The Collected Works of Witness Lee, Letters and Gleanings, volume 2, contains miscellaneous messages given by Brother Witness Lee in 1965 through 1971. The contents of this volume are divided into thirteen sections, as follows: 1. Eight messages given in Taiwan in 1965. These messages are included in this volume under the title Miscellaneous Gleanings, 1965. 2. Two messages given in Tyler, Texas, in February 1965. These messages are included in this volume under the title Messages Given in Tyler, Texas. 3. Seven messages given in Los Angeles, California; Taiwan; and Hong Kong on May 6 through November 5, 1965. These messages are included in this volume under the title Additional Notes by K. H. Weigh. 4. Fifteen messages given in Taiwan in 1966. These messages are included in this volume under the title Miscellaneous Gleanings, 1966. 5. Four messages given in Taiwan on October 5 through 15, 1966. These messages are included in this volume under the title Taking the Way of the Lord's Recovery. 6. Fifteen messages given in Taiwan in 1967. These messages are included in this volume under the title Miscellaneous Gleanings, 1967. 7. Eight messages given in 1968. Message 1 was given in Taichung, Taiwan. The rest were given in an unknown location. These messages are included in this volume under the title Miscellaneous Gleanings, 1968. 8. Nine messages given in Vancouver, Canada, on December 4 through 12, 1968. These messages are included in this volume under the title Experiencing and Enjoying the Riches of Christ to Function in the Meetings. 9. Two messages given in an unknown location in 1969. These messages are included in this volume under the title Miscellaneous Gleanings, 1969. 10. Six messages given in various locations in 1970. The last four messages were given in Taiwan. The locations for the remaining messages are uncertain. These messages are included in this volume under the title Miscellaneous Gleanings, 1970. 11. Five messages given in Hong Kong on October 17 through November 13, 1970. These messages are included in this volume under the title Messages Given in Hong Kong. 12. Five messages given in an unknown location in 1971. These messages are included in this volume under the title Miscellaneous Gleanings, 1971.

The Collected Works of Witness Lee, Letters and Gleanings, volume 3, contains messages given by Brother Witness Lee from 1972 through 1996. The contents of this volume are divided into twenty-four sections, as follows: 1. Six messages given in various locations in 1972. These messages are included in this volume under the title Miscellaneous Gleanings, 1972. 2. Seven messages given in Toronto, Canada, on June 16 through 21, 1972. These messages are included in this volume under the title The Kingdom as the Growth of Christ within Us for the Building Up of the Church. 3. A message given in San Jose, California, on an unknown date. This message is included in this volume under the title Christ--God, the Redeemer, the Life-giving Spirit, and the Body of Christ. 4. Three messages given in Taipei, Taiwan, between January 24 and February 18, 1972. These messages are included in this volume under the title Growth in Life in the Book of Ephesians. The three messages were combined into one chapter. 5. Six messages given in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on November 30 through December 3, 1972. These messages are included in this volume under the title Enjoying the Riches of Christ to Produce the Fullness of Christ. 6. A message given in the Magnolia House in Los Angeles, California, in August 1973. This message is included in this volume under the title Fellowship with Saints Migrating to New York City. 7. A message given in an unknown location in 1973. This message is included in this volume under the title The Indwelling Christ. 8. A message given in an unknown location in 1974. This message is included in this volume under the title Our Commission from the Lord. 9. Three messages given in an unknown location in 1974. These messages are included in this volume under the title Building the Church as the House of God with the Seven Spirits. 10. Six messages given in Taiwan in 1975. These messages are included in this volume under the title Miscellaneous Gleanings, 1975. 11. Two messages given in Anaheim, California, on June 27 and 28, 1978. These messages are included in this volume under the title Additional Messages for The Testimony and Way of Life in the Lord's Recovery. The four messages under the title The Testimony and Way of Life in the Lord's Recovery are included in The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1978, volume 2. 12. Two messages given in San Jose and San Francisco, California, respectively, on January 12, 1979. These messages are included in this volume under the title Messages Given in San Jose and San Francisco. 13. A message given in Anaheim, California, on February 8, 1979. This message is included in this volume under the title Fellowship concerning Training and the Two Aspects of Spiritual Experience. 14. Two messages given in San Francisco, California, on February 17, 1980. These messages are included in this volume under the title Gleanings on Galatians. 15. Three messages given in Berkeley, California, on July 18 and 19, 1981. These messages are included in this volume under the title Christ as Revealed in 1 Corinthians. 16. A message given in Irving, Texas, on December 6, 1983. This message is included in this volume under the title Our Consideration, Attitude, and Ways to Contact Christians. 17. A message given in Anaheim, California, on May 19, 1984. This message is included in this volume under the title A Married Life in Spirit. 18. A series of fellowships given in Anaheim, California, from November 1991 through July 1993 to the co-workers serving in Russia. This series is included in this volume under the title Practical Fellowship concerning the Lord's Move in Russia. 19. A fellowship given by telephone in Anaheim, California, to a group of responsible brothers in Toledo, Ohio, on January 19, 1992. This fellowship is included in this volume under the title Seeing the Body of Christ, Caring for the Oneness of the Body, and Carrying Out the God-ordained Way. 20. Two messages given in Anaheim, California, on March 16 and 17, 1993. These messages are included in this volume under the title Building Up the Vital Groups to Gain the Increase. 21. A message given in Anaheim, California, in 1996. This message is included in this volume under the title Crystals in the Book of Romans and Christ's Threefold Ministry. 22. A message given in Anaheim, California, on July 11, 1996. This message is included in this volume under the title Entering into a New Age to Work Together with the Lord. 23. Five messages given in various unspecified locations and on unknown dates. These messages are included in this volume under the title Miscellaneous Gleanings, Unknown Dates. 24. Two messages given in unspecified locations and on unknown dates. These messages are included in this volume under the title Questions and Answers concerning the Ground of the Church. 25. Two messages given in an unspecified location and on unknown dates. These messages are included in this volume under the title A Brief History of the Lord's Recovery in China and the United States.

