{"id":30498,"date":"2026-06-17T21:52:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T19:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/?p=30498"},"modified":"2026-06-29T17:50:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T15:50:24","slug":"dreaming-big-the-vision-and-future-of-the-boston-church-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/dreaming-big-the-vision-and-future-of-the-boston-church-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Dreaming Big: The Vision and Future of the Boston Church, Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\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\/MxB4yVf7rs4?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\">God is moving powerfully through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonchurch.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Boston Church&#8217;s<\/a> teen and campus ministries. 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