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Originally Posted by Freedom
I have somewhat of an idea of what the early LC was like: members who were happy to invite friends, family, and coworkers to meetings. Probably more than anything else, those who were happy in the LC wanted to share their experience with others. If you set aside the growing influence of Lee's ministry during that time, what you probably had is a bunch of young people who were on fire for the Lord. When I compare this picture of the early LC to what I have experienced, it becomes exceedingly clear that the LC is not what it used to be. Now most LC members are reluctant to invite friends, family and coworkers.
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That was my experience in the mid-80's. I had several classmates from high school who attended a Lord's Day meeting or a Young People's Gospel meeting in Anaheim.
The sharing from Francis Ball, Gene Gruhler, or whomever it was their speaking based on scripture they were speaking on. If there was any re-speaking Lee's ministry, I wouldn't have known at the time since his relevance to me was a name on a book and at an occasional conference before the trainings (which I never attended).
In retrospect I think having one brother share followed by testimonies, was pseudo-orthodox Christian practices.
Now the local churches have become narrow in orthodoxy and orthopraxy, there is reluctance to invite. There is a conscious realization the local church atmosphere is
NOT for the everyday brothers and sisters.