{"id":23701,"date":"2026-03-26T15:45:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=23701"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:45:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:45:04","slug":"dinner-church-virtual-encounter-fresh-expressions-2","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/event\/dinner-church-virtual-encounter-fresh-expressions-2\/","title":{"rendered":"$ Dinner Church Virtual Encounter (Fresh Expressions)"},"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\tApril 16\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\t7:00 pm\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t &#8211; \t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t9:00 pm\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Discover the power of the historic Jesus Table approach for starting new church communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leaders all across the country are rediscovering Jesus&#8217; dinner table theology that dominated the Apostolic Era. 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