Quote Originally Posted by roscoe View Post
He advocated 'three to thrive' in order to help people who were too ignorant or self-centered to realize that fellowship and preaching are necessary components to spiritual growth.

What we should be concerned with is what his followers and associates did with 'Three to thrive' - (in some cases) to influence people into boosting attendance and 'supporting' the pastor.
Is that why the church is top heavy in earned wages?