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Ohio · 03-22-2013, 05:42 AM

Hey Midwest Bro,

This teaching of "the ground" creates a generational conflict in Cleveland. On the west side of Cleveland in the original Hall #1 in the Westpark neighborhood, where I grew up, are the old elders who feel that this teaching constitutes the bulk of their "vision," and will provide a "life-changing" experience for the church, or so they have advertised.

On the east side of Cleveland near the CWRU campus is the Cleveland Heights young people's church headed up by TC's son-in-law Rex Beck. In metro Cleveburg, they have moved the furthest away from the traditional LC structures. There was even a time when Rex and John Myer worked fairly close together, especially for these annual events such as Ignite and Mountaintop. Surely Rex and the church there have been "contaminated" with some of Myer's progressive attitudes toward institutional establishments like the ground of locality.

Do you think TC is walking a fine line here allowing Paul Neider et. al. to promote teachings that Beck and the young people don't necessarily endorse or even want to discuss? These GLA young people's churches are not doing well standing up to the "old guard." Remember that team of young full-timers headed up by Neider's own son? They started a church in Chicago-land after the Gospel Odyssey which landed in the LSM camp. Then they relocated to the Pittsburg area and completely fizzled out in discouragement during the quarantine. Then John Myer got a pink slip, and the GLA lost the entire young people's church near OSU, devastating the church in Columbus. Will Rex Beck and his young church be the latest casualty in this generational clash of ideologies?

03-22-2013, 05:42 AM	#307
Ohio Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Greater Ohio Posts: 13,693	Ground of Locality Conference Hey Midwest Bro, This teaching of "the ground" creates a generational conflict in Cleveland. On the west side of Cleveland in the original Hall #1 in the Westpark neighborhood, where I grew up, are the old elders who feel that this teaching constitutes the bulk of their "vision," and will provide a "life-changing" experience for the church, or so they have advertised. On the east side of Cleveland near the CWRU campus is the Cleveland Heights young people's church headed up by TC's son-in-law Rex Beck. In metro Cleveburg, they have moved the furthest away from the traditional LC structures. There was even a time when Rex and John Myer worked fairly close together, especially for these annual events such as Ignite and Mountaintop. Surely Rex and the church there have been "contaminated" with some of Myer's progressive attitudes toward institutional establishments like the ground of locality. Do you think TC is walking a fine line here allowing Paul Neider et. al. to promote teachings that Beck and the young people don't necessarily endorse or even want to discuss? These GLA young people's churches are not doing well standing up to the "old guard." Remember that team of young full-timers headed up by Neider's own son? They started a church in Chicago-land after the Gospel Odyssey which landed in the LSM camp. Then they relocated to the Pittsburg area and completely fizzled out in discouragement during the quarantine. Then John Myer got a pink slip, and the GLA lost the entire young people's church near OSU, devastating the church in Columbus. Will Rex Beck and his young church be the latest casualty in this generational clash of ideologies? __________________ Ohio's motto is: With God all things are possible!. Keeping all my posts short, quick, living, and to the point!