Hosting Hospitality towards visitors??
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Hosting Hospitality towards visitors??
Okay... I've been in a poll-ish mood as of late. So here's another one to keep us entertained:
Does your church have an official "hospitality" schedule? Basically, you're assigned a Sunday that you're expected to invite visitors home for dinner after church?? (obviously this applies to married couples/families) Seems some congregations are big on this, some are not.
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Does your church have an official "hospitality" schedule? Basically, you're assigned a Sunday that you're expected to invite visitors home for dinner after church?? (obviously this applies to married couples/families) Seems some congregations are big on this, some are not.
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Re: Hosting Hospitality towards visitors??
My old church did, published right in the bulletin.
Holdeman churches don't seem to do this, but generally a deacon or minister is expected to able to host unexpected visitors to the Sunday service.
Holdeman churches don't seem to do this, but generally a deacon or minister is expected to able to host unexpected visitors to the Sunday service.
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Re: Hosting Hospitality towards visitors??
Fancy you bring that up. We were part of a church that only posted who had hospitality the next Sunday... not the current Sunday. Not entirely sure as to why, though?Josh wrote:My old church did, published right in the bulletin.
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Re: Hosting Hospitality towards visitors??
We are a new church plant and haven't discussed this yet but our original church does this. In practice the schedule tended to be a "backup" option since most of the time the visitors already had plans.
Since having the schedule didn't mean that no one else was allowed to invite visitors over, many times the host family would just end up inviting regulars over to eat the extra food they had prepared.
Since having the schedule didn't mean that no one else was allowed to invite visitors over, many times the host family would just end up inviting regulars over to eat the extra food they had prepared.
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Re: Hosting Hospitality towards visitors??
I've seen a trend where the designated "host" would invite both visitors and regulars... perhaps to keep things interesting??RZehr wrote:... many times the host family would just end up inviting regulars over to eat the extra food they had prepared.
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Re: Hosting Hospitality towards visitors??
We don't have a host family; we have a group of host families. We split the congregation into three groups with each group hosting one Sunday per month. This is for the benefit of the locals so they can go visiting without a special invite. When it is our group's turn to host, we can expect company unless we specifically opt out of hosting this month. The 4th and 5th Sunday, we are free to invite anyone from the congregation or to simply vegetate at home.
Usually visitors already have plans when they come, but if not, they can expect an invitation from someone in the group that is hosting. I always enjoy visitors just dropping in at church - they can almost be assured of an invitation from us unless we have a prior commitment. However, for almost anyone from this forum, we would beg off on any prior commitment in favour of hosting you.
Usually visitors already have plans when they come, but if not, they can expect an invitation from someone in the group that is hosting. I always enjoy visitors just dropping in at church - they can almost be assured of an invitation from us unless we have a prior commitment. However, for almost anyone from this forum, we would beg off on any prior commitment in favour of hosting you.
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Re: Hosting Hospitality towards visitors??
hmmm...Hats Off wrote:We don't have a host family; we have a group of host families. We split the congregation into three groups with each group hosting one Sunday per month. This is for the benefit of the locals so they can go visiting without a special invite. When it is our group's turn to host, we can expect company unless we specifically opt out of hosting this month. The 4th and 5th Sunday, we are free to invite anyone from the congregation or to simply vegetate at home.
Usually visitors already have plans when they come, but if not, they can expect an invitation from someone in the group that is hosting. I always enjoy visitors just dropping in at church - they can almost be assured of an invitation from us unless we have a prior commitment. However, for almost anyone from this forum, we would beg off on any prior commitment in favour of hosting you.
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Re: Hosting Hospitality towards visitors??
I'm in a house church right now, so everyone brings food and we have dinner after services, but I like the idea of having hospitality at non-house churches.
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