The Collected Works of Witness Lee, Letters and Gleanings, volume 1, contains letters written by Brother Witness Lee from October 23, 1937, through October 15, 1994, and miscellaneous messages given from 1948 through 1964. The contents of this volume are divided into ten sections, as follows: 1. One hundred nineteen letters written to Brother Liu Suey on June 3, 1947, through October 5, 1981. These letters are included in this volume under the title Letters to Liu Suey. 2. Eight letters written to Brother Weigh Kwang-hsi (K. H. Weigh) on September 25, 1961, through October 3, 1974. These letters are included in this volume under the title Letters to K. H. Weigh. 3. Three hundred thirty-one letters written from an unknown date in 1948 through October 15, 1994, to various churches and individual saints; five letters written on April 20, 1967, through March 14, 1968, to Brother Carl Althaus; a letter written on February 8, 1992, to Brother Benson Phillips and all the full-time serving brothers and sisters in Moscow, Russia; a letter written on August 7, 1992, to the young brothers and sisters in the church in Moscow; and a letter written on January 29, 1993, to the saints who completed the first term of the full-time training in Moscow. These letters are included in this volume under the title Miscellaneous Letters. 4. A letter written on October 23, 1937, and published in the periodical The Open Door, Issue No. 2; five letters written on September 6, 1962, through April 9, 1963, and published in Church News, Issue Nos. 53 through 55; four letters written on December 4, 1963, through November 6, 1964, and published in The Ministry of the Word, Supplementary Issues, 1964, Issue Nos. 1, 10, and 12; and thirty-six letters written on April 25, 1968, through April 6, 1977, and published in Church News, Resumed, Issue Nos. 12 through 51. These letters are included in this volume under the title Published Letters. 5. A message given in Swatow, China, on January 17, 1948. This message is included in this volume under the title Fellowship concerning the Gospel, Revival, Life, and Loving the Lord. 6. A message given in an unknown location in 1956. This message is included in this volume under the title Recovering God's Temple, God's City, and God's Word. 7. Four messages given at a location believed to be San Francisco, California, in 1963. These messages are included in this volume under the title Miscellaneous Gleanings, 1963. 8. A message given in a location believed to be Los Angeles, California, in 1963. This message is included in this volume under the title Abiding in Christ by Denying Ourselves and Opening Ourselves to Him. 9. Two messages given in uncertain locations in 1964. These messages are included in this volume under the title Miscellaneous Gleanings, 1964. 10. A message given in an uncertain location in 1964. This message is included in this volume under the title The Use of Marriage in God's Hand.

