Mark Sentell https://marksentell.com/ Pastor, engineer, and author Mark Sentell writes short, Scripture-rooted books for men and the churches that disciple them. en-us Questions to Ask an Accountability Partner (and Five to Stop Asking) https://marksentell.com/blog/questions-to-ask-an-accountability-partner/ https://marksentell.com/blog/questions-to-ask-an-accountability-partner/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The best accountability questions don't extract a confession. They receive one and go deeper. Twenty questions for men's groups, sorted by purpose, plus five to retire. What Does the Bible Actually Say About Accountability? https://marksentell.com/blog/what-does-the-bible-say-about-accountability/ https://marksentell.com/blog/what-does-the-bible-say-about-accountability/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Search the Bible for "hold each other accountable" and you won't find it. Here is what Scripture does say about accountability, and why the difference matters for Christian men. What to Say When a Man Asks You to Hold Him Accountable https://marksentell.com/books/giving-account/chapter-1-hold-me-accountable/ https://marksentell.com/books/giving-account/chapter-1-hold-me-accountable/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A man in your group says "hold me accountable." Here is how to honor the instinct, decline the impossible job, and hand him one he can actually do. Your First Monday: How to Start a Brotherhood of Account https://marksentell.com/books/giving-account/chapter-10-a-brotherhood-of-account/ https://marksentell.com/books/giving-account/chapter-10-a-brotherhood-of-account/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A practical launch plan for a small men's group built on giving account, including how to invite, what to do on the first night, and formats for a 30-minute call and between-meeting check-ins. Close the Books: What the Month-End Report Teaches About Accountability https://marksentell.com/books/giving-account/chapter-2-the-word-itself/ https://marksentell.com/books/giving-account/chapter-2-the-word-itself/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT In every business, the man who managed the money writes the report. Auditors review it. Scripture uses the same pattern, and it changes how men give account. The Second Clause: A Field Guide to Hearing Your Own Excuses https://marksentell.com/books/giving-account/chapter-3-the-oldest-excuse/ https://marksentell.com/books/giving-account/chapter-3-the-oldest-excuse/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Adam's excuse had a shape, and it still does. Learn to hear the second clause in your own confessions, and how to cut it. Burden or Load? What Galatians 6:2 and 6:5 Actually Say https://marksentell.com/books/giving-account/chapter-4-bear-your-own-load/ https://marksentell.com/books/giving-account/chapter-4-bear-your-own-load/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT "Bear one another's burdens" and "each will have to bear his own load" sit three verses apart. They are not a contradiction. Two Greek words explain why. Five Things a Brother Can Do, and How to Get Better at Each https://marksentell.com/books/giving-account/chapter-5-bear-one-anothers-burdens/ https://marksentell.com/books/giving-account/chapter-5-bear-one-anothers-burdens/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ask, listen, tell the truth, refuse to flatter, share the weight. A practical skills guide for the men on the receiving end of an account. How to Be Nathan Without Becoming the Police https://marksentell.com/books/giving-account/chapter-6-faithful-wounds/ https://marksentell.com/books/giving-account/chapter-6-faithful-wounds/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Sometimes a brother goes quiet and you have to go after him. A practical guide to pursuing a man with truth, following the pattern of 2 Samuel 12 and Matthew 18. Vague, Managed, Preemptive: Three Confessions That Aren't Quite Accounts https://marksentell.com/books/giving-account/chapter-7-the-silence-that-wastes/ https://marksentell.com/books/giving-account/chapter-7-the-silence-that-wastes/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Some confessions feel honest and still keep something hidden. How to recognize the three counterfeits from Chapter 7, and how to turn each one into a real account. Writing Your Four Lines: Examples of a Weekly Self-Report https://marksentell.com/books/giving-account/chapter-8-first-to-speak/ https://marksentell.com/books/giving-account/chapter-8-first-to-speak/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The four-question self-report from Giving Account, with weak and strong examples across anger, money, drinking, honesty, and lust. Giving Your Final Account in Installments https://marksentell.com/books/giving-account/chapter-9-the-final-account/ https://marksentell.com/books/giving-account/chapter-9-the-final-account/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Every believer will give account before Christ. For the man who has been walking in the light, that day is not a threat. Why honest weekly confession is rehearsal for it.