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https://nccumc.org/leadership/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2022/08/Encouragements-Featured.jpg720404Women in ministry; we are many, yet we are one. Everything in the world is connected together. Nothing stands on its own. This unity of things is backed up by science and also beautifully explained by Paul with the metaphor of the unity of the Body of Christ. The body works due to the uniqueness of its parts and the connectedness of its efforts.