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Originally Posted by Sons to Glory!
Someone of a keener intellect certainly may be looked to as a leader, whether they have the wisdom and skills to be in that role - intelligence does not necessarily translate into effectiveness. Does anyone know how old Nee was when that book (or speaking) was done?
And if he was older at that point, age also does not a good leader make! In our business we see people all the time who have been in leadership roles for many years, who do not practice certain effective basics. They don't understand why their people are behaving a particular way ("These people are driving me nuts! Can you fix them?"), without realizing they've created many of these things themselves . . .
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The messages were give after Nee was "restored" by Lee to the ministry in 1948, when Nee was 46-47 years old. The elders of the Shanghai Christian assembly, whom Nee himself had appointed, had removed him from the ministry in 1942 for improper relations with women. (Ref Dr. Lily Hsu book.)
Nee's teachings on authority all but guaranteed that he would never again be disciplined from within the collection of "Little Flock" churches he had created. Troublesome also were the decisions Nee made, as the presumptive authoritative spokesman for the entire movement, with the CCP in the months after these teachings were given to all the elders and workers.