We are a church swept up in the mission of God in currents of—
compassion + justice, peacemaking, creativity, marketplace, and gospel proclamation.
Step Into a Missional Current
These movements of mission are designed for yearlong exploration–an invitation to not just observe the mission, but to participate with God in it. The movement of God is rushing forward all we have to do is step into the current.
Choose an option below to learn how!
Compassion + Justice – “Let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.” – Amos 5:24
“Compassion asks us to go where it hurts, to enter into the places of pain” – Henri Nouwen
According to Exodus 34:6, the first adjective God uses to describe His own nature is “compassionate.” The word “compassion” comes from the Latin word compati, meaning “to suffer with.” God doesn’t observe or merely explain our suffering, he shares in it. In this house, we believe God’s blessing and goodness is bound up in how we care for and “suffer with” the poor and the vulnerable.
Here are some of the ways you can participate in the movement of compassion and justice both in our city and around the world.
2026-2027 EVENTS
- Attend “The Courage of Compassion | Practicing a more dignifying, compassionate response to human need” | Nov 8 @ 5:15pm Culture House
- Gather for Friendsgiving and share a Thanksgiving-style meal with our unhoused friends | Nov 21 | email [email protected]
- Serve at Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center at Second Saturday Serve | Dec 12 | ncc.re/saturday
- Prepare and distribute lunches to our unhoused neighbors with NCC’s City Lunches | sign-up ncc.re/citylunches
- Bring hope to neighbors and meet significant need in partnership with Convoy of Hope | Aug 14-21 | ncc.re/partnerteams
- Rally your small group and wrap around a family in crisis with DC127 | email [email protected]
- Join NCC’s small group, “Until all are free” focused on ending modern day slavery in our time | email [email protected]
- Go further with global partner Teen challenge Jamaica in their life changing mission of rehabilitation and gospel care | May 2026 | ncc.re/partnerteams
additional opportunities
- Become a youth mentor at the DC Dream Center | | email [email protected]
- Go far and Experience Selamta’s innovative, family-based care model, committed to bringing children out of institutions and into loving families | Aug 5-14 | ncc.re/pa
- Unlock second chances as a Prison Fellowship justice ambassador | prisonfellowship.org
- Give—Your generosity at NCC is meeting needs in our community through the Common Fund
- Pray for our partners fighting for justice and caring for the vulnerable with our “Compassion + Justice” prayer guide | ncc.re/praycurrents
- Read “When helping hurts: How to alleviate poverty without hurting the poor…and yourself” by Steve Corbett
- Share a table at The Living Room and break bread with our unhoused neighbors | email [email protected]
- Pack “boost bags” to end food insecurity in partnership with Be the Good | email [email protected]
- Shop ethically made jewelry with Ethic Goods, providing dignified work to survivors of human trafficking | ethicgoods.com
Evangelism – “Behold I give you GOOD NEWS of great joy that will be for ALL people” – Luke 2:10
“The Great Commission is not an option to be considered; it is a command to be obeyed.” – Hudson Taylor
In Genesis 3:15, we’re given the Protoevangelion—the “first gospel.” Here God promises that one day, a promised son will crush the head of the serpent and with it the curse of Adam. Christ is the wounded victor! As followers of Jesus we proclaim His victory over death and invite people into resurrection life. In Jesus’ final words he tells us to “Go and make disciples of all nations…“—to go and gather the lost sheep, coins and sons. At NCC “We want to be great at the Great Commandment and the Great Commission.” We want Jesus’ final words to be our first concern.
Here are some of the ways you can participate in the current of good news shared and resurrection life proclaimed.
