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Originally Posted by alwayslearning
I completely agree. Both Witness Lee and Titus Chu did this in public meetings - they put down and shamed elders and coworkers thus undermining them to the local flocks where they served. Essentially what this allowed them to do is erode respect and move loyalty away from those at the point-of-service to themselves and their ministries as the center. (Not to mention the men being derided had their wives and children sitting there listening to abuse being heaped upon their husbands and fathers.)
As John suggests a clear policy and practice to counter this kind of behavior should have been put in place. It would have curbed a lot of abusive and disrespectful behavior and created a more healthy atmosphere in which to work together.
Of course I doubt Witness Lee or Titus Chu would accept such "rules of conduct" because it is contrary to their personalities and their need for control. Witness Lee did not consider that he had any equals and now neither does Titus Chu. He has had 40ish years in the GLA to cultivate and develop a team of peers to counterbalance him and each other but he has not done so. Like Witness Lee his "model" for the work is Paul as "the boss" and all his coworkers (Timothy, Titus etc.) taking their directions from Paul and doing whatever he says to do. And it just so happens that their interpretation of how Paul operated exactly matches their personalities. They like this "model" but not the fact that along with Paul was Apollos, John, Peter, etc. all within the context of "the work". In the LC system there is no room for the expanded version of "the work" as actually found in the NT.
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Even though I disagree with the BB and their behavior on many fronts, I have to commend them on this point. At least they are able to work with each other as co-workers. TC and WL both had no equals. Very dangerous for an organization. And sickening to me.