After Watchman Nee resumed his ministry in 1948, he worked with his co-
《 The Ministers & the Open Door 》
CONTENTS： THE MINISTERS & THE OPEN DOOR
1. Introduction to Volumes 55 and 56 THE MINISTERS
2. Issue No. 1 3. Issue No. 2 4. Issue No. 3 5. Issue No. 4 THE OPEN DOOR
6. Issue No. 20 7. Issue No. 21 8. Issue No. 22
INTRODUCTION TO VOLUMES 55 AND 56 After Watchman Nee resumed his ministry in 1948, he worked with his coworkers to publish several magazines. Some of these magazines have been gathered together in Volumes 55 and 56 of The Collected Works. Several of these magazines, The Testimony, The Way, and The Gospel, under the general supervision and editorship of other co-workers, are not included in The Collected Works. Three magazines published during this period are included in Volumes 55 and 56: The Ministers, The Open Door (1950-1951), and The Present Testimony (1951). The Ministers follows the same line as an earlier magazine, The Open Door, published in the 1930s. The Ministers is a collection of newsletters and correspondence between churches and individuals. It deals with issues raised in the Lord's service, provides guidance to the serving ones and the churches in general, and addresses problems encountered in the ministry. Through this correspondence the reader can gain much insight into the movement of the churches under Watchman Nee's ministry during this period. Four issues were published, beginning in July 1948 and ending in June 1950. Thereafter, this