NCC Groups

Looking to CONNECT with community?

 

We are always looking for opportunities to connect with one another. We need each other more than ever before. This spring, our groups will find creative ways to connect with God and with one another, whether in-person, online or a little of both.

We believe groups are the places in which we find our people, find our place, and find our purpose. Let us help you discover true community, grow in your relationship with Jesus, and positively impact the world around you. 

 

Intersted in one of our ongoing care, support and recovery groups? Click here.

 

 

 


 

CORE GROUPS

 

We have several core groups that we are offering this semester, kicking off in February. Check out the topics below to find one that interests you. If you've never tried a group before, this is the perfect chance to do so, while learning something new and gettting connected this season.

 


 

Looking for a few RECOMMENDATIONS?

 

Our team is here to help you find the best community for this season. Fill out the interest form below to receive personalized recommendations for potential groups to join from a Groups Director.

Suggest A Group

NCC group leaders are frontline pastors.


Groups are the primary way that we disciple and care for NCCers. In essence, our group leaders are some of the front-line pastors of our church, so there are a few things we ask them to do to make sure that they're prepared both spiritually and practically to lead.  

You are not in this alone. Check out these leadership resources we’ve put together for you:

LEADERSHIP RESOURCES

 


Want to Lead?

We ask that potential new leaders:

• Be part of an NCC group for at least one semeseter. Find a group here.
Complete Leadership 101 (takes approximately 2 hours).
• Meet with a member of the Discipleship Team to review and sign the NCC Leadership Covenant.

Sermon Discussion Guides

Facilitate conversation in your group or to dive deeper into personal study.

Sermon Discussion Guides

 

Online Core Curriculum

Leadership 101

Leadership 101 is provided through the Thinkific app and must be completed by every person aspiring to lead at National Community Church. The goal of this course is to ensure that you understand and embrace our core convictions, our way of following Jesus, and the responsibilities of leadership at National Community Church. This 4-part series unpacks these and other topics:

  • Mission, vision, and values
  • Our discipleship methods and missional theology
  • The life of a leader: prayer life; leadership skills and practices; caring for those you lead
  • Our Leadership Playbook, Leadership Covenant, and background check forms

 

Leadership 101 Leadership 101 for ASL

Core Discipleship Courses

 

The Core Discipleship courses below are provided through the Thinkific app and are intended to be completed in the context of community, led by a Group Leader from National Community Church.

The Story

Reorient around the incredible story found within Scripture with Pastor Heather Zempel. We will explore the chronological story of the Bible through the lenses of geography, culture, and history. We will discover tools to help us read the Bible, understand its message to original audiences, interpret it in contemporary culture, and apply it to our everyday lives.

Beloved Community 101

This study examines the characteristics of what it means to be the Beloved Community. We will look at the 7 characteristics that the early Church starts displaying when they receive the infilling of the Holy Spirit and start living on mission in community.

Commissioned

This interactive study explores the foundations of an active and engaged Christian faith: how to grow and thrive as someone who studies the WORDS, imitates the WAYS, and lives on the MISSION of Jesus.