Why People Leave

This is quite a condescending "gleaning" of reasons people leave, honestly. By that I mean, the list as presented is also a minimizing of the so-called reasons themselves. Most people who have left have done so at great cost and after much painful searching of the way they should take.

I cannot speak for anyone else. But you missed the point of why I left, at least, so I'll add it to your list. I left because it all became unimportant. The entire premise that there is one group with one official publisher that holds the key to fulfilling God's Eternal Plan, if we can overcome, etc., etc., is irrelevant to my life.

Ultimately, the High Peak of the Divine Revelation is irrelevant to me. Unimportant. Not worth my time. Fanciful fluff that has no bearing on my existence or destiny as a man.

Once I accepted this, I was free. Free to what? Free to rejoin the human race and carry out a simple idea of being helpful to people around me. And being willing to be vulnerable to ask some around me to be helpful to me. This has made all the difference.

Originally Posted by GoodLand

I have been in the Lord's Recovery for 10 years and plan on staying in it. I have been meeting continuously with the Church in Austin since January 2019. About a year earlier, I discovered this website. Out of curiosity, I browse through these postings to understand why many LC members leave, including many church kids, like yourself.

Here is what I have discovered about why people leave.
1. Many church kids felt isolated sheltered by their parents.
2. There are numerous conferences that seem endless.
3. They feel that the teachings from Watchman Nee and Witness Lee are narrow, such as one church in one city.
4. They feel that the Local Church acts like they are the only legitimate church.
5. Many current church members were gained in college, and it's the parents that are concerned that it's a cult. Some of them go to FTTA, and their parents are not happy with that decision.
6. I even read Jo Casteel's open letter about leaving the Lord's recovery and have it saved. I was attacked for my Facebook response, but I just shook it off.

Yes, there is some validity to these concerns. I have gone to some home meetings in which some people either go to another church or don't go to any at all, but we welcome them. I keep an open mind on things and a balanced life as I previously stated.