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	<description>We’re ex-GCM (Great Commission Ministries) church members who want to discuss problems we’ve experienced in the association’s practices and theology.</description>
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		<title>De-Commissioned has moved</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This site has moved to a forum, located at http://gcmwarning.com:8080/decomm/<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=decommissioned.wordpress.com&amp;blog=514227&amp;post=259&amp;subd=decommissioned&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>GCM boot camp quote</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2007 06:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sistainchrist</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow. I just have to say wow because I can’t conceive what the whole GC experience means to a 14 year old. I know today Short is still revered. In the video they put out for the Bootcamp retreat, one kid called the speakers “the great men of God and all the GC celebrities”. There. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=decommissioned.wordpress.com&amp;blog=514227&amp;post=165&amp;subd=decommissioned&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>“Every nation, this generation”</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2007 17:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A fundamental belief of the early movement was Jim McCotter&#8217;s strategy (aka the &#8220;Heavenly Vision&#8221;) to reach the world for Christ within one generation. “This is the church that was going to reach the whole world with the gospel in its generation? It does not sound like much progress has been made since the 1980s. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=decommissioned.wordpress.com&amp;blog=514227&amp;post=163&amp;subd=decommissioned&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Autonomy</title>
		<link>http://decommissioned.wordpress.com/2007/01/22/autonomy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2007 20:17:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>puff of purple smoke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lately the concept of autonomy has been coming up. Some have argued that some GC churches are good, some are bad, and the movement as a whole shouldn&#8217;t be blamed for the bad ones because every church is &#8220;autonomous.&#8221; au·ton·o·mous (adj.) Not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent; self-directing. In the past, this [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=decommissioned.wordpress.com&amp;blog=514227&amp;post=157&amp;subd=decommissioned&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Slanderpooloza, Divissivewalkers 2007 (A de-commissioned conference)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2007 22:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sistainchrist</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So since there seems to be enough interest in this lets go for it. Call this a planning board, brainstorming welcome&#8230;. I would like to see this be a reality. I agree with SChase, a Greyhound may be an option for some of the areas of most popularity. Judging by the cluster map, we would [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=decommissioned.wordpress.com&amp;blog=514227&amp;post=155&amp;subd=decommissioned&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Letter from a GCM staffer</title>
		<link>http://decommissioned.wordpress.com/2007/01/07/150/</link>
		<comments>http://decommissioned.wordpress.com/2007/01/07/150/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2007 04:46:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>puff of purple smoke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following was written by a current staff member of a GCM church a few days ago. It was not specifically written to decommissioned, rather it was posted in a livejournal discussion. However, given that it was publically posted, seems to be intended to be read by anyone, is very relevant to several recent conversations, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=decommissioned.wordpress.com&amp;blog=514227&amp;post=150&amp;subd=decommissioned&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>mamad&#8217;s story, and farewell</title>
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		<comments>http://decommissioned.wordpress.com/2007/01/05/mamads-story-and-farewell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2007 16:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>puff of purple smoke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[mamad&#8217;s farewell (and a recap of her story) was posted in a previous thread as a comment, but I think it might get buried and be easily missed by future readers so I am re-posting it: As 2006 ends, I can’t help but reflect upon the past year. As last year began, never would I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=decommissioned.wordpress.com&amp;blog=514227&amp;post=149&amp;subd=decommissioned&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>We&#8217;re off to New Zealand</title>
		<link>http://decommissioned.wordpress.com/2007/01/03/were-off-to-new-zealand/</link>
		<comments>http://decommissioned.wordpress.com/2007/01/03/were-off-to-new-zealand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2007 06:25:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>graduatedjosh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;d just like to announce that, like Bertrand and Agatha, Gen and I will also be giving up our posting and monitoring duties. Frankly, we just got bored and decided to pursue new opportunities in media and jet companies. We&#8217;ll be moving our operations to the New Zealand underground but will emerge periodically to read [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=decommissioned.wordpress.com&amp;blog=514227&amp;post=148&amp;subd=decommissioned&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Legalism</title>
