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Originally Posted by alwayslearning
I think you'll find the idea of having one man's ministry materials coming from one publishing house being exclusively used in a denomination or most churches to be quite a foreign idea. If the leaders at the church I go to started using materials by one man and selling materials and promoting events by one select publishing company we would think that to be very very strange indeed! And it would be openly questioned and challenged and I'm quite certain rejected.
What I think is more common are materials and guest speakers being invited from the same theological tradition regardless of what their "home church" might be. So although I don't attend a Baptist church it would not be unusual to find a book by a Baptist author in the on-site bookstore or to have a speaker who attends a Baptist church come and give a talk or for us to support a mission who's leadership attended a Baptist church or any other denomination with the same core theological tradition.
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You have a good point there. But even if you use more than one ministry, you still have to choose from a hosts of materials available. Who gets to decide?
Like I said before, we all have the freedom in Christ to choose the ministry we want to follow. If WL/WN's material is not for you, that is fine. I respect that. But please also respect those who want to pursue WL/WN's ministry.