{"id":21684,"date":"2020-12-22T10:31:58","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T18:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/?p=21684"},"modified":"2020-12-22T10:32:10","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T18:32:10","slug":"announcing-the-2021-online-lead-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/announcing-the-2021-online-lead-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing the 2021 Online LEAD Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>LEAD creates space for Christian leaders to be vulnerable and courageous, connects them around their hopes for the future, and equips them to bring those hopes into reality.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, more than ever, in the era of COVID-19, increasing political polarization nationwide, and heightened awareness of racial, social, and economic injustices bursting forth, LEADERS NEED LEAD.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LEAD 2021 will take place online January 25-26 and will feature 14 speakers and leaders who will offer stories of how they\u2019ve led through these unprecedented times. A full list of this year\u2019s speakers can be found at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.umclead.net\/lead-2021-speakers\">www.umclead.net\/lead-2021-speakers<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the talks will be pre-recorded, there will be multiple opportunities to engage with the speakers and other participants about the stories and ideas that are shared from the LEAD \u201cstage.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umclead.net\/conference\/register\/\">Registration<\/a>&nbsp;is open for the 10th annual LEAD Conference. Early Bird tickets sold out in the first 48 hours so act now to get the regular rate plus a swag box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s online experience will also include:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Swag Boxes<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Each box will include swag from our<a href=\"https:\/\/umclead.net\/conference\/sponsors\/\">&nbsp;sponsors<\/a>&nbsp;as well as some special LEAD items. Only the first 150 people who register by January 5th&nbsp;will receive a swag box.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Opening Mixer Opportunities<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>LEAD will begin with an opportunity for participants to meet and engage with each other before the conference begins. This year we\u2019re offering two fun opportunities on Sunday January 24th&nbsp;at 4pm MST:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Murder Mystery Zoom-\u00a0<\/strong>Hosted by Trevor Warren<br>or<br><strong>Paint Night!-\u00a0<\/strong>Led by Andrew Ill\u00e9n\u00e9\u00a0and hosted by Breanna Ill\u00e9n\u00e9<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Front Porches<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Come hang out half an hour early each day in a relaxed space and get to know other attendees. You\u2019ll be greeted by a host and assigned randomly to a breakout room, with occasional (and optional) prompts for conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Interactive Breakouts<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Every aspect of the conference is geared toward connecting with other participants. LEAD\u2019s breakouts are designed to offer networking opportunities and to continue conversations that are sparked by the talks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>After Hours Opportunities<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Monday at 4pm MST we\u2019ll take a break from our \u201cregularly scheduled programming\u201d to share drinks or a meal together. Each event will have a unique shopping list so that you will be able to participate from your own bar or kitchen. These two opportunities are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mix It Up: A Drinks Mixing Workshop-\u00a0<\/strong>Led by Jerry Herships\u00a0and hosted by Breanna Ill\u00e9n\u00e9<br>or<br><strong>Quarantine Kitchen: Cooking Class \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Led by Sophia Agtarap\u00a0and\u00a0hosted by Kris Gallagher<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Scholarships<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>We don\u2019t want cost to be a barrier to anyone\u2019s participation at UMC LEAD. If you are a student, lay person, or someone from an underrepresented community, we especially encourage you to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdcqj7Fe3EOLzAWu4VzQQvucP-AMvscJDZzP2kBqmgLNLw25Q\/viewform\">apply here<\/a>. All submissions will be kept confidential. Scholarships will reduce the cost of the conference to $5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For general questions about the conference contact Brandon Lazarus at\u00a0brandon@umclead.net. For information on<a href=\"https:\/\/umclead.net\/conference\/sponsors\/\">\u00a0sponsorship<\/a>\u00a0and marketing opportunities please contact Maria Longley at\u00a0maria@umclead.net. For the latest on speakers, registration, and other announcements visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/umclead.net\/\">umclead.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umclead.net\/conference\/register\/\">REGISTER NOW FOR LEAD 2021<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LEAD creates space for Christian leaders to be vulnerable and courageous, connects them around their hopes for the future, and equips them to bring those hopes into reality.&nbsp; Now, more than ever, in the era of COVID-19, increasing political polarization nationwide, and heightened awareness of racial, social, and economic injustices bursting forth, LEADERS NEED LEAD.&nbsp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":21685,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-21684","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-press-release"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Announcing the 2021 Online LEAD Conference - Greater Northwest Area | News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/announcing-the-2021-online-lead-conference\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Announcing the 2021 Online LEAD Conference - Greater Northwest Area | News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"LEAD creates space for Christian leaders to be vulnerable and courageous, connects them around their hopes for the future, and equips them to bring those hopes into reality.&nbsp; Now, more than ever, in the era of COVID-19, increasing political polarization nationwide, and heightened awareness of racial, social, and economic injustices bursting forth, LEADERS NEED LEAD.&nbsp; [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/announcing-the-2021-online-lead-conference\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Greater Northwest Area | News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/greaternw\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-12-22T18:31:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-12-22T18:32:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/UMC-LEAD-1.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"GNW Communications\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/UMC-LEAD-1.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"GNW Communications\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/greaternw.org\\\/news\\\/announcing-the-2021-online-lead-conference\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/greaternw.org\\\/news\\\/announcing-the-2021-online-lead-conference\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"GNW Communications\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/greaternw.org\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/be46559f16517abdea08b6314c898c7e\"},\"headline\":\"Announcing the 2021 Online LEAD Conference\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-12-22T18:31:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-12-22T18:32:10+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/greaternw.org\\\/news\\\/announcing-the-2021-online-lead-conference\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":526,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/greaternw.org\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/greaternw.org\\\/news\\\/announcing-the-2021-online-lead-conference\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/greaternw.org\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/12\\\/UMC-LEAD-1.