{"id":4335,"date":"2026-03-09T09:56:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T13:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/clergy-life\/?p=4335"},"modified":"2026-03-10T10:42:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:42:47","slug":"ministry-spotlight-office-of-clergy-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/clergy-life\/2026\/03\/ministry-spotlight-office-of-clergy-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry Spotlight: Office of Clergy Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to our series that spotlights ministries of the NC Conference. Read about other&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/news\/tag\/ministry-spotlights\/\">conference ministries<\/a>&nbsp;as these stories are published weekly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Office of Clergy Life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The cornerstones of the <a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/clergy-life\/\">Office of Clergy Life<\/a> are calling, equipping, and sustaining. 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