{"id":8134,"date":"2021-06-22T14:06:10","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T18:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/bishop\/?p=8134"},"modified":"2021-06-22T14:06:10","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T18:06:10","slug":"connections-ordination-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/bishop\/2021\/06\/connections-ordination-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"connections: Ordination 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"connections: Ordination 2021\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/566155964?app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thirty-eight elders and two deacons were ordained for Christian ministry at this year&#8217;s Annual Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Grace and peace to you in the name of Jesus Christ.<br><br>A highlight of Annual Conference last week was the ordination of 40 of God&#8217;s servants on Friday. They were glorious services. Ten persons were ordained in each of the four services.\u00a0<\/p><p>The highlight of the service of ordination is the laying on of hands. &#8220;Take thou authority.&#8221; These three words resonate in our hearts and minds as we pray for the 40 who were ordained last week. May your ministry abound in peace and in joy as you serve Christ in the years to come.\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thirty-eight elders and two deacons were ordained for Christian ministry at this year&#8217;s Annual 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