Let the People SPEAK!

Welcome to De-Commissioned, a place for former members of the Great Commission movement (aka GCM, GCC, GCAC, GCI, the Blitz) to discuss problems they've experienced in the association's practices and theology.

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[Janet Easson Martin]

I waited a long time to post because it was not easy to share what I went through even if I remained anonymous. This is not easy. But it is necessary. When good people do nothing, when they stay silent and allow leaders to sin against those they lead, then evil deeds flourish. I came to a place in which God told me to speak out. It was time for me to stand for righteousness and truth. …

We have suffered injustice by others because the culture of many GCM churches lead people to say and do things that are cruel. These are facts.

-OneOfMany,   2018

[Janet Easson Martin]

…these systems are deeply self-perpetuating, even though there's natural turnover over a few years as students finish their degrees and move on. An H2O ministry/church (as far as I understand it, in some places H2O operates as both a campus ministry and local church) would have to completely repudiate everything they were taught under GCM/Reliant - all the way up to Jim McCotter - and replace their permanent upper leadership with seasoned leaders who are experienced with dealing with spiritual abuse and under the authority of a healthy local church (or churches). It's possible, but not likely. It would be better for them to be shut down entirely.

-xray342