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1\",\"articleSection\":[\"Press Release\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/greaternw.org\\\/news\\\/announcing-the-2021-online-lead-conference\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/greaternw.org\\\/news\\\/announcing-the-2021-online-lead-conference\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/greaternw.org\\\/news\\\/announcing-the-2021-online-lead-conference\\\/\",\"name\":\"Announcing the 2021 Online LEAD Conference - Greater Northwest Area | News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/greaternw.org\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/greaternw.org\\\/news\\\/announcing-the-2021-online-lead-conference\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/greaternw.org\\\/news\\\/announcing-the-2021-online-lead-conference\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/greaternw.org\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/12\\\/UMC-LEAD-1.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-12-22T18:31:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-12-22T18:32:10+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/greaternw.org\\\/news\\\/announcing-the-2021-online-lead-conference\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/greaternw.org\\\/news\\\/announcing-the-2021-online-lead-conference\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/greaternw.org\\\/news\\\/announcing-the-2021-online-lead-conference\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/greaternw.org\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/12\\\/UMC-LEAD-1.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/greaternw.org\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/12\\\/UMC-LEAD-1.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1080},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/greaternw.org\\\/news\\\/announcing-the-2021-online-lead-conference\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/greaternw.org\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Announcing the 2021 Online LEAD Conference\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/greaternw.org\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/greaternw.org\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"Greater Northwest Area | News\",\"description\":\"Stories of Mission and Ministry\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/greaternw.org\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/greaternw.org\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/greaternw.org\\\/news\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Greater Northwest Area of The United Methodist Church\",\"alternateName\":\"GNWUMC\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/greaternw.org\\\/news\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/greaternw.org\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/greaternw.org\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/cropped-GNW-NEWS.gif?fit=512%2C512&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/greaternw.org\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/cropped-GNW-NEWS.gif?fit=512%2C512&ssl=1\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Greater Northwest Area of The United Methodist Church\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/greaternw.org\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/facebook.com\\\/greaternw\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/greaternw.org\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/be46559f16517abdea08b6314c898c7e\",\"name\":\"GNW Communications\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/917adff6e90e4da3cfc06ef9066bcb61272b916efbf38cacce38b66660cb9587?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/917adff6e90e4da3cfc06ef9066bcb61272b916efbf38cacce38b66660cb9587?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/917adff6e90e4da3cfc06ef9066bcb61272b916efbf38cacce38b66660cb9587?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"GNW Communications\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/greaternw.org\\\/news\\\/author\\\/gnwcomm\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Announcing the 2021 Online LEAD Conference - Greater Northwest Area | News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/announcing-the-2021-online-lead-conference\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Announcing the 2021 Online LEAD Conference - Greater Northwest Area | News","og_description":"LEAD creates space for Christian leaders to be vulnerable and courageous, connects them around their hopes for the future, and equips them to bring those hopes into reality.&nbsp; Now, more than ever, in the era of COVID-19, increasing political polarization nationwide, and heightened awareness of racial, social, and economic injustices bursting forth, LEADERS NEED LEAD.&nbsp; [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/announcing-the-2021-online-lead-conference\/","og_site_name":"Greater Northwest Area | News","article_publisher":"https:\/\/facebook.com\/greaternw","article_published_time":"2020-12-22T18:31:58+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-12-22T18:32:10+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/UMC-LEAD-1.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"GNW Communications","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/UMC-LEAD-1.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"GNW Communications","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/announcing-the-2021-online-lead-conference\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/announcing-the-2021-online-lead-conference\/"},"author":{"name":"GNW Communications","@id":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/be46559f16517abdea08b6314c898c7e"},"headline":"Announcing the 2021 Online LEAD Conference","datePublished":"2020-12-22T18:31:58+00:00","dateModified":"2020-12-22T18:32:10+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/announcing-the-2021-online-lead-conference\/"},"wordCount":526,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/announcing-the-2021-online-lead-conference\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/UMC-LEAD-1.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","articleSection":["Press Release"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/announcing-the-2021-online-lead-conference\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/announcing-the-2021-online-lead-conference\/","url":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/announcing-the-2021-online-lead-conference\/","name":"Announcing the 2021 Online LEAD Conference - Greater Northwest Area | News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/announcing-the-2021-online-lead-conference\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/announcing-the-2021-online-lead-conference\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/UMC-LEAD-1.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","datePublished":"2020-12-22T18:31:58+00:00","dateModified":"2020-12-22T18:32:10+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/announcing-the-2021-online-lead-conference\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/announcing-the-2021-online-lead-conference\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/announcing-the-2021-online-lead-conference\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/UMC-LEAD-1.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/UMC-LEAD-1.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","width":1920,"height":1080},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/announcing-the-2021-online-lead-conference\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Announcing the 2021 Online LEAD Conference"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/","name":"Greater Northwest Area | News","description":"Stories of Mission and Ministry","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/#organization","name":"Greater Northwest Area of The United Methodist Church","alternateName":"GNWUMC","url":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/cropped-GNW-NEWS.gif?fit=512%2C512&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/cropped-GNW-NEWS.gif?fit=512%2C512&ssl=1","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Greater Northwest Area of The United Methodist Church"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/facebook.com\/greaternw"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/be46559f16517abdea08b6314c898c7e","name":"GNW Communications","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/917adff6e90e4da3cfc06ef9066bcb61272b916efbf38cacce38b66660cb9587?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/917adff6e90e4da3cfc06ef9066bcb61272b916efbf38cacce38b66660cb9587?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/917adff6e90e4da3cfc06ef9066bcb61272b916efbf38cacce38b66660cb9587?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"GNW Communications"},"url":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/author\/gnwcomm\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/UMC-LEAD-1.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21684"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21684\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21686,"href":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21684\/revisions\/21686"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}