{"id":3793,"date":"2025-04-17T15:55:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T19:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/clergy-life\/?p=3793"},"modified":"2025-12-08T14:01:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T19:01:24","slug":"extension-ministry-spotlight-general-board-of-higher-education-and-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/clergy-life\/2025\/04\/extension-ministry-spotlight-general-board-of-higher-education-and-ministry\/","title":{"rendered":"Extension Ministry Spotlight: General Board of Higher Education and Ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to our series that spotlights NC Conference pastors serving in extension ministries. Read about other\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/clergy-life\/tag\/extension-ministers\">extension ministers<\/a>\u00a0as these stories are published weekly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rev. Dr. Trip Lowery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Rev. 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