Giving and Receiving Hospitality [New Church Participants]

Giving and Receiving Hospitality [New Church Participants]
Author: Barbara Mason Rathbun
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 105
Release: 2010-10-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1846944856

The New Testament word for stranger is also translated as host and guest. Hospitality is never a one way street, but a circle or roundabout that gives and receives. This book applies to all adults and youth who have not had much experience in a faith community or who are moving to a new faith tradition. Activities in this book help readers explore congregational practices (whether a new participant or not) and make connections to others in the congregation. Practicing our faith is a lifelong process. When completed, this series will offer 24 practices in 10 different life settings. This series can be used at any time or stage in your life.

Giving and Receiving Hospitality [Adults]

Giving and Receiving Hospitality [Adults]
Author: Ted Huffman
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 67
Release: 2010-10-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1846944821

The New Testament word for stranger is also translated as host and guest. Hospitality is never a one way street, but a circle or roundabout that gives and receives. You, as an adult, already come with some sense of what is and what is not hospitality. What this book offers is an opportunity to develop this senseā€”to discover and enhance the gifts, talents, and experiences you bring. Each adult carries a story, and this book enables you to find and tell your story. Practicing our faith is a lifelong process. When completed, this series will offer 24 practices in 10 different life settings. This series can be used at any time or stage in your life.

Giving and Receiving Hospitality [Multiage]

Giving and Receiving Hospitality [Multiage]
Author: Barbra Hardy
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 107
Release: 2010-10-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1846944848

The New Testament word for stranger is also translated as host and guest. Hospitality is never a one way street, but a circle or roundabout that gives and receives. Activities in this book are designed for an adult who is working with two or more children, ages 5-14, so that these children can experience practices of faith together. These activities take into consideration the needs and abilities of all the children involved and recommend steps for leading and learning across the age span. Practicing our faith is a lifelong process. When completed, this series will offer 24 practices in 10 different life settings.

Giving and Receiving Hospitality [Youth]

Giving and Receiving Hospitality [Youth]
Author: Lori Keller Schroeder
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 99
Release: 2010-10-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1846944910

The New Testament word for stranger is also translated as host and guest. Hospitality is never a one way street, but a circle or roundabout that gives and receives. The one who invites and the one invited are each in turn host and guest. Youth (ages 11-15) connect to the faith community through their family or peers. Youth sometimes think and behave as older children and sometimes as older youth. They need to experience being grounded in a nurturing congregation that allows room for questioning and doubts. Practicing our faith is a lifelong process. When completed, this series will offer 24 practices in 10 different life settings.

Giving and Receiving Hospitality [Young Children]

Giving and Receiving Hospitality [Young Children]
Author: Donna Hanby
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 99
Release: 2010-10-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1846944902

The New Testament word for stranger is also translated as host and guest. Hospitality is never a one way street, but a circle or roundabout that gives and receives. Young children (ages 3-7) lead us into new experiences of faith. These children are often most ready to practice the faith with us, and engage us in loving and caring ways. This book assumes that an adult will work with one child (or more) who probably has not yet developed reading skills. Practicing our faith is a lifelong process. When completed, this series will offer 24 practices in 10 different life settings. This series can be used at any time or stage in your life.

Giving and Receiving Hospitality [Older Children]

Giving and Receiving Hospitality [Older Children]
Author: Sandi Hannigan Marr
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 79
Release: 2010-10-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1846944864

The New Testament word for stranger is also translated as host and guest. Hospitality is never a one way street, but a circle or roundabout that gives and receives. Older children (ages 7-11) express a need to belong to the faith community and to participate fully in its life. As they grow physically and intellectually, they want to contribute to the life of the church. Activities in this component assume that the children have at least beginning reading level capabilities. Their experiences of the practices of faith may be mostly through their participation in the life of a congregation. Practicing our faith is a lifelong process. When completed, this series will offer 24 practices in 10 different life settings.

Giving and Receiving Hospitality [Worship, Music, and Arts]

Giving and Receiving Hospitality [Worship, Music, and Arts]
Author: Art Clyde
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 123
Release: 2010-10-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1846944880

The New Testament word for stranger is also translated as host and guest. Hospitality is never a one way street, but a circle or roundabout that gives and receives. The one who invites and the one invited are each in turn host and guest. While sharing back and forth, we uncover connections, empathy, and surprising growth. This book focuses is for worship planners who want to explore worship that is more hospitable as well as worship that includes the musical and visual arts. Practicing our faith is a lifelong process. When completed, this series will offer 24 practices in 10 different life settings. These seek a deeper, stronger relationship with God through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit and with one another. This series can be used at any time or stage in your life.

Keeping Sabbath [New Church Participants]

Keeping Sabbath [New Church Participants]
Author: Mary J. Morreale
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 75
Release: 2010
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1846944759

Sabbath is intentional time taken by individuals and faith communities to integrate the Divine with humanity and creation. Practicing Sabbath leads us to a fuller understanding of who we are as children of God. This book applies to all adults and youth who have not had much experience in a faith community or who are moving to a new faith tradition. Activities in this book help readers explore congregational practices (whether a new participant or not) and make connections to others in the congregation. Practicing our faith is a lifelong process. When completed, this series will offer 24 practices in 10 different life settings. This series can be used at any time or stage in your life.

Living Stewardship [New Church Participants]

Living Stewardship [New Church Participants]
Author: Bruce Larson
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 109
Release: 2010
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1846945739

Being a steward is about how you live your life and express your values to others. Faithful followers of Jesus live shalom by living in harmony with others and the world. We are called to live as generous creatures created by a generous God who shares responsibility with us for all creation ? to live stewardship. This book applies to all adults and youth who have not had much experience in a faith community or who are moving to a new faith tradition. Activities in this book help readers explore congregational practices (whether a new participant or not) and make connections to others in the congregation. Practicing our faith is a lifelong process. When completed, this series will offer 24 practices in 10 different life settings. This series can be used at any time or stage in your life.

Untamed Hospitality (The Christian Practice of Everyday Life)

Untamed Hospitality (The Christian Practice of Everyday Life)
Author: Elizabeth Newman
Publisher: Brazos Press
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2007-04-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1441202501

Christian hospitality is more than a well-set table, pleasant conversation, or even inviting people into your home. Christian hospitality, according to Elizabeth Newman, is an extension of how we interact with God. It trains us to be capable of welcoming strangers who will challenge us and enhance our lives in unexpected ways, readying us to embrace the ultimate stranger: God. In Untamed Hospitality, Newman dispels the modern myths of hospitality as a superficial commodity that can be bought and sold at The Pottery Barn and restores it to its proper place within God's story, as displayed most fully in Jesus Christ. Worship, she says, is the believer's participation in divine hospitality, a hospitality that cannot be sequestered from our economic, political, or public lives. This in-depth study of true hospitality will be of interest to professors, students, and scholars looking for a fresh take on a timeless subject.