What can my Gather Group look like?

Most people will participate in Gather25 through Gather Groups, and we expect each group to look different, based on the host’s local context. We know that leading a group could be a step of faith and obedience for you so we want to give you everything you need to lead well. In the months to come we’ll share ideas about how to host and show you how other Gather Groups are preparing to lead in their communities.

You can create a structure and schedule over the course of the 25 hours that works best for you. Here are a few examples of what some Gather Groups could look like on March 1, 2025, to help you generate ideas for your own Gather Group.

Church Gathering

A church in Romania is participating in Gather25 by gathering in their building in the evening. Their own worship team will lead 30 minutes of live worship. The church will then join the Gather25 livestream for two hours. The pastor of the church will then lead the congregation in a time of prayer for the lost in their city. Church members are encouraged to watch more of the Gather25 livestream from their homes later that evening. In the weeks following Gather25, the pastor has prepared to lead the congregation into an intentional season of prayer. A sermon series and prayer guide have been created and the church will open up their prayer room each weekday at 7 a.m.

Home Gathering

A small group of men and women is gathering in an apartment in Singapore for an early dinner. After dinner, they will watch the last hour of the Gather livestream from Australia, then watch two hours of content from their timezone in Asia. After dinner, they will talk about how they can invite their unbelieving friends to a Bible study starting the next month.

City-wide Gathering

A group of four pastors in Columbia decided to host a Gather Group together in a local community center. Their four congregations will come together throughout the 25 hours to watch the Gather25 livestream, pray, and eat with one another. Following Gather25, the pastors have planned to co-lead a series of evangelism training workshops leading up to an outreach event in their city in the coming months.

Campus Gathering

A group of three campus ministries in the U.S. decided to co-host a Gather Group at their university. They reserve a venue on campus and join the Global Church in gathering together on March 1st. Each campus ministry builds out a separate plan on how to train and mobilize its students to participate in the Great Commission after Gather25.