[UntoHim]

Forget minimum or maximum. There were NO "churches or assemblies" when Jesus gave the standard. You have ignored the standard. The standard is to Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. The fulfillment of this commandment cannot be practically fulfilled by two or three. You seem to forget the entire New Testament after the gospels. Even by the end of Acts the two or three had expanded to "the churches". By the time the apostle John wrote Revelation there were already seven (7) churches in Asia alone (at least what they called Asia then). By the time the apostle Paul penned his epistles there were already several group of apostles and workers, and some apparently had influence over a number of local churches that the apostle Paul called "another man's work".

If there were churches there was leadership. If there was leadership, then they were the ones steering the general direction of the local churches. This is all I am saying. Nothing more, nothing less. I am in no way attempting to nullify or even lessen the importance of "two or three" gathering in the Lord's name. (Like anything I could say or write could do such a thing!)

The "structure of the assembly" should (must) include leadership in my reading of the New Testament. This is all I am saying. Nothing more, nothing less (for now) Again, let us not act like we are in the year 50, or 100. This is 2012. We have thousands of years of Church history - the good, the bad and the ugly. We have all of this history to draw upon. Remember, this is "the information age". The world does not put it's head in the sand regarding history and neither should God's people.