 Zhao Weishan (; born December 12, 1951), a former physics teacher, had a history of membership in a variety of Christian new religious movements.In 1986, Zhao was a member of a Christian house church, and in 1987 he was baptized into a branch of The Shouters which venerated their leader Witness Lee as "Lord Changshou".Zhao rose to a leadership position within the group and, according to Chinese governmental sources, preached that he was himself the "Lord of Ability."