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Originally Posted by UntoHim
So his "concerns" only go so far, eh?
It has been a very insightful journey with our brother John. I am very grateful to him and his family for letting us share this journey with us in this very public way. In many respects I think his journey has been very similar to many of us former members. Nobody who has been in the Movement for any length of time just walks away without any struggles, without any consternation, without any fears of what the future holds. One thing seems to hold true for most former members - the further one gets away, the worse things look. I think this is why we found John getting stronger and stronger with his criticisms, and at the end he could not hold back from a very strong word to his beloved mentor.
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I was reading something yesterday on Cleveland's website -- which is really just the TC website -- and I just started shaking my head. At the annual leader's conference, leaders were testifying of their early days in the church life, and it was all about TC, and TC this, and TC that, and TC etc. After all the turmoil surrounding the quarantine, with all the promise of change and improvement, the end result is just same ole, same ole, same ole.
And someone might cry out, why don't things change? How can things improve when the same leadership is in place?
Even thought John was well loved by many brothers over the years, his tenure did not start until the mid-80's. GLA leadership was in place by the late 60's, so Myer to them is "just a kid." I remember during one meeting in which John was speaking, an older full-timer near me, still not a top "senior" though, whispered a mildly derogatory, "
John-ny Myer." That told me that he did not view Myer as a peer. I doubt if he would now hear what John is saying.