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Looking for a Bible study on hospitality! This is it! Check out my book review of Just Open the Door by Jen Schmidt.

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Please note: This post contains affiliate links. Update: Since writing this post, I’ve had the opportunity to lead this as a Bible Study (book study). Our women LOVED this study! It was not at all what they expected. It challenged them to think differently about hospitality. It was much deeper than they expected too. If…

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12 Ways to Quickly Build Community Among Women at Your Church

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No matter how your ministry scores on the scale of building community, all of us can do a better job of making certain the women at our events and activities are making lasting (Lord willing) connections with one another.

Two nights ago I had the privilege of passing out small candy canes as folks were approaching our church doors to attend a special Christmas production. My task was to make our guests feel welcome.

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Name tags – you either love them or you hate them! Often a group reaches a point and wonders, is it safe to put away the name tags?

None of us set out to make visitors to our Women’s Ministry events uncomfortable or unwelcome. I know it would never be our intention, but we often inadvertently do things that alienate the very people we are trying to reach.

How to Alienate Visitors

Hospitality

There are lots of things you can bless your speaker with upon her arrival. She may need a local map. She might appreciate a restaurant gift card or a local specialty (such as candied pecans). Chocolate is almost always appreciated.

Five Essential Items for Your Speaker’s Welcome Bag

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In my post “Why Name Tags are Important”, I strongly suggest using name tags at every women’s ministry event. While name tags can be as simple as a white sticker or those “hello my name is” badges, I encourage you to get creative.

I recently attended a large outreach event and noticed neither the team or the participants had name tags.

Why Name Tags are Important

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