Intern Capital of the World
I had coffee with someone yesterday who told me there are more than 40,000 interns working in Washington during the summer. And I think there are about 25,000 at any given time during the year. I think part of our calling as a church is to impact the intern community.
We've always had a ton of interns attend NCC over the years. Many of them will be with us for a summer and then move back to DC permanently. Hearing that number, 40,000, made me realize what a unique opportunity we have to impact interns. It'd be cool for someone to start a small group or do a seminar called Intern 101 to help interns adjust to life in DC. I think there is a ministry opportunity that we need to tap into in an even greater way.
We used to be frustrated by the fact that so many NCCers were here for such a short time. How do you build a church when your turnover rate is 50% per year? Then we had a paradigm shift and started viewing everyone who comes to NCC as a missionary that we'll send out in a few months or a few years! We've got to carpe diem, seize the day, and make the most of that small window of opportunity we have to impact people.
We've always had a ton of interns attend NCC over the years. Many of them will be with us for a summer and then move back to DC permanently. Hearing that number, 40,000, made me realize what a unique opportunity we have to impact interns. It'd be cool for someone to start a small group or do a seminar called Intern 101 to help interns adjust to life in DC. I think there is a ministry opportunity that we need to tap into in an even greater way.
We used to be frustrated by the fact that so many NCCers were here for such a short time. How do you build a church when your turnover rate is 50% per year? Then we had a paradigm shift and started viewing everyone who comes to NCC as a missionary that we'll send out in a few months or a few years! We've got to carpe diem, seize the day, and make the most of that small window of opportunity we have to impact people.
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RIGHT ON! Send them out. They can always visit online!
I worshipped at NCC for two years during a portion of my time in DC and on the Hill. Now I'm almost 800 miles away and making impacts in large part because of the ministry of NCC! I'm positive that I am only one of hundreds with a similar story.
One of the most amazing "NCC stories" happened a few years ago when I asked someone how they discovered NCC. They said that someone in Australia told them about it. That doesn't happen every day! This person had gone to NCC, but was now living in Australia and recommended the church to a friend who was moving here.
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