2026-2027 EVENTS
- Attend “The Courage of Words | Sharing the hope of Jesus in everyday life” | Nov 15 @ 5:15pm Culture House
- Walk, pray and share the gospel encouragement with neighbors at Second Saturday Serve’s neighborhood prayer walks | Dec 12 | ncc.re/saturday
- Join NCC’s small group, “Kingdom Conversations“ focused on everyday evangelism | email [email protected]
- Rally your small group to routinely practice the “3 circles” evangelism tool together | ncc.re/3circles
- Share the Good News and learn alongside global missionary, Ashley Anderson in the middle east | April 28-May 9 | ncc.re/partnerteams
- Go far with global missionaries, Jamie + Tasha Kemp, in their commitment to reach the muslim world in Indonesia | Sept 9-18 | ncc.re/partnerteams
- Read “Turning Everyday Conversations Into Gospel Conversations” by Jimmy Scroggins
additional opportunities
- Celebrate the resurrection and help share the gospel story at the DC Dream Center’s Easter Children’s Party | email [email protected]
- Give—Your generosity at NCC is spreading the gospel to the ends of the earth through the Missions Fund
- Engage—one our global missionaries in their commitment to reach the lost in one of the world’s most unreached places | Date TBD | ncc.re/frontlines
- Drink your latte at Ebenezers coffeehouse where every dollar of profit goes to kingdom causes advancing the gospel around the globe | ebenezerscoffeehouse.com
- Pray for our partners sharing the gospel of Jesus to unreached people groups with our “Evangelism” prayer guide | ncc.re/praycurrents
- Gather with NCC’s small group “Missional Pathways” and strengthen how you share the Good News | email [email protected]
Creative – “In the beginning God CREATED…” – Gen 1:1
“The Christian is the one whose imagination should fly beyond the stars.” – Francis Schaeffer
“In the beginning God CREATED…” Here, God reveals Himself as the most generous Creator—not only making humanity, but giving them the very ability to create. God makes man in His image and endows them with the dignity of co-creating. According to Exodus 31:1, the first person described as“filled with Spirit” is an artist! At NCC, we dream God-sized dreams and use our Spirit-inspired imaginations to see His Kingdom come—on earth as it is in heaven. At NCC “We believe the Church should be the most creative place on the planet.”
Here are some of the ways you can step into the current of creative missions happening here at NCC.
2026-2027 EVENTS
- Join “Parallel Society” a small group focused on creating with kingdom purpose | email [email protected]
- Dream God-sized dreams and explore the creative edge of missions at RENEW | Sept 23 + 24 | ncc.re/renew
- Plant and care for gardens at the DC Dream Center at Second Saturday Serve | Dec 12 | ncc.re/saturday
- Climb the Andes and be a part of the healing of at-risk youth through adventure therapy with our global partner, Fundacion Aventura | Jan 18-25 | ncc.re/partnerteams
- Stop gun violence in the city through creative arts with local partner Peace of art DC | email [email protected]
- Cook at the DC Dream Centers Children’s cooking class with Chef Gary | email [email protected]
- Hear stories of resilence by refugees and forced migrant neighbors at Homes Not Border’s annual storytelling event | homesnotborders.org
- Write letters with Love Justice to our neighbors behind bars | email [email protected]
additional opportunities
- Go further with global partners, Champion in Action, in Guatemala, bringing gospel transformation through mentorship in the game of soccer | July 9-18 2026 | ncc.re/partnerteams
- Teach at the DC Dream Center’s Rap Class in their recording studio | email [email protected]
- Read Cultural Apologetics by Paul Gould
- Pray for our partners creatively advancing the kingdom of God with our “Creative missions” prayer guide | ncc.re/praycurrents
- Shop some of our Dream Collective partners creating positive change in the world | Find them in our bookstore at Doc 2
Peacemaking – “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” – Matthew 5:9
“The church is called to be a sign and foretaste of God’s healing of the world’s divisions.” – NT Wright
According to 2 Corinthians 5:18, God has given us the “ministry of reconciliation.” We are a part of a global current of reconciling people to God and to one another. The prophet Isaiah foretells of a day when swords will be beaten in garden tools—where objects used to take life will be reformed into objects that give life. As followers of Jesus, we make peace in places of conflict and cultivate life in places of loss. In this house “we believe the church should be the most diverse place on the planet” reflective first of the peace we aspire to make in the world.
