Discipleship is the best form of accountability
by Luke Gilkerson, Blog Editor for Covenant Eyes
Accountability is one of the foundational principles of Covenant Eyes. Our software is a tool that allows people to take another step in vulnerability and honesty.
What Christian men and women often think about when they hear “accountability” is a small group sitting in a circle discussing their failures and addictions. They may picture a late night phone call to another struggling brother to confess the latest blunder. For those who need to get their sins into the open, this type of accountability can be therapeutic.
Peer accountability and support groups can be helpful, but many times these situations end up being “the blind leading the blind.” Confession of failure is expected in these settings, but lasting change is often not expected. I’m not talking about the quality accountability that helps people get to the root of their temptations or addictions and uses the Word of God to transform thinking. I’m talking about the kind of minimal “accountability” that serves more as a way to ease one’s conscience, like a band-aid over a cancerous lump. Read more
How Accountability Helps You Break Free From Porn
by Luke Gilkerson, Blog Editor for Covenant Eyes
Why Accountability?
Recently, I explained the idea behind Covenant Eyes accountability software. The response I received was “That’s creepy.”
This is a typical response. The idea of a detailed Internet-usage report being sent to designated accountability partners sounds like a subplot from 1984. Big Brother is watching you.
What benefit does accountability of this type have? Why would anyone endorse* such a program. Read more
