• Connection Card Question
• Unfortunately, hospitality does not come naturally in the church
• Generational variances of what hospitality means and looks like
• Starts with an attitude of “ when walking into your church setting
• The “gift” vs the “command” of hospitality, Paul tells us to pursue it
• Making others feel welcome, less awkward and showing kindness
• Personal hurdles to showing hospitality
• There is no valid excuse, including being an introvert, to not showing hospitality 
• The doors of our home slammed shut
• Hospitality requires vulnerability of our homes
• Familial terms among the church “family” in the NT
• The OCD battle of wanting to prioritize perfection/control over people/connection
• Investing in your eternal family relationships
• Church Social Club mindset: comfort zones and cliques
• Tag team or co host with those you are already comfortable with to get to know others you’re not yet comfortable with
• Making margin in your life for hospitality
• It’s not about entertaining or our comfortability
• It’s forging relationships with your kingdom family
• Social media engagement is not hospitality
• Bring people into your “already life”
• Compartmentalizing your personal vs church relationships
• Integrating your church relationships into your mindset of family
• The individual cannot cover the whole, so the whole must cover individually
• With time, hospitality becomes less burdensome and more a delight
• Personal examples of ways to practice hospitality
• Viewing your home as the Lord’s home to do what He wants with
• Hospitality ideas for churches
• Invite people NOT like you, including your physical neighbors and unbelievers
• Fun Cup Question and Challenge
• Resources mentioned: 

“How Should I Exercise Hospitality” by Rebecca Vandoodewaard

“The Gospel Comes with a House Key” by Rosaria Butterfield

“Just Open the Door” by Jen Schmidt

Talking Points Cards on Amazon 

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