What It Means to Give Account

“The responsibility assigned is pastoring the flock which is ‘among you.’ The responsibility to shepherd is limited to an identifiable flock. In Scripture, God never gives anyone undefined responsibilities. This is especially true of elders who are held strictly accountable for the work they do. Try to imagine a bookkeeper who had to give a financial accounting, but was not told how much money was involved, or to whom it belonged!” (Mother Kirk, p. 182).