Re: The Living Word Fellowship, The Walk, John Robert Stevens
Date: June 28, 2015 10:43PM
Just popping up on the net. Recent burnout. Been in TLWF for most of my life. Read this entire thread, a lot of sorting through the ashes of a warped theology but I'll be PMing many of you. My opinion is that, as Paleface and rrmoderator have said, there needs to be more truth to jar the new generation from the lies they've been fed. We never asked questions about Donna, Martha, or the 80s in general. The kid, Michael Buckingham, seems like a stretch, and exaggeration will embolden the flock. JRS did "bring satan down," and there were signs and wonders at the first ampitheater show. Great emphasis is still put on 1-3 hour worship services and bless-ins. There have been longer ones at camp. Groupspeak during intercession is still very much alive. There are multiple G&M properties, and Brazil is growing. One major problem is that G&M value control over extravagence. In the eyes of many, their empire is harmless--once you get past the emotional toll it is taking on members.
Most frightening is the recent step into the collegiate world that Gary has taken. He grabbed an online degree from a Southern Christian University, and is encouraging the 5th gen to enroll in Shiloh U, a new university that has miraculously been accredited. It's all about control, they were losing too many young people to the powers and principalities of the college world.