{"id":2471,"date":"2020-07-14T05:53:08","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T09:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/ministerial-relations\/?p=2471"},"modified":"2025-08-28T09:37:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T13:37:36","slug":"district-committee-on-ordained-ministry-dcom-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/clergy-life\/2020\/07\/district-committee-on-ordained-ministry-dcom-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"District Committee on Ordained Ministry (dCOM)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Resources<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025-2026-dCOM-Handbook.docx.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dCOM Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/clergy-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/dCOM.Responsibilities.2016.Updated.pdf\">dCOM 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