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Originally Posted by Loveneverfails
Ah, I was just thinking "I wish I had a dictionary for all the LC jargon!" When I stumbled upon this thread. I know it's an old thread, but I'm currently trying to understand the common terms and phrases used in the LC so I hope no one minds if I post here.
It seems like several of my questions are addressed in the posts above, so I'll start with one that I didn't see mentioned yet:
What exactly is meant by the term "blended" and who/what are the "blended brothers"?
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"Blended" is one of those terms that seems like it is used in a way that is meaningless. For example, if all those meeting in a certain LC go and visit a different LC that is called "blending". I guess it is supposed to have something to do with being mixed with those who you don't know so well. The problem is that this term is only used as they see fit. So it might not apply to an assembling of just a single church, even if the members don't know each other that well.
The "Blended Brothers" are a group of brothers that see themselves as the plural successor to Witness Lee. They use the term "Blended", because in LC lingo it implies whatever they are doing involves a broad sphere of fellowship where multiple brothers have a say. This is not really the case at all, whereas they can't even accept non-LSM publications. Whatever the basis of their fellowship is, it is much narrower than they would like to admit.