Success Re-defined

[skyrider]

Long, long ago.....twi's identification of *success* was "word over the world." Loosely defined, that meant that twig fellowships and classes would be made available to every man, woman and child. Not just the USA, mind you....the whole world! Of course, no one every parsed the nitty-gritty of what that REALLY meant....but it was twi's spiritual-bravado mission statement and had a catchy acronym [WOW].

For a few years....1979-85, this *success* was re-defined as Word in Culture. A surge of growing talent had been rising thru the ranks, classes and programs: orchestra personnel, writers, sculptors, musicians, artists, medical professionals, etc. Along with twi's Cultural Center in New Breman, they also were enhancing The Fine Arts and Historical Center in Sidney, OH. By 1984, wierwille's way productions was finally going to perform in the famed Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. And, in 1985, with twi's new auditorium finished.....Athletes of the Spirit would be first to premiere the vast array usage of this new "bells and whistles" auditorium.

Wierwille died. The geer power-grab ensued. Everything changed.

When the fog lifted, the twi-landscape was totally different and sparse. The trustees were more personal and friendly again......as they knew from whence their bread was buttered. They NEEDED the remnant of those remaining to project a spiritual epicenter. Thus, it came to be: The Remnant was twi's Success Re-defined. *Word over the World* was so-yesterday. The Remnant, the cloth that remained.....THAT WAS GOD'S FOCUS THROUGHOUT TIME.

Twi had shifted the goalposts. Numbers NO LONGER mattered.

Why should numbers matter anyway? Check the scriptures and see how God repopulated the earth via Noah (and his wife, 3 sons and wives). Check Abraham. And, how whole cities were saved or lost by the stand of one individual. See? Its the *remnant* that the Lord focuses on, not numbers. Thus, Twi was God's Remnant: Success Re-defined.

By 1996.....after the sanctified-purge, homo-purge, debt-purge, nonproductive-purge, the *prevailing ones* would cross over the bridge to THE PROMISED LAND OF THE PREVAILING WORD. Success Re-defined: Those who take martindale's new series of The Way of Abundance and Power Class. Wierwille's stuff was old and could not be transferred into new wineskins. Same goes for older twi tapes, music and books. Do NOT bring it "across the bridge" with you.....twi is moving on.

In 2000, after martindale's ousting......the old became new again. Martindale became the fall guy for all that was BAD in twi and all-things-wierwille was to be embraced, again. All things except numbers. All things except Word-over-world mission statement. All things except WOW ambassadors. All things except no rock of ages. All things except no hugs for Pressed-Down or Joyful Noise music. All things except most-everything-different. And, there you have it: SUCCESS RE-DEFINED.

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[waysider]

There are a lot of ways to define success. One way that works for me is that you set a goal and reach it. Did The Way do this? Nope.

[excathedra]

wtf

success and the way ? lol

[skyrider]

wtf

in THEIR eyes: Success

in OUR eyes: Suck-fest

[johniam]

Most success is based on numbers; some is based on impact. I can see that. Numbers are concrete. Impact is how each person perceives it based on their own prejudices. Hall of Fame voting is always based on numbers. Well, numbers minus steroids and gambling.

Last night I went to a special fellowship. Normally, fellowships are on Sunday. Why Saturday night? Why did they ask us to dress our best (suit and tie) if possible?

Turned out that one of our bretheren got ordained to the Christian ministry. Normally, I am asked to have 3 songs ready to play. Five this time. I played Wake up America, Easy to love you (Stevie Kay), Gotta be God, Cowboy's father (Dave Lutz off 'Fellow workers with God'), and Putting wings to your prayer (Pressed down). I've played weddings before, but never an ordination ceremony. Powerful stuff. Those songs aren't "old wineskins" to us.

No numbers to brag about, but impact?

[krys]

My new definition of success is Out of twi!

[excathedra]

...one of our bretheren got ordained to the Christian ministry.

what does that mean yam?

[WordWolf]

what does that mean yam?

Looks like he was saying that a regular member was given an ordination during that meeting.

I'm not sure if you wanted details beyond that.