{"id":4136,"date":"2025-10-03T14:40:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T18:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/clergy-life\/?p=4136"},"modified":"2025-12-08T13:59:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T18:59:10","slug":"extension-ministry-spotlight-united-methodist-communications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/clergy-life\/2025\/10\/extension-ministry-spotlight-united-methodist-communications\/","title":{"rendered":"Extension Ministry Spotlight: United Methodist Communications"},"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. Ryan Dunn<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Rev. 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