This issue of The Ministry of the Word contains the first eight of the sixteen messages given during the spring 2024 term of the full-time training in Anaheim, California. The general subject of this series of messages is “The Crucial Points of the Truth in Paul’s Epistles—2 Corinthians.”

The contents of this volume are divided into five sections, as follows: 1. Seventeen letters written from August 27, 1932, through July 15, 1935. These letters were published in the periodical Collection of Newsletters in November 1933 through July 1935 and are included in this volume under the same title. 2. Three articles written from July through September 1934. These articles were published in the periodical The Glad Tidings and are included in this volume under the title The Glad Tidings, 1934. 3. Thirty-two articles and reports published in the periodical The Christian from 1934 through 1940. These articles are included in this volume under the same title. 4. A message given in an unknown location in 1936. This message is included in this volume under the title Concerning the Human Living of the Believers. 5. Twelve letters written from December 9, 1937, through June 5, 1939. These letters were published in the periodical The Open Door in January 1938 through June 5, 1939, and are included in this volume under the same title.

The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1960, volume 2, contains messages given and articles and personal notes written by Brother Witness Lee in April through December 1960. Historical information concerning Brother Lee's travels and the content of his ministry in 1960 can be found in the general preface that appears at the beginning of volume 1 in this set. The contents of this volume are divided into ten sections, as follows: 1. Nine messages given in Taipei, Taiwan, in April through August. Chapters 1 through 5 contain messages given in July and August, and chapters 8 and 9 contain messages given on April 1 and 2. The dates of the messages that constitute chapters 6 and 7 are unknown. All nine messages were previously published in a book entitled The Sufficiency, Pursuit, and Learning of the Lord's Serving Ones and are included in this volume under the same title. 2. Four messages given in a training for young people in Taipei, Taiwan, in April. These messages are included in this volume under the title God's Plan and Christ's Redemption. 3. Three sets of personal notes written in 1960, probably beginning on April 26. These notes are included in this volume under the title Witness Lee's Personal Notes. 4. Fifteen messages given in Taipei, Taiwan, in 1960; the exact dates are unknown. These messages were previously published in a book entitled The Elders' Management of the Church and are included in this volume under the same title. 5. A message given in Taipei, Taiwan, probably after the messages contained in the previous section on the elders' management of the church. This message is included in this volume under the title Concerning the Arrangement of Church Meetings. 6. A message given in Taipei, Taiwan, in 1960. This message was originally published in the periodical The Ministry of the Word in September. It is included in this volume under the title Balancing the Church Service and the Goals of the Church Service. 7. Five messages given in Taipei, Taiwan. These messages were originally published in the periodical The Ministry of the Word in October 1960 through January 1961. They were previously published in a book entitled The Law of Revival and are included in this volume under the same title. 8. Ten messages given in New York City on October 14 through November 20. These messages are included in this volume under the title The Nature and Building Up of the Church. 9. Four messages given in New York City on November 24 through 27. These messages are included in this volume under the title Practicing the Building Up of the Church on the Proper Ground. 10. A letter and two sets of questions and answers given in Los Angeles, California, on December 5 through 7. This section is included in this volume under the title Fellowship in Los Angeles concerning the Ground of the Church.

The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1972, volume 2, contains messages given by Brother Witness Lee from July 21 through August 13, 1972. During this period Brother Lee remained in Los Angeles, where he gave a lengthy series of forty-eight messages on the kingdom of God, mainly from the perspective of life. This volume is composed of these messages, which were published in 1980 in a fifty-chapter book entitled The Kingdom.

This issue of The Ministry of the Word contains the first eight of the sixteen messages given during the spring 2023 term of the full-time training in Anaheim, California. The general subject of this series of messages is "The Crucial Points of the Truth in Paul's Epistles-Romans.