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	Local Church controversy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The '\"local churches" (called The Local Church' by critics and outsiders) are Christian churches that are established and meet based upon the ground of locality; that is, the principle that all Christians in a city or locality are members of the one church in that locality.
		Those in the Local Church claim that they began with Watchman Nee in the 1920s in China, whereas critics claim that they were started by Witness Lee, a coworker of Watchman Nee who brought the movement to the United States in the 1960s.
		As Witness Lee never claimed the name "Local Church" for the movement, and since the name was applied by those outside the movement, the term "local church" cannot be considered a trademark or trade name of any organization and remains in the public domain.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/local_church_controversy (3024 words)

	Local churches - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The local churches have emphatically avoided incorporation into one definite or legal entity, based on the belief that the Christian Church is not an organization, but rather a living organism.
		The local churches organize on two basic principles, both centered on the firm belief that all Christians are universally one Body in Christ.
		The local churches contend that the practices of multiple congregations organizing as denominations, and the practice of individual congregations within a city splitting to form "independent churches" are unbiblical and divisive, as they are based on human preferences rather than on receiving everyone whom Christ has received.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Local_churches (2167 words)

	Local Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		"the church in Jerusalem", "the church in Antioch").
		The second basis of the local churches is what they call the ground of locality (sometimes called "localism"), the belief that in every city or locality (that is,town, village, etc.), there is only one local church.
		The local churches contend that the practices of multiple congregations organizing as denominations, and the practice ofindividual congregations within a city splitting to form "independent churches" are unbiblical and divisive, as they are based onhuman preferences rather than on receiving everyone whom Christ has received.
	www.therfcc.org /local-church-204743.html (1471 words)

	Local churches (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The term local churches was originally used by Watchman Nee to describe Christian churches that form based upon the teaching of the ground of locality; however, its use to refer to any collection of independent Christian congregations in a city has become more popular in recent years.
		These controversies are discussed in a separate article on the local church controversy.
		In cities with many believers meeting as the local church, large meeting halls are acquired or built in close proximity to the neighborhoods in which they live, though most gatherings take place from house to house.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/local_churches (1717 words)

	Encyclopedia: Local Church controversy
		The "Local Church" Living Stream Ministry, the local churches, and some related organizations have been the subjects of controversy.
		Living Stream Ministry (LSM), founded in 1968, is a Christian publisher of the ministry and the works of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee, associated with the local churches.
		A church building (or simply church) is a building used in Christian worship.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Local-Church-controversy (681 words)

	The Local Church : Lord's Recovery, Living Stream Ministry - religious cults, sects and movements
		Theologically, the Local Church is considered by most Christian apologists and countercult professionals to be a cult of Christianity.
		The Local Church movement of Witness Lee, known by its adherents around the world as The Lord's Recovery, was imported from the Orient to America during the early sixties by Witness Lee (1905-1997), a former disciple and co-worker of the Chinese evangelist Watchman Nee (1903-1972).
		Melton faults SCP for ignoring the Local Church's historical connections with the Plymouth Brethren movement and for ignoring the theology of dispensationalism.
	www.cultfaq.com /l40.html (7064 words)

	Ecclesiology--Local Church Leadership
		One of the contributions of the so-called Christian (or Plymouth) Brethren is its doctrine of local church leadership.
		While in the Jerusalem church the elders led in the development of doctrine (Acts 15), the congregation (the apostles plus the elders plus the congregation) was present during the deliberations and made the decision (Acts 15:22-23).
		Some churches are still reluctant to authe a statement of faith or to issue policies covering the essential workings of the local church.
	www.geocities.com /k9ocu/Leadership.htm (11974 words)

	Cooperation vs. Local Church Autonomy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A church of Jesus Christ is a body of baptized believers, united under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, for the public worship of God, for spiritual edification and growth, for the observance of the ordinances, for the spread of the gospel, and for the establishment of the Kingdom of Christ in the earth.
		It is also the duty of a church to cooperate with other churches of like faith in the work of their common Lord.
		We affirm the autonomy of the local church.
	www.jude13.com /notes/cooperation.htm (1665 words)

