TN107 A church policy on hospitality

First published on this website in June 2018 and last updated in June 2022

Synopsis

These notes encourage a church to prepare a policy on hospitality. The following areas are covered.

• Entertaining guest speakers and visitors
• Arranging meals and accommodation
• Going the extra mile
• Saying thank-you
• Paying proper fees and expenses
• Showing generosity to mission workers

Offering meals and care for various groups

• Those who live on their own or from abroad
• External groups that hire your rooms
• Newcomers' meals
• Events for the local community

Encouraging a church-wide culture of hospitality

• Those able to invite visitors back to Sunday lunch
• Those who use their homes for others
• Hospitality in small groups
• Church means for those who would value help

Here are practical ideas to work out appropriate responses to an Old Testament concept and a New Testament command.

These notes were updated in June 2022 with minor amendments to the text.