{"id":33140,"date":"2021-12-06T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/?p=33140"},"modified":"2021-12-11T20:21:48","modified_gmt":"2021-12-12T01:21:48","slug":"the-significance-of-your-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cccc.org\/news_blogs\/john\/2021\/12\/06\/the-significance-of-your-ministry\/","title":{"rendered":"The Significance of Your Ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pps-series-post-details pps-series-post-details-variant-classic pps-series-post-details-38706\" data-series-id=\"628\"><div class=\"pps-series-meta-content\"><div class=\"pps-series-meta-text\">This entry is part 6 of 24 in the series <a href=\"https:\/\/cccc.org\/news_blogs\/series\/pastors-hope-and-a-future\/\">Pastors: A Hope and a Future<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Pastors, as you look ahead to what you&#8217;d like your legacy to be, here are some thoughts to consider as you lead your church in a time of great upheaval and turmoil in society:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>How you lead through this time could be a major part of your legacy. 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