{"id":16237,"date":"2022-06-30T16:01:27","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T20:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=16237"},"modified":"2022-06-30T16:01:34","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T20:01:34","slug":"creating-a-narrative-budget-the-story-behind-the-numbers-discipleship-ministries-3","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/event\/creating-a-narrative-budget-the-story-behind-the-numbers-discipleship-ministries-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a Narrative Budget: The Story Behind the Numbers (Discipleship Ministries)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tribe-events-schedule tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t<p class=\"tribe-events-schedule__datetime\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__date tribe-events-schedule__date--start\">\n\t\t\tJuly 18, 2022\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__all-day\">All day<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Discipleship Ministries is excited to announce the re-launch of a popular online course for local church leaders:&nbsp;<strong>Creating a Narrative Budget \u2013 The Story Behind the Numbers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The course is written and hosted by the Rev. 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