Open Heart, Open Home

From the Back CoverYou've tried entertaining-now try hospitality!In today's Culture many of us struggle with hosting others in our home. Maybe it's because we've swallowed-hook, line, and sinker--society's approach to entertaining: having guests over only after our perfect home is exquisitely adorned with the perfect tableware for a perfect meal in the perfect environment.Now try God's way! He doesn't require perfectionistic entertaining, hut genuine Christian hospitality. God came up with the idea that we can use our home as a tool to make others feel Welcome and wanted, perfectly at ease in his presence.Written by the author of Open heart, Open Home-the classic book on Christian hospitality that has sold a half-million copies-this small group guide will get you pumped to be hospitable. It invites you to discover the heart of our hospitable God. Through this eight-week study, you'll learn to:--Welcome those with whom you live--Receive others as part of your "family"--Use your home to make the church a community--Be a good neighbor--Open your home to those of other countries--And more!With ideas for personal reflection each week, reading assignments and activities to do on your own, as well as space to write down hints from others experience, Opening Our Hearts and Homes will prove an invaluable tool for each member of your group-man or woman, married or single.This group study guide and Open heart, Open Home (the book) complement one another as perfect partners. You'll find the deep theological aspects of hospitality in the book, while here you'll discover ways God's hospitality has been played out in yourpast and can be practically incorporated into your future.Start discovering how to practice scriptural hospitality today! Learn to open your own heart and home as you explore the heart of our hospitable God.Product DescriptionFrom the author of Open Heart, Open Home--the classic book on Christian hospitality--comes this one-of-a-kind bible study guide that will inspire your small groups to be truly hospitable. Opening Our Hearts and Homes by Karen Mains, with collaboration by Adele Calhoun, invites you to discover the heart of our hospitable God through enriching Scriptural verses, brainstorming, role playing, situational problem-solving, and more! This small-group exploration offers hope for those less inclined to hospitality, as well as encouragement for more experienced hosts and hostesses to share their secrets and stories. With space for weekly personal reflection, reading assignments, and individual activities, this study guide will prove to be an invaluable tool for each group member. A must read for men's and women's Bible studies, home fellowship groups, and adult Sunday school classes, or anyone wanting to sustain a lighthouse ministry in their neighborhood.About the AuthorMost of Karen Mains' creative works have been birthed out of personal experience as a pastor's wife and her many years in radio and television broadcasting for The Chapel of the Air Ministries.Lay leaders Adele Calhoun and her husband, Doug, have had an open-home policy for many years. They have had as many as 50 overnight guests in one month and have kept a guest book since year one to prove it!