{"id":8,"date":"2020-03-12T01:53:07","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T01:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jbw.starspanglerstudios.com\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2022-08-10T17:41:26","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T17:41:26","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jbwhitfield.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>About Pastor JB Whitfield\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/red-check.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>He is the Senior and Founding Pastor of Agape Faith Church<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/red-check.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>He is a Pastor to Pastors<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/red-check.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>He is a John Maxwell Certified Trainer<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/red-check.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>He is an author<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/203368649?h=e366b3f316&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0&#038;portrait=0\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u201cJB Whitfield Ministries is all about helping pastors, churches and businesses understand areas that need to be strengthened\u2026\u201d<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/JohnMaxwellCertified-250.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>JB Whitfield Ministries helps pastors, churches, leaders and businesses reach their God-ordained potential through leadership training, one-on-one consulting, reorganization, team building and team training.<\/div>\n<div><i class=\"fas fa-sitemap\" style=\"font-size: 32px;\"><\/i><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'MyriadPro Bold'; margin-left: 16px;\">Church or Business Organization &amp; Restructuring<\/span><\/div>\n<div>In order for a church or business to continue growing, a restructuring and reorganization of teams, goals, and culture is necessary. 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