		<link>http://decommissioned.wordpress.com/2007/01/01/legalism/</link>
		<comments>http://decommissioned.wordpress.com/2007/01/01/legalism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2007 22:14:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>puff of purple smoke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been posting here for some time as &#8220;puff of purple smoke,&#8221; but now that I am a moderator I will expand upon my story a bit, and touch on a topic that bothered me for some time while in GC*. I left a GCAC/GCM church in 2005 after several years of involvement. Before [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=decommissioned.wordpress.com&amp;blog=514227&amp;post=147&amp;subd=decommissioned&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>287</slash:comments>
	
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		<title>De-De-Commissioned</title>
		<link>http://decommissioned.wordpress.com/2006/12/31/de-de-commissioned/</link>
		<comments>http://decommissioned.wordpress.com/2006/12/31/de-de-commissioned/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Dec 2006 22:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>graduatedjosh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Bertrand Baggersly Along with Agatha, I too am removing myself from the moderator role today. I also plan to keep close track of the site (using the comment feed) and will participate in future discussions. I&#8217;m looking forward to seeing where things go from here. Looking back, I&#8217;m glad we created a place where [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=decommissioned.wordpress.com&amp;blog=514227&amp;post=145&amp;subd=decommissioned&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Farewell and A Happy New Year</title>
		<link>http://decommissioned.wordpress.com/2006/12/30/a-farewell-and-a-happy-new-year/</link>
		<comments>http://decommissioned.wordpress.com/2006/12/30/a-farewell-and-a-happy-new-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Dec 2006 05:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>graduatedjosh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Agatha L&#8217;Orange A few weeks ago, we contributers decided to bring on new folks with the idea that they would eventually take over the reigns of Decommissioned (around the New Year). I personally find it difficult to let the &#8220;control&#8221; of the blog go&#8230; but I feel like I have said everything &#8220;big&#8221; that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=decommissioned.wordpress.com&amp;blog=514227&amp;post=144&amp;subd=decommissioned&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas Hope</title>
		<link>http://decommissioned.wordpress.com/2006/12/23/christmas-hope/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2006 18:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>graduatedjosh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Genevieve Last Christmas I was in a rut. I wasn&#8217;t especially joyful or happy. I felt trapped in the same fears and insecurities I&#8217;ve always had. Life felt dull and gray. I didn&#8217;t feel like I was living the life God intended or that I ever could. I was disappointed in myself and in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=decommissioned.wordpress.com&amp;blog=514227&amp;post=143&amp;subd=decommissioned&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Church as it might be???</title>
		<link>http://decommissioned.wordpress.com/2006/12/20/church-as-it-might-be/</link>
		<comments>http://decommissioned.wordpress.com/2006/12/20/church-as-it-might-be/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2006 00:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sistainchrist</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the recent discussion on the possible changes in what the Church might look like on God&#8217;s Will thread(Sam, Orthodox, Dipping, Miss Current, and others), I will hop on the suggestion to start a separate discussion on that and try to figure out how to start posts and figure out how this blogging thing works. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=decommissioned.wordpress.com&amp;blog=514227&amp;post=142&amp;subd=decommissioned&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Larry Pile&#8217;s comment</title>
		<link>http://decommissioned.wordpress.com/2006/12/19/larry-piles-comment/</link>
		<comments>http://decommissioned.wordpress.com/2006/12/19/larry-piles-comment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2006 03:33:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bertrandbaggersly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case you missed it in &#8220;Recent Comments&#8221;, Larry responded to many of the questions we asked him. Here&#8217;s a link. -Bertrand<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=decommissioned.wordpress.com&amp;blog=514227&amp;post=141&amp;subd=decommissioned&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are they making fun of us?</title>
		<link>http://decommissioned.wordpress.com/2006/12/19/funny-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2006 03:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>graduatedjosh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, it&#8217;s poking fun at people who leave, but I have to admit this video from The Rock is really funny. Every time I watch it I can&#8217;t stop laughing. In the spirit of some light holiday entertainment and the fun of having a laugh at your own expense&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=decommissioned.wordpress.com&amp;blog=514227&amp;post=140&amp;subd=decommissioned&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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