{"id":10482,"date":"2022-09-18T18:24:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-18T16:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/how-is-the-icoc-structured\/"},"modified":"2024-02-06T18:00:47","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T16:00:47","slug":"how-is-the-icoc-structured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/how-is-the-icoc-structured\/","title":{"rendered":"How is the ICOC Structured?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The International Churches of Christ are a global fellowship of over 730 churches in 140 countries. Watch this video to learn more about how our leadership is structured and how our churches stay connected.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0-_zgHkRfdY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information visit <a href=\"http:\/\/icocleaders.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">icocleaders.org<\/a>.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wondered how our global fellowship is structured? 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