{"id":150,"date":"2025-06-20T16:38:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T16:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccpilgrimage.org\/2025\/?page_id=150"},"modified":"2025-07-10T15:39:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T15:39:40","slug":"share-your-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nccpilgrimage.org\/2025\/participate\/share-your-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Share Your Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-tertiary-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide is-style-blur-image is-style-blur-image-less has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"border-radius:15px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);padding-left:0;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-73 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/nccpilgrimage.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2025\/06\/54165329162_49bc7c98ef_o-1-1024x683.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccpilgrimage.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2025\/06\/54165329162_49bc7c98ef_o-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nccpilgrimage.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2025\/06\/54165329162_49bc7c98ef_o-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nccpilgrimage.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2025\/06\/54165329162_49bc7c98ef_o-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nccpilgrimage.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2025\/06\/54165329162_49bc7c98ef_o-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nccpilgrimage.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2025\/06\/54165329162_49bc7c98ef_o-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/nccpilgrimage.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2025\/06\/54165329162_49bc7c98ef_o-1-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-80 has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(0,0,142) 0%,rgb(0,255,122) 100%)\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-a3ff678b wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-color has-text-color has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8b5137a2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f5f3bcb8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Lead Worship at Pilgrimage<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-secondary-font-family has-x-large-font-size\">Share Your Story<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">Youth leadership is central to Pilgrimage. The NC Conference Committee on Youth Ministries defines the direction of each annual event. Youth leaders of the Conference participate in the event planning process, as well as serve as worship leaders during the Pilgrimage weekend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-large)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nccpilgrimage.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2025\/06\/ncc-pilgrimage-story-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-163\" style=\"border-radius:15px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccpilgrimage.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2025\/06\/ncc-pilgrimage-story-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nccpilgrimage.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2025\/06\/ncc-pilgrimage-story-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nccpilgrimage.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2025\/06\/ncc-pilgrimage-story-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nccpilgrimage.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2025\/06\/ncc-pilgrimage-story.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What It Means to Share Your Story<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Youth stories are continuously regarded as the best part of General Sessions. Do you have a faith story to share that will encourage others as they engage with the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nccpilgrimage.org\/2025\/theme\">Theme<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All youth have a story to tell \u2014 you are invited to share yours!<br>Deadline: September 21, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. ET<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Details<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Speak with your local church Pastor, Youth Paster, or a Youth Leader and ask them to&nbsp;submit a letter of recommendation on your behalf (<a href=\"#recommendation\">submission form for letter of recommendation is below<\/a>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Submit your personal faith story in a written format. This submission is due by September 21, 2025, and is encouraged to be between 5 and 10 minutes in length.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Include the following:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How you have grown in your relationship with God?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How your church family and friends have been a part of your journey?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How you are able to encourage others in their faith journeys?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How does your faith journey relate to the theme?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where do you hope your journey with God goes next?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-primary-border-color has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8217c53c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:15px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Submit the Interest Form<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>Thank you for your interest. The application period has closed.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-primary-border-color has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8217c53c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:15px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"recommendation\">Submit the Leader Recommendation<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>Thank you for your interest. The application period has closed.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Youth leadership is central to Pilgrimage. The NC Conference Committee on Youth Ministries defines the direction of each annual event. 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