{"id":66,"date":"2024-07-30T21:17:51","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T21:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gallant-kirch.160-238-31-145.plesk.page\/index.php\/about\/"},"modified":"2024-08-09T01:36:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T01:36:05","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gallant-kirch.160-238-31-145.plesk.page\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"66\" class=\"elementor elementor-66\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-180c355b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"180c355b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d17de0a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d17de0a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2596d980 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2596d980\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About us<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-185e9644 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"185e9644\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Pacific Institute of Christian Ministry (PICM) provides online education to the laity that will enable and prepare them to serve in the ministry. The institute was established to meet the needs of our growing Seventh-day Adventist churches.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-371c9939 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"371c9939\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fc86968 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4fc86968\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17bdbeb7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"17bdbeb7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e281501 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" 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local church.<\/li><li>To encourage lay leaders to work with pastors in fulfilling the Great Commission.<\/li><li>To adopt the concept that every pastor is an equipper and every member a minister.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bdb351f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7bdb351f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28f460ca elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"28f460ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Pastor<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-700801a5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"700801a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\u201cPICM is a very effective initiative in fulfilling the great commission of our Lord to make disciples of all people. 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