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Originally Posted by Terry
Direction, content, and yes tone is top down. Tone of the locality is influenced by the lead elder. However the tone of his speaking is, most of the locality will follow suit. If he wants to minister grace, the locality will likewise be steered towards grace. However if a lead elder speaks condemnation of those who left, likewise the locality will be steered to speak harshly of those who left.
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Yeah, true. Until a co-worker comes riding through town, and that lead elder all of a sudden becomes a genuflecting simpering sycophant carrying out the co-workers' orders at the expense of truth and love.