{"id":5185,"date":"2015-03-13T10:35:37","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T08:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?p=5185"},"modified":"2015-08-21T14:41:13","modified_gmt":"2015-08-21T11:41:13","slug":"51-nine-misconceptions-about-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/51-nine-misconceptions-about-ministry\/","title":{"rendered":"#51 Nine Misconceptions About Ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Misconceptions and false expectations about ministry can disappoint and discourage us.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of <a title=\"Podcast\" href=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/podcast-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Now Is the Time&#8221;<\/a> I talk about some common misconceptions about the ministry that I have often come across.\u00a0I also share with you some key ministry plans for this month.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2FNIST_E_51.mp3&amp;modern=1&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fsukofamily.org%2F51-nine-misconceptions-about-ministry%2F#mode-Light&border-000000&progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-3\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/content.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/NIST_E_51.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?powerpress_pinw=5185-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/content.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/NIST_E_51.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"NIST_E_51.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 29:46 &#8212; 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