{"id":30435,"date":"2026-05-29T14:32:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T12:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/?p=30435"},"modified":"2026-05-29T14:32:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T12:32:04","slug":"ministers-wellness-webinar-elder-and-evangelist-collaboration-in-the-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/ministers-wellness-webinar-elder-and-evangelist-collaboration-in-the-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister&#8217;s Wellness Webinar: Elder and Evangelist Collaboration in the Church"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What does healthy collaboration between elders and evangelists really look like in today\u2019s church? The ICOC Minister&#8217;s Wellness Committee invited ministry staff to a Zoom webinar on May 22 that explored \u201cA True Gospel Partnership: Elder and Evangelist Collaboration in the Church.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The webinar features Rafael Lua, MRE, an evangelist for the LA Church, and Dr. Doug Webber, an elder for the LA Church. 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