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Originally Posted by Freedom
As long as there is this kind of mindset in the LC, it can never amount to anything. When the LC started, all kinds of people came in. Members then took initiative to invite friends and tell people about the LC. If someone were to do the same thing today, it's as Terry says, they might be labeled as being independent, seeking a following, or I have even heard implications that people who are successful in the gospel can become too "proud".
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At one time you would want to invite your friends, but this was at a time local churches had more of a local church atmosphere. The lead elder would give a message. Now there's just the unspoken sense this is a ministry church and not a local church. When you're reading from a booklet, you don't feel to comfortable inviting friends. It's just not an atmosphere that is for the basic believer. Even for children raised in this environment, many may feel they don't conform to the cookie cutter mold and would be best served meeting somewhere else.