Accountability Structures For IND. Churches.

[Scott Hutchinson]

Suppose someone pastors an independent church ,how can a ind. church be set up for accountability?
What some good working models for ind. works ?
Just because someone is ind. doesn't mean they are a loose cannon or they don't want to have accountabilty.

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Scott Hutchinson

Suppose someone pastors an independent church ,how can a ind. church be set up for accountability?
What some good working models for ind. works ?
Just because someone is ind. doesn't mean they are a loose cannon or they don't want have accountabilty.

I have been involved with several independent churches over the years and they all seem to have their own unspoken organization. A group of brethren of like faith that they fellowship with.

I am saying that to agree with your statement about the fact that they are independent does not necessitate that they are also a loose cannon.

At this juncture, I really don't have time to have much input on an accountability system but I do believe that it is important.

Everyone should be accountable to someone.

As a matter of fact... we all should be accountable one to another.

[Scott Hutchinson]

The reason I said that D4T is some folks out therethink all inds. are not accountable to anyone and are agains't accountability because they are ind.

[AGAPE]

Most of the gib's have an "open pulpit".

[Consapostolic1]

The church i attend is independent and my pastor has elders from other places that he has made himself accountable to. If something happens to him physically or spiritually or doctrinally there is going to be someone to step in, I'm not exactly who it would be. Bro. Steve Pixler is Indep. and he has Bro. Gary Howard as one of his elders. Says so on his website. Most Indep. that I know of have some kind of accountability structure.

[chseeads]

You're only accountable to somebody if you submit yourself to them.... Just because somebody might belong to the UPC or etc. it doesn't mean they are accountable to anybody by default.

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by chseeads

You're only accountable to somebody if you submit yourself to them.... Just because somebody might belong to the UPC or etc. it doesn't mean they are accountable to anybody be default.

Another excellent point.

[RevDWW]

Originally Posted by chseeads

You're only accountable to somebody if you submit yourself to them.... Just because somebody might belong to the UPC or etc. it doesn't mean they are accountable to anybody be default.

Gooooood point!!!!!

[Scott Hutchinson]

Ok what about a form of church govt .for a local church that has checks and balances that is Biblically based ?

[Consapostolic1]

We say we're independent, but we really aren't.