{"id":2079,"date":"2025-08-21T13:48:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T17:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/rej\/?p=2079"},"modified":"2025-12-05T16:55:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T21:55:54","slug":"shaping-the-mission-native-american-leadership-retreat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/rej\/2025\/08\/shaping-the-mission-native-american-leadership-retreat\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cShaping the Mission\u201d Native American Leadership Retreat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Committee on Native American Ministries (CONAM) and the Native American Cooperative Ministry (NACM), North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church members held their \u201cShaping the Mission\u201d Leadership Retreat at Shell Island Resort, Wrightsville Beach, NC, August 11-13, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure 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