	Cult Profiles
		All local churches on the earth throughout the ages compose the universal church.
		The local church is the miniature of the magnificent church of God, a small-scale model expressing the New Jerusalem.
		In case you brought up a controversial literature exposing the heresies of Lee and the Local Church, the Local Church elder or members are trained to deal with those long time issues by countering it with “An Answer to the Radio Bible Answer Man, Volume 1” or suggest that you visit their website..
	thebereans.net /prof-cor.shtml (6854 words)

	Religious Movements Homepage: The Local Church, The Little Flock, Watchman Nee and Witness Lee
		Beliefs: The Local Church movement was founded on the belief that a unified Christian Church must be organized geographically, rather than by denomination, with only one center of worship in every city.
		It rejects denominationalism and advocates a Universal Church in which church fellowships in every city participate in a simplified form of worship.The church considers itself to be part of a tradition of recovery of Biblical Christianity thatdates back to the Reformation, the rejection of denominationalism being God's latest instructionfor the recovery of the True Church.
		The church's theology includes belief in a Triune God, that is, the unification of the Father, the Son and the Holy Sprirt in one being.
	religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu /nrms/loca.html (1116 words)

	Local Church et al vs. Harvest House et al--Index
		Living Stream Ministry and the local churches responded in a Christian manner based on the biblical admonition put forth in Matthew 18, requesting a face-to-face meeting to resolve the problem.
		Harvest House responded first with lawyers and ultimately with a lawsuit against LSM and the local churches, asking an Oregon court to rule that the book was not libelous.
		For this reason, beginning today, the material on this Web site related to the controversy with Harvest House and its authors will be divided into two sections—a section monitoring the progress of the litigation and a section providing responses to new public accusations by Harvest House and its authors, including their misrepresentations of our teachings.
	www.localchurch-vs-harvesthouse.com (950 words)

	Local Church: New Age Spirituality Dictionary on Local Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Growth and controversy developed during the administration of their second leader, the late Witness Lee, who moved to America in 1962 founding Living Stream Ministry.
		Accordingly, all other churches or denominations are seen as being outside the will of God or not true churches at all.
		The Local Church has also gained a reputation for threatening legal action to prevent unfavorable public evaluation of its movement.
	www.experiencefestival.com /a/Local_Church/id/86329 (370 words)

	The Lordship of Christ in the Local Church Study #39: The Importance of Preaching
		Paul has been dealing with the concept of the Church as the Body of Christ, the fact that the Church is not just a place we come to on Sunday, but rather that all of us are members of a body, members of a family.
		There are some in our church who have been involved in the gift of tongues and believe that it should be a part of the Christian life today, and I want to say at the onset I'm not attacking those individuals.
		We should pray, in other words, that our church would be filled with a thorough complement of all the gifts, that we should covet the best gifts for our church, that the spiritual gifts within our church, exercised properly, is the key to how effective that church will be.
	www.livingbiblestudies.org /study/TT31/039.html (5248 words)

	Dr. Ray Pritchard, Calvary Memorial Church: Men And Women In The Local Church
		Therefore, I believe the strongest churches are those that are led by godly men—men who sacrifice their time and energy for the good of the body of Christ.
		In such a church, those godly men are supported by, encouraged by, affirmed by the godly women of the congregation.
		The more a church moves toward a Plymouth Brethren approach that the Lord’s Supper is a commemorative meal to be shared by the family of God, the less it matters who serves the actual elements.
	www.calvarymemorial.com /sermons/htm/issues/910803.htm (6483 words)

	Salisbury Post \| LOCAL NEWS \| Local church leaves UCC Congregation votes to drop out of denomination over same-sex ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Church members also took issue with the General Synod's vote to allow entering members to decide whether or not they wanted to profess Jesus Christ as savior.
		Church leaders say the 134-year-old Shiloh will remain independent for awhile, then the congregation will decide whether to join another denomination or looser association or remain unaffiliated.
		Many local, conservative United Church of Christ congregations are wrestling with whether to remain in what they view as an increasingly liberal denomination or make their own way.
	www.salisburypost.com /area/329867909768870.php (790 words)

	Contending for the Faith: Watchman Nee, Witness Lee, Local Churches
		The more than six hundred local churches raised up in China through the ministry of Watchman Nee before the communist revolution have had an undisputed impact on the formation of the Christian church in China.
		The leadership of the ministry and the churches, including Witness Lee, objected to the mischaracterization of their teaching and practice by that small group of critics and thus a controversy arose.
		When representatives of the Living Stream Ministry and the churches approached Harvest House and the authors to resolve this matter, they were ultimately sued by Harvest House in an attempt to stop any challenge to their book.
	www.contendingforthefaith.com (1130 words)

