{"id":4201,"date":"2025-12-01T15:46:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T20:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/clergy-life\/?p=4201"},"modified":"2025-12-08T13:59:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T18:59:04","slug":"extension-ministry-spotlight-church-transformation-ministries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/clergy-life\/2025\/12\/extension-ministry-spotlight-church-transformation-ministries\/","title":{"rendered":"Extension Ministry Spotlight: Church Transformation Ministries"},"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. Ken McLean<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Rev. 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