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It was organizational, and systematic, and was a reaction of man and not an action of God (along with about 45 other "moves" and "flows" that I can think of).
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I think it is difficult to say that what people do in response to perceived problems is simply a reaction of man. And even the fact of "45 moves and flows" does not make any one of them specifically problematic.
But the fact that the man who was behind the existence of the following (in other words, Lee) would not pass muster with Paul and his criteria for teacher, elder, or deacon (which would have pretty much eliminated anything resembling apostleship) dooms the following to that of seriously deficient. That means that no matter how much we like each other, and how much we may have brought our own joy along to make the early days seem special, the "reality" behind the whole thing was a lie. The glue that really keeps the thing together was Lee. Some think it is the camaraderie of the people. But that does not exist in a vacuum. It is too peppered with sayings from the "I Lee" preceded by "Brother Lee says that . . . ."
The fact that they were losing young people was not a sign to change moves of flows, but to change leaders. And that could only happen by leaving. Lee would not leave. And despite his death, the BBs will keep dead Lee at the helm. And that is deadly.
So instead of real change, they do their version of a Hail Mary, and convince the majority to stay. And they will continue to succeed with at least a core of followers as long as Toto does not pull the curtain back on the sins of the fathers.