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The Zone Gathering » Blog Archive » Tuesday Spotlight: Kathryn Parent — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 14:37:33 +0000

[...] How long have you attended NCC? What brought you to NCC? I√��Ǩ�Ѣve been attending NCC for a little over four years. I met up with an old college friend, Ryan Zempel, at the Third Place for an NCC event featuring small groups. A few weeks later I attended on a Sunday morning, and that same evening went to Ken Archer√��Ǩ�Ѣs sermon discussion small group at Anita and Franklyn Cater√��Ǩ�Ѣs home. I√��Ǩ�Ѣve been a regular ever since. [...]

By: Ryan Z

Ryan Z — Wed, 24 May 2006 00:27:00 +0000

Sarah, I’ll never forget our nursery days. Fun times, fun times.

By: shuttergirl

shuttergirl — Thu, 18 May 2006 20:32:00 +0000

admittedly I am shocked that your “theater-self” wasn’t called into action until recently!!! it just seems like part of you…but then again, that is a source of our commonality…reminds me of Lewis when he talks about needing other lights besides our own to reveal a person’s many facets and to call the whole person into action…love how everyone knows a different side of Ryan…and you (and Heather) just make me
smile;-)

By: Kathryn Parent

Kathryn Parent — Wed, 17 May 2006 22:57:00 +0000

There is a special place in my heart for Ryan - we were nerds together in college (great memories!) and like he said, I would never have guessed he would become a singing-dancing man. He’s also the one who introduced me to NCC. At his invitation, I actually went to a small group event before I ever went to a Sunday service. I do however, have to take exception at the statement that all the best leaders are in his zone, since I have never been in his zone!

By: Laura Mc

Laura Mc — Wed, 17 May 2006 06:35:00 +0000

Another little known fact about Ryan…let me share my first remembrance of Ryan as my sister’s boyfriend. I was in DC a few summers back and was hardly settled into Heather’s apartment when she got this gleeful, wild look in her eye and said “You wanna see my bruise?” She commenced to raise the back of her shorts to reveal this awful, black, blue, brown, yellow-green, grapefruit sized bruise on the back of her leg. I thought…poor Heather; she must have had a clumsy moment, fell on the stairs, and hurt herself (she is quite accident prone; the orthopedic doctor became a close family friend as Heather had to go see him each year for some jammed finger, sprain, or break she had gotten playing football or baseball). Then she asked “you wanna know how I got it?!? Ryan pushed me into the wall!!” (huge grin on Heather’s face - she was proud of it!) Of course, I am not sure who started this scuffling match, but if I had to guess I would say Heather started it (she always did growing up). But, gee, my sister’s boyfriend was pushing hard enough to give my sister a bruise that ugly!?!?!? I was about ready to push Ryan into the wall for beating up on my sister. :o)

Welcome to the family, Ryan. :o)

By: Sarah O.

Sarah O. — Tue, 16 May 2006 21:52:00 +0000

Although I raise an objection to your outlandish assertion that the small group leaders in your zone are the best, you are one of my favorite people and probably the person at NCC I have known the longest (back when we worked in the nursery together, remember?).

And you always make me laugh…great quality to have! I even laughed out loud at your suggestion that Sinbad play Pastor Mark. Now THAT would be funny!