{"id":12595,"date":"2020-09-11T16:27:23","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T13:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?p=12595"},"modified":"2020-09-11T16:28:59","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T13:28:59","slug":"6-reasons-for-lack-of-faithfulness-in-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/6-reasons-for-lack-of-faithfulness-in-ministry\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Reasons for Lack of Faithfulness in Ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Have you ever wondered why there are fewer faithful pastors now than there was 40-50 years ago? 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