{"id":1385,"date":"2023-09-06T17:44:03","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T17:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/stewardship\/?p=1385"},"modified":"2023-09-06T18:07:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T18:07:49","slug":"a-pasture-for-his-lambs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/stewardship\/dynamic_steward\/a-pasture-for-his-lambs\/","title":{"rendered":"A Pasture for His Lambs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>ISSUE DATE :  JANUARY \u2013 MARCH 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At present, many local churches have been and remain closed because of the pandemic. The ability of local churches to continue to teach, preach, evangelize, and nurture existing membership in the absence of normal modes of church life has been tested. 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