Most of us understand hospitality when it comes to inviting people over to our homes. We roll out the metaphorical red carpet by doing a deep clean, preparing snacks, and attending to the comfort of our guests. But more than that, we open ourselves and focus our complete attention on visitors, doing everything we can to make our home feel like theirs.
Hospitality in your church should look similar. However you actually greet guests with a coffee station, trained greeters, or gift bags the key is to open your community to people by making your church home feel like theirs and initiating a relationship that will hopefully extend for years to come. The articles below will help you consider how to make your church more welcoming. It’s one way of living out Paul’s instruction in Ephesians 5: making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.
