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Originally Posted by UntoHim
Nearly every Christian Church/Church group releases their membership numbers. The Local Church of Witness Lee never has, at least here in America. It's almost like a state secret at this point. The reason is obvious. Despite their best efforts over the past 20-30 years, the membership growth of natural born, non-Asian members in America is pathetic. Most longstanding Local Churches in America have dwindled in size. When is the last time you heard of an American Local Church expanding to another location because of natural growth? If God actually cared about "locality" (aka the doctrine of dirt) would he not at least bless it a little?
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It seems that for the current LC, 'standing' has also become an excuse for lack of increase or having any noticable influence in the larger Christian community.
They knowingly admit that other Christians are doing more dynamic things, but they claim their standing according to locality is more meaningful or important than all of that.