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Originally Posted by rayliotta
I understand that we try to separate the "leadership" from the "common members". What I think is interesting is just how hard it is for us to agree on what that means.
None of this is a "bad thing". It's just the reality. How do you, really, separate the "leadership" from the "members"? I don't think it's so simple.
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ray, you do have good points. Over the years, LSM's teachings and practices have actively diminished the roles of elders shepherding a local flock. Constant talk of "the oneness of the body" creates an unhealthy collective with LSM at the helm. Numerous factors at work perpetuate a condition of dependence on a remote ministry.
Things were not always that way, and one only needs to observe the Exclusive Brethren history to see where they are heading.