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There are indeed a lot of good examples. But just because something happened in the NT doesn't mean we need to try to slavishly imitate it. The only things I can see to slavishly imitate is to love God, love our neighbor, try to follow the Spirit. Forgive one another as God has forgiven us.
The organizational stuff is a waste of time. It is no wonder to me that the "NT template" which Nee and Lee tried to build with has been accompanied by unrelieved turmoil.
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I tend to agree with you personally. I haven't met regularly with a church of any kind for years. However, if Christianity disappears as an institution, the Christian values which you have enununciated above might eventually disappear with it.