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I’m continuing this week a series on Christian Hospitality. I have a series linker, but we’ll see how it works as new pieces come in over the next few days as I write, and meditate on it.
Here is some links and scriptures for your study.
Positive Examples of Biblical Hospitality
Negative Examples of Biblical Hospitality
Biblical Hospitality Verses:
Let me ask you this?
Do you have a favorite hospitality scripture or verse to add to this list?
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Comments (0) Posted on Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
Check out this article about the impact a Maryland church is having in its community.
Church prays for passion for the lost.
McCready and 14 others began praying in January 2002 that God would give them a passion for the non-Christians in their community. In the ensuing six years, nearly 260 people have made professions of faith in Christ.
One of their core values is prayer. Evangelism and prayer go hand in hand. Prayer is what fuels their growth, and keeps their evangelistic passion high.
Here are some other articles about Evangelism and Prayer:
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I’ve been doing some writing and thinking about helping the church become visitor friendly. A list of related articles is below.
Hospitality is only a part of church based evangelism.
I just read a timely article about this in Net Results Magazine’s September/October 2007 Issue. Bill Easum writes “Back to Basics,” calling on church leaders to get back to the great commission and the great commandment.
In returning to the Great Commandment, he exhorts congregations about the need to return to the basic ministry of loving one another, to become an “incubator of faith where non Christians and new Christians experience a warm, loving, and accepting group of people.”
- Is your church friendly toward the visitor?
- Is your church friendly towards the pastor?
- Or is your church full of strife, division, and run by a control freak?
If your church is not an incubator of faith, perhaps its time to show the controllers and bullies to the door, says Easum.
In returning to the Great Commission, Easum reminds the church to return to the basic ministry of reaching out to the stranger. He offers practical steps for pastors to help keep this in front of the congregation.
His steps:
1. Read the series “My First Six Months as a Pastor”
- Part one.
- Part two.
- Part three.
- Part four.
- Part five.
- Part six.
- Part seven.
2. Read “Why People Don’t Invite People to Church.” [A recent EvangelismCoach.org post on this is here].
3. Host some “Taste and See Events”
4. Figure out how to spend at least 10% of annual income on ministries focused on unchurched people. Here is a list of ways to connect.
Other Hospitality Posts
Hospitality is a piece of evangelism
What’s your sign? (Do your signs help or hinder?)
Poor Word Choice (One sign that just doesn’t read right).
Hospitality and Evangelism (The story of our welcome to our church).
Welcome a Spanish speaking Visitor
How not to welcome a visitor
No One Said Hello
I can’t silence the pain.
I want to feel Jesus
Six Hints for welcoming Visitors
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I’m continuing this week a series on Christian Hospitality. I have a series linker, but we’ll see how it works as new pieces come in over the next few days as I write, and meditate on it. 
