Accountable Men Part IV by Holly Spence

The personal impact this book has had on my life has strengthen the foundation that has been inlaid in me. A building can’t be built higher than the depth of the foundation. God has already given me all that I need within me to accomplish my assignment in the earth. This book has served as reinforcement of my foundation. This book for me confirmed the spirit of a servant leadership that is constructed into my DNA. It gives me another opportunity to inspect my foundation to ensure that is structurally sound for the building plans God has graphed for me. Even while building, it’s necessary to inspect that which is being built, it requires the evaluation of a knowledgeable, skilled inspector that is equipped and knowledgably of building codes, fees and zoning laws. This inspector should be one that I trust and is lead through the spirit of God. The inspector should be one that I can read my plans, inspect the building and make suggestions for changes, improvements and head off trouble in the building process. During the process I should personally take advantage of allowing the inspector to mentor me and I in turn will have the ability to inspect someone else’s building project. However, that inspection is not self generated or promoted but given through assignment of my inspector, Apostle Bennie Fluellen. 

This book also allowed for me to ask some questions regarding growth rather it’s growth for me or a person I mentor. The examination of fruit determines if additional training is needed. This caused me to identify what should that training look like or to recognize that maybe it will require additional smaller tasks before promoting to greater task. I also like the point Apostle Chuck makes in the book about having those around you so you can ask the question “What don’t you like in me?” I think that this is a powerful opportunity to identify what I possibly don’t see in myself and work with the Holy Spirit to make the necessary changes. I have already had the opportunity to ask this question to other people and I know while I have grown in the area of patience more is needed. Teach me oh Lord!

I love the example of the alligator, Apostle Chuck used in the book. Those that are self-centered spend their time, energy and resources feeding their own alligator instead of the one someone else has. Alligators are never satisfied so you have to constantly feed them. Apostles Chuck’s desire is for the people of God to move past this self feeding alligator syndrome to support the ministry of someone beyond ourselves. Luke 6:38 reads, “Give and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”  We can’t beat God’s ROI when it comes to ministry. His rate of interest on our return on investment is good measure, pressed down and running over.

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Servanthood: Position, Title or Worship?

Servanthood: Position, Title or Worship?

?O come let us worship and bow down:

let us kneel before the Lord our maker?

Psalms 96:6



Webster?s Definition of Servant - one that performs duties about the person or home of a master or personal employer.


Hebrew Definition of Servant - eded (5650) from the root word abad (5647), which means to work.


Greek Definition of Servant - doulos (1401) from the root word deho (1210) to bind or bond, translated as slave or servant.

The most popular definition we are familiar with is the Greek definition diakonos (1249) ?an attendant, a waiter teacher, pastor, deacon, minister or servant.


Often we may have the opinion that a certain level of achievement or status has been reached if we have someone wait on us. In many churches, some people are looking to be elders, pastors or bishops and think that the title of servanthood should be removed. This conventional opinion has created murals of egos on the canvas of our churches today.


In every position within the church there is some level of servitude that takes place. A bishop or pastor serves those entrusted into their care, through counseling, development or building of faith through the Word of God, etc. Elders and deacons are put in place to further assist the pastor to serve the people of God.


Regardless of the title, bishop, elder/pastor, deacon, steward/trustee, worship leader, grounds keeper, director of the usher board, head armor bearer, chief of the sound ministry or children?s church coordinator, you are in a position of servanthood. Some of the greatest leaders in the bible are referred to as servants opposed to a title, for example Moses, Joshua, Elijah, Paul, Priscilla and many more.


So often we have a spiked temperature of desire for a certain title or position in the church. We think that having a title makes us great in the Kingdom of God, or it makes us look and feel important in the Body of Christ. Changing our hearts and minds by the Word of God will produce a natural fever-reducing antidote to this unbalanced desire. Position and title come along with responsibility, persecution, inconvenience, flexibility, selflessness, a submitted life and a glad heart. We want positions and a title in ministry, but are not willing to commit to the sacrifice that it requires. We falsely believe that a position and title gives an increased level of respect.


If you need a position and title to make you feel important there is an inadequacy in you that must be corrected.
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