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Practicing Church Hospitality

Everyone Helping Everyone Else Feel Welcomed

by Toney Upton on

Our hospitality reflects the hospitality of God who embraces all people with love and grace. And just as we prepare our home and family when guests are coming, our church should do the same. Here are nine simple things we all can do so that everyone helps everyone else feel welcomed.

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Pentecost and the Harvest

How the Feast of Weeks Foreshadowed the Harvest to Come

by Alison Dellenbaugh on

The Feast of Weeks, also known as Pentecost, was a festival instituted by God in the Old Testament to celebrate the harvest. When God sent the Holy Spirit at Pentecost as described in Acts, He simultaneously ushered in a new spiritual harvest.

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Why Suburban America Still Needs New Churches

by Chad Bailey on

The suburbs are growing and changing in significant ways, and church attendance in an area does not necessarily mean discipleship is happening. So, despite the common misconception of saturation, there is still a need for new churches in the suburbs.