{"id":3842,"date":"2025-05-19T11:49:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T15:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/clergy-life\/?p=3842"},"modified":"2025-12-08T14:01:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T19:01:22","slug":"extension-ministry-spotlight-alliance-medical-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/clergy-life\/2025\/05\/extension-ministry-spotlight-alliance-medical-ministry\/","title":{"rendered":"Extension Ministry Spotlight: Alliance Medical Ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to our series that spotlights NC Conference pastors serving in extension ministries. Read about other&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/clergy-life\/tag\/extension-ministers\">extension ministers<\/a>&nbsp;as these stories are published weekly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rev. Toby James<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Rev. Toby James is a deacon in full connection and a psychotherapist certified as a pastoral counselor in NC, which means he is trained to integrate patients&#8217; spiritual lives into the therapeutic journey together towards consciousness and healing. He serves in extension ministry as Director of Pastoral Care and Counseling at Alliance Medical Ministry. It is a sacred encounter to hear the tragedy, pain, and suffering, along with the resilience, courage, and transformation that arise as folks share their life stories in therapy. 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