4. Don’t allow accountability to disguise attempts at control.
Or we should just call it “control.”
Accountability is a good word that carries with it the connotation of doing what’s best for those involved. Accountability is something healthy people seek rather than avoid.
Control is a different concept—and loves to wear the banner of “accountability” in dysfunctional situations.
One of the worst things a church can do is give people legitimate reason to fear “accountability” by asserting inappropriate or unnecessary control.
