The Elders are accountable in three ways. First, they are accountable personally like every other member of our Church. Second, they are accountable to their fellow Elders of Grace Fellowship. Third, as a group, the Elders are accountable according to our church By-Laws which provide means for a group of members to bring up concerns should they have reason to think the Elders could be deficient in carrying out their Biblical mandates. If this meeting does not bring restoration, then these members have opportunity to call for a church-wide meeting to address their concerns in accordance with special meeting guidelines set in the church’s By-Laws. We hope to never see this happen, but it does create accountability at the “highest” level of authority within Grace Fellowship to provoke healthy, God-centered leadership.