{"id":33181,"date":"2021-12-22T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/?p=33181"},"modified":"2024-11-28T11:00:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T16:00:25","slug":"you-are-ready-for-a-spiritual-retreat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cccc.org\/news_blogs\/john\/2021\/12\/22\/you-are-ready-for-a-spiritual-retreat\/","title":{"rendered":"Pastors, You Are Ready for a Spiritual Retreat"},"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 22 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>Congratulations on nearing the end of this series! 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