{"id":6382,"date":"2023-10-16T09:53:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T13:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.durhamfriendsmeeting.org\/?p=6382"},"modified":"2023-12-29T10:19:47","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T15:19:47","slug":"brian-drayton-on-his-ministry-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.durhamfriendsmeeting.org\/?p=6382","title":{"rendered":"Brian Drayton on His Ministry Today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Brian Drayton is a recorded minister of New England Yearly Meeting through Salem Quarter.  Below is his  most recent report on his ministry over the past year or two, a remarkable statement of how he views ministry among Friends, or at least his ministry.  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