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Originally Posted by Nell
Why, you ask? Based on the phone list, LSM issued a standing order for books and literature which the churches were required to purchase in order to remain in "good standing." (Franchise fees?) This "standing order" was passed along to the saints, whether they/we wanted it or not. I could never pay that much and I didn't read all that stuff anyway.
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I too spent way too much time making phone lists, thinking they were merely a means of shepherding and communication, only to learn later on that they were politicized.
I think Texas leadership must also have agreed with Philip Lee at LSM to automatically "enroll" members on the standing order. In the Midwest, it was voluntary, but still became quite burdensome over time. I do know, however, that Cleveland was saddled with huge volumes of unsold books every month, and completely unable to shut them off. Obviously Cleveland was on a quota. TC's reputation was on the line.
The church phone list was used in other ways to establish "quotas," whether or not they were official or not. There were quotas and attendance records for the semi-annual trainings, both live and video. Quotas for FTTA. Quotas for elders' meetings and ITERO. Quotas for donations to DCP. Quotas for the massive LaPalma Campus purchase.