Apostolic Accountability
   

   Apostles hold pastors and other leaders accountable, but to whom are the apostles themselves accountable? C. Peter Wagner responds by saying, "When I started researching the New Apostolic Reformation a number of years ago, this was the most crucial unanswered question. Fortunately, answers to it are now forthcoming."
   Wagner is personally involved in two fledgling organizations which are attempting to bring apostles together in order to encourage the formation of meaningful personal relationships. He is "presiding apostle" of the International Coalition of Apostles (ICA) and "convening apostle" of the New Apostolic Roundtable (NAR). Although each has its own function, both are based on building personal relationships.
   ICA sees itself as a vehicle for bringing together apostles from around the world in a broad network to facilitate mutual acquaintance and communication among apostles. It is expected that initially 500 to 1,000 apostles will join. Membership is by invitation only, and members are asked to pay a monthly fee to sustain membership. The office, in a suburb of Dallas, is managed by John Kelly, executive apostle.
   Communication will be facilitated through an annual ICA meeting in the Dallas area every first week in December

 

and through "apostolic summits," which John Kelly plans to convene in different parts of the United States and other regions of the world.
   According to Wagner, the ICA is not designed as a functional accountability structure. It is, however, a vehicle which hopefully will spin off a significant number of smaller accountability groups. Principles of group dynamics dictate that a meaningful accountability unit based on personal relationships must not exceed 25 members.
   The New Apostolic Roundtable is one of these smaller units. Membership, which comes through a personal invitation from Wagner, is now closed. On principle, the general public should know the names of the NAR members, all of whom feel accountable to each other. Wagner is convening apostle, Chuck Pierce is prophetic counsel, and members include Ché Ahn, Bob Beckett, Rice Broocks, Harold Caballeros, Emmanuele Cannistraci, Paul Daniel, Greg Dickow, Naomi Dowdy, John Eckhardt, Michael Fletcher, Bill Hamon, Jim Hodges, John Kelly, Lawrence Kennedy, Lawrence Khong, David Kwang-Shin Kim, Larry Kreider, Alan Langstaff, Roberts Liardon, Dexter Low, Mel Mullen, Alistair Petrie and Eddie Villanueva.
 

 
from Ministries Today, July/August 2000