What do we think about it now? Or what did we think it was when we were going in?
The only one that might make sense now (i hope) would be that it was always about VP.
At the time I thought it was the best way to serve God ... don't think i ever thought I'd necessarily be stuck to twi forever. But I think there was probably some ego involved. Or maybe I was just avoiding facing real life choices about career and family.
"The Corps program is the best. To live here and have the Doctor
work with us is extraordinary. He allows us to see the ministry through
his eyes. He shares everything with us. And sometimes it's a bummer.
But he lays it out.
The idea of the Corps is to transmit the commitment and dedication of the
ministry to us so that we can teach others where he can't be himself.
It works by osmosis here.
Thanks, WW.
In similar words............."The concept of the corps program is to impart vpw's commitment and dedicated agendas in his ministy to corps students who will, in turn, recruit others for the same purpose."
No mention of God, Jesus, holy spirit, bible...none of that...........just the Doctor.
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What do we think about it now? Or what did we think it was when we were going in?
The only one that might make sense now (i hope) would be that it was always about VP.
At the time I thought it was the best way to serve God ... don't think i ever thought I'd necessarily be stuck to twi forever. But I think there was probably some ego involved. Or maybe I was just avoiding facing real life choices about career and family.
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rhino........yeah, what do we think about it NOW?
You know.....it a sorta subtle way, I too have considered the avoiding factor.
Thanks, rhino. :)
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So.............
According to my above categories, I'd have to lean towards..........E and G.
E........always about wierwille...........from the spiritual perspective.
G........trained to run pfal classes.....from the physical perspective.
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Around 1971,
one of the participants gave this description.
(TW:LiL, pg-43-44)
"The Corps program is the best. To live here and have the Doctor
work with us is extraordinary. He allows us to see the ministry through
his eyes. He shares everything with us. And sometimes it's a bummer.
But he lays it out.
The idea of the Corps is to transmit the commitment and dedication of the
ministry to us so that we can teach others where he can't be himself.
It works by osmosis here.
I can't quite express it in words, but I can
feel it and see it and know it. It's learning to be keen and sensitive to
the spirit of God anywhere and anytime. We are really privileged to be
able to do this here.
I'm not saying this is the only place it can be done. It's possible to
reach that point of knowledge and zeal anywhere if people work the Word
and renew their minds. But this, the Corps program, is the fastest way.
What we learn here in two years would take ten to fifteen years in the
outside world to learn."
Far from an objective position, but it's exactly the impression vpw wanted
broadcast at the time the book was written, so that's approximately the
documentation of an advertisement made in that year.
So, that's what he was SAYING it was at the time.
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Thanks, WW.
In similar words............."The concept of the corps program is to impart vpw's commitment and dedicated agendas in his ministy to corps students who will, in turn, recruit others for the same purpose."
No mention of God, Jesus, holy spirit, bible...none of that...........just the Doctor.
That 1971 synopsis......was on point.
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