Recently I celebrated my 65th birthday! But it’s also the re-birth of an endeavor I’ve been working on over the past few years…

For many years, I’ve been passionate about Guest Experiences – particularly those in a church setting. While I consider that to be a critical part of welcoming people into a church setting, I’ve felt unsettled – like there was “more to the story” of hospitality.

For the last few years, a growing place in my heart has been thinking about Guest Experiences in the setting of the home.

A part of 27gen is going to explore First Place Hospitality – and it just what it sounds like.

Hospitality in your home, your “first place.”

Come on in!

If we take the Great Commandment literally, we must open our eyes and our hearts to love the people on the street where we live. The act of loving our actual neighbors is one of the simplest and yet most powerful things that we can do to make an impact in our world. 

The solutions to the problems in our neighborhoods can’t be found in governmental programs or getting more people to come to your church.

The solution is with people just like you in your neighborhood.

The solution is to get back to the basics of what Jesus commanded: Love God and love your neighbors.

Think of it as First Place Hospitality – building bridges to your neighbors in your “First Place,” your home.

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