{"id":33175,"date":"2021-12-18T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-18T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/?p=33175"},"modified":"2024-11-28T11:15:54","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T16:15:54","slug":"refresh-your-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/john\/2021\/12\/18\/refresh-your-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Refresh Your Leadership"},"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 18 of 24 in the series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/series\/pastors-hope-and-a-future\/\">Pastors: A Hope and a Future<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Once you have ensured you have a passion for your pastoral call and your mission, you are almost ready to start leading your church forward. 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