{"id":22936,"date":"2026-02-02T14:15:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T19:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=22936"},"modified":"2026-02-02T14:15:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T19:15:16","slug":"leadership-forward-lunch-learn-not-just-sunday-with-jevon-caldwell-gross-strengthening-the-black-church","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/event\/leadership-forward-lunch-learn-not-just-sunday-with-jevon-caldwell-gross-strengthening-the-black-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership Forward Lunch &amp; Learn: Not Just Sunday with Jevon Caldwell-Gross (Strengthening the Black Church)"},"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\tFebruary 19\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--date\">\n\t\t\t\t @ \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--start\">\n\t\t\t\t1:00 pm\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ve been showing up\u2014preaching, teaching, leading, and caring. Yet many leaders are discovering that the old assumptions about church and leadership no longer fit the world we\u2019re living in. This February, the SBC21 Lunch &amp; Learn invites you to the table for\u00a0<strong>meaningful teaching and practical tools designed to help you cultivate healthy rhythms for faithful leadership\u2014beyond Sundays<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Together, we\u2019ll explore how to move from maintaining programs to cultivating purpose, and how to lead with clarity, courage, and sustainability in everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This experience is designed to\u00a0<strong>dish out a healthier rhythm for leadership<\/strong>\u2014providing tools you can carry back into your ministry context immediately. 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