Explore the current of peacemaking in our city and around the world below.
2026-2027 EVENTS
- Join NCC’s “Peacemakers” small group committed to practicing everyday gospel peace in an era of outrage | email [email protected]
- Serve at the Southeast Whitehouse “A house on the hill for all people” at Second Saturday Serve | Dec 12th | ncc.re/saturday
- Repair homes and relationships with People of the First Nations in partnership with global partner, Tipi Raisers | May 27-June 1 | ncc.re/partnerteams
- Rally your small group to wrap around a refugee family with local partner Homes Not Borders | homesnotborders.org
- Share a table with DC neighbors at the Reconciliation Luncheon | 1st + 3rd Wednesday @ the Southeast Whitehouse | dcdreamcenter.com
- Go further with global partner, Africa New Life, in Rwanda and witness firsthand the power of forgiveness and reconciliation | Aug 6-15 | ncc.re/partnerteams
- Stop gun violence in the city through creative arts with local partner Peace of art DC | email [email protected]
additional opportunities
- Visit the US/Mexico border with global partner, Frontera in their gospel work of breaking down walls of division | Oct 1-8 | ncc.re/partneerteams
- Read “Reconcile: Conflict Transformation for Ordinary Christians” by John Paul Lederach
- Give—Your generosity at NCC is making peace around the world through our missions fund
- Enter into the history of conflict in northern Ireland with global partner Telos in their commitment to peacemaking and creative non- | Oct 15-23| ncc.re/partnerteams
- Join “Restore + reconcile” a small group focused on building peace amid division | email [email protected]
- Pray for our partners making peace around the world with our “Peacemaking” prayer guide | ncc.re/praycurrents
Marketplace – “Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God” – 1 Corinthians 10:31
“Business is a moving force of the love of God in human history when done well and for the common good.” – Dallas Willard
Marketplace missions is the sacred integration of faith and work, where everyday jobs become platforms for Kingdom impact. As co-laborers with Christ, we carry His presence into boardrooms, classrooms, studios, and job sites—transforming ordinary spaces into places of purpose. Our work is not separate from God’s mission; it’s a vital expression of it. In partnering with Christ, we join Him in the renewal of all things—even in the marketplace. This mindset has shaped a core conviction here at NCC that “we believe the church should be in the middle of the marketplace.”
Here are some of the ways you can participate in the movement of marketplace missions at NCC.
2026-2027 EVENTS
- Join “Dreamers + doers” a small group for entrepreneurs and marketplace thinkers | email [email protected]
- Dream God-sized dreams and explore the creative edge of missions at RENEW | Sept 23 + 24 | ncc.re/renew
- Hire justice-impacted job seeks with Second Chance Hiring Alliance | https://scha-dc.org
- Visit the US/Mexico border with global partner, Frontera de Christ and learn how coffee is creating migration in reverse | Oct 1-8 | ncc.re/partnerteams
- Gather with NCC’s small group, “Kingdom Conversations“ focused on everyday gospel conversations | email [email protected]
- Rally your small group to wraparound a classroom at Cornerstone Christian School | email [email protected]
- Shop some of our Dream Collective partners creating positive change in the world | Find them in our bookstore at Doc 2
additional opportunities
- Engage where marketplace and relief join hands with global partner, Family of Christ, in Hungary | Sept 1-10 | ncc.re/partnerteams
- Read “The missional disciples: Pursing mercy and justice at work”
- Shop some of our Dream Collective business creating positive change | Find them in our bookstore at Doc 2
- Pray for our partners combining business venture and kingdom mission with our “Marketplace” prayer guide | ncc.re/praycurrents
Find your Missional Current
What breaks your heart? What brings you alive? Where do you feel compelled to act?
The Missional Heart Assessment is designed to help you pay attention to those stirrings, recognize your unique missional orientation, and explore how God might be inviting you to participate in His mission—near and far.
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