministry of accountability.

—Mark O. Hatfield

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