	FAQs concerning the Local Churches (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This website is operated by some members of the local churches for the purpose of examining and evaluating the beliefs and practices of the local churches.
		Answers are provided here to some of the questions that have been raised regarding the local churches.
		Questions, comments and fellowship are welcomed from any who desire sincere dialogue or inquiry regarding the teachings and practices of the local churches.
	www.ltm.org (209 words)

	- Church: No Spectator Sport! - Eric Wright -Evangelical Bible Book Store
		The storm of controversy surrounding the so-called 'charismatic gifts' obscures less controversial gifts such as faith and mercy, as well as hospitality.
		Eric Wright extracts biblical principles about spiritual gifts so non-spectacular gifts are in local church life and encourages us to make fuller use of them.
		The author's emphasis is on discovery, development and implementation of gifts so that we progress to a strong local church in which the reality of mutual ministry creates a climate of warm devotion to Christ and each other.
	ebiblebookstore.com /catalog/product_17108_Church_No_Spectator_Sport__Eric_Wright_cat_3.html (127 words)

	Carmichael Baptist Church
		e organized Liberty Baptist Church on February 12th, 2005, they adopted the New Hampshire Confession of Faith of 1833, and called Brother John VonDoloski as their pastor.
		We are easy to find and a friendly church who welcomes all visitors.
		If your looking for a Baptist church to serve in we would be pleased to talk with you.
	www.carmichaelbaptist.org (472 words)

	Local Church Updates (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The interest in the seminar by the brethren, visitors and those connected by the local cybercast was very positive.
		They had heard about the adventures that took place there in the ’80s and ’90s, when the big red barn served as a dance hall for the campers and the river was somewhat gentler.
		Though the barn is gone now, the daisies were again in full bloom in the meadow and campfires were warm and friendly at night, bringing back memories of years gone by.
	www.ucg.org /un/un0209/updates.html (2622 words)

	CBS 47 Jacksonville - Local church supports schools growth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		delivered an upbeat pep-talk stressing how important a child’s education really is, something the church has always done in the fl community.
		They plan to do better this year and were excited on Monday to start the new year fresh.
		The church also started a program Sunday where members agreed to volunteer at the school throughout the year.
	www.wtev.com /news/local/story.aspx?content_id=6A070610-A72C-4548-9AFE-EF28E220F4DE (267 words)

	Farmers Branch First Baptist Church: About Us
		I suppose that this year it all began with the realization on the part of some that retailers were using the marketing ploy of being generic in their "holiday" greetings.
		In fact, all this controversy may have given us what we say we have been asking for.
		For years, I have heard complaints about the commercialization of Christmas, how stores have stolen Christmas and made it into just one more exercise in material excess.
	www.fbcfb.org (417 words)

	Welcome to NEW BEGINNINGS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Website
		Having said all that, let me say that Christmas is the whole reason for celebrating this time of the year.
		If it were not for the birth of Christ there would be no Holiday at all and no reason to have this controversy.
		If people who choose not to be Christians are offended by the term Christmas, then let them decline to celebrate it.
	www.nbumc.org (385 words)

	St. John's United Methodist Church
		Our Mission at St. John's United Methodist Church is to worship and serve God with Open Hearts, Open Minds, and Open Arms.
		To respond to this calling, we will nurture each other in the Christian faith, we will work so that all people can experience God's love, and we will examine critically and respond prayerfully to the difficult issues that face us.
		Members of burned Texas church vow to carry on
	www.stjohnslubbock.org (193 words)

	Local Church: New Age Spirituality Dictionary on Local Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Definition of Local Church is edited with the main source being www.aznewage.com: The New Age Information Center is a vast array of news, information and links, a real New Age Directory!
		Local Church is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
		To understand more about this website as a resource for spiritual seekers please visit:
	www.experiencefestival.com /a/Local_Church/id/116398 (479 words)

	An open letter concerning the local church, Witness Lee and the God-Men controversy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		An open letter concerning the local church, Witness Lee and the God-Men controversy
		Books : An open letter concerning the local church, Witness Lee and the God-Men controversy
		Publisher: Institute for the Study of American Religion
	www.literacyconnections.com /0_B0006YVPFY.html (49 words)

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