Living Stream Ministry
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Living Stream Ministry (LSM), founded in 1968, is a non-profit publisher of the works of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee, and is a member of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (since 2002) and the Christian Booksellers Association (since 1981). Living Stream is also closely associated with the Local Church movement founded by Lee.
The published mission statement of Living Stream Ministry is as follows:
"The Living Stream Ministry publishes the works of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee, providing the authoritative and definitive collections of treasures from these two servants of the Lord Jesus Christ. The writings of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee focus on the enjoyment of the divine life, which all the believers possess, and on the building up of the church, the goal of God's work with man in this age. Living Stream Ministry provides video tapes, audio tapes, and printed religious materials, which it distributes through churches and bookstores. The ministry also supports broadcasting programs that broadcast ministry messages."
Among the most noteworthy of Living Stream's publications is the Recovery Version of the Bible, which features extensive (and sometimes controversial) notes by Witness Lee. Complimentary copies of LSM's Recovery Version are widely distributed by Bibles for America, Bibles for Australia, Bibles for New Zealand, and other Local Church-related entities.
On December 1, 2006, the Texas Supreme Court denied review of the Local Church and Living Stream Ministry’s $136 million libel lawsuit against Harvest House Publishers and authors John Ankerberg and John Weldon. The Harvest House statement is available here.
[edit] References
- Charity Navigator. Charity Summary - Living Stream Ministry. Retrieved May 14, 2005.
- Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. Voting Members. Retrieved May 14, 2005.
- MinistryWatch. Summary Profile. Retrieved December 13, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Living Stream Ministry Website
- Living Stream Ministry Online Publications - Complete online texts of its publications.
- Rhema Literature Distributors - International, multilingual distribution of Living Stream titles
