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Originally Posted by Ohio
WL charged Max to travel extensively and shake up the status quo.
Many young people were lost. Numerous churches were damaged. Relationships were strained. And WL needed to distance himself from the mess, since it can't be his fault! Time to blame it all on Max and his lieutenants.
I should also add that similar strategies were used a decade later during the "New Way."
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Witness Lee purposely used the "Young Galilean" flow to further his ministry at the expense of the local churches and the local eldership. He got what he wanted: lots of new churches in OC to prop up his "Ministry Station". But in so doing there was so much push back from some local elders and coworkers he needed a scapegoat and he conveniently found one in Max.
But IMHO Max would have survived all the fury and fuss if he had not called out Philip Lee on his immoral behavior. That was the end for him and BTW it was the end for the brother who saw the activity and reported it. He and his wife were kicked out of the church too. And so were many others who would not shut up about having an immoral General Manager at LSM.
Ten years later Witness Lee started yet another "flow" and declared Taipei as the center of God's work on the earth and wanted churches to sent people over there to learn the so called "New Way" - which was really nothing but a few techniques like home meetings and door knocking and other ways of doing things. Soon the very same problem emerged: Philip Lee at the center of things except now after a decade of cover-ups he was considered to be Witness Lee's "top coworker" and this idea had credibility with some because Benson Phillips and Ray Graver - among others - advanced this notion and supported it wholeheartedly.
Again IMHO John Ingalls, Bill Mallon, John So, etc. could have survived all the fuss and bother if they did not call Philip Lee out on his behavior. That was the end for them.
Those running the LSM today are those who knowingly embraced an immoral man and made him Witness Lee's "top coworker". If I were a cynical man I would say: they knew this was the way to take over LSM once Witness Lee passed away. Imagine if Benson Phillips, etc stood with John Ingalls, etc to counter Philip Lee's rise to power? They would have either been ousted too or Witness Lee - left with no choice because all his key coworkers were in agreement - would have finally come to his senses.