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Archive for August, 2008

Thursday Leadership Lesson: Convoy of Hope

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Over the next two weeks we are going to dedicate Thursday Leadership Lesson to focus in on the Convoy of Hope event that is happening on September 6th. This special two part series will spotlight the event as an example of how we can bind together to serve our city and those in need.
It [...]

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Missional Heart

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

NCCers,
This summer, we’ve been listening to our pastors talk about being missional, and fellow NCCers Tyler and Lydia Lund are taking those messages to heart. They’ve done great work at NCC over the past two years, and have recently left DC for a farewell tour before they move to Nairobi, Kenya, in September to do [...]

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CONVOY

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

100,000 flyers
Sitting in our offices are 100,000 promotional flyers about Convoy of Hope. We have mapped out a two mile radius around RFK Stadium where we want to post flyers at houses. Would you join in this effort and handout some flyers? Contact Gary officer (gjofficer@gmail.com).
Also, you can sign up to serve [...]

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Weekend Summary: August 16-17, 2008

Monday, August 18th, 2008

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Service Schedule - Beginning August 23, we will once again have two service options for Saturday nights. We will be re-launching our 6:30 pm service with the kick off of our new series Wild Goose Chase. This will be another worship opportunity for you to participate in and invite others to!
Convoy of Hope [...]

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Two-Step Evangelism

Monday, August 18th, 2008

Great message (as always) from Heather today. Not that I’m biased or anything.
It reminded me of Rick Richardson’s recipe for evangelism in Reimagining Evangelism (which Heather is having the zone leaders read):
1. What do I love to do?
2. How could I do what I love with people who don’t [...]

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The NCC Forum

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Looking for a roommate? Need a place to live? Got an old sofa to sell? Looking for a new bed? Check out the new NCC Forum! This addition to the NCC website facilitates those great connections that Katlyn Cho and Joe Portnoy have been managing for us with their email accounts for the past several [...]

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This is Part 8 of our Summer Leadership Lesson Series: Imaginative Evangelism. As we lead our groups and ministries, we must strive to forcefully advance the Kingdom of God through strategic evangelism, exponential discipleship, and sacrificial service. And that begins by understanding and being able to clearly communicate the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Today, we will [...]

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