The Zone Gathering

The Zone Gathering launched on March 28, 2005 as the online community for the small group leaders of National Community Church in Washington, D.C..

Through articles, links, postings, and discussion, the Zone Gathering strives be a resource and an environment for the equipping and encouraging of NCC’s leaders. The Zone Gathering is also a way for leaders to stay connected across NCC’s multiple locations, multiple zones, and multiple groups.

Every week, there is a regularly-scheduled program designed for the leaders of NCC.

• Monday- Weekend Summary (A list of worship songs, announcements, and sermon items from the weekend services)
• Tuesday- Spotlight (An interview with a member of the NCC Community) or Book Review (A peer review of an applicable discipleship book)
• Wednesday- Bible Drill (An inductive study of a book or passage of the Bible)
• Thursday- Leadership Lesson (An applicable topic designed for leaders)
• Friday- Scorecard (An opportunity to share what God is doing in your life, in your small group, at NCC, or in the community) and Google Search of the Week (figuring out the wacky ways people come to find ZoneGathering)

Also, we have our monthly First Friday Podcasts, led by Heather Zempel, NCC’s Pastor of Discipleship, as she interviews NCC’s lead pastor, Mark Batterson, about a leadership topic for NCC leaders.

Why is the website called Zone Gathering?

Back when NCC only had three small groups, it was pretty easy for Pastor Mark to oversee the small group ministry. But over the years, as the church grew, it became necessary to put in place a structure to facilitate leadership development and aid the overall management of the dozens of small groups. At NCC, small groups are divided into zones, and this website is designed to be a community the bridges the gap between leaders in each zone in effort to get everyone on the same page. This 2.0 version of the Zone Gathering launched late night on July 6, 2006 and is a work in progress.