Hospitality

Opening ones home for house church is a simple pleasure. It's also an opportunity for people to see how you really live. In our case, you might see a bit of dust on a shelf, or some laundry left on the floor in front of the washer and dryer. While hosting a night time home group, I shifted from anxious house cleaning to a far more reasonable expectation. Prior to home group and house church, the bathrooms are cleaned, the carpets vacuumed, the kitchen counters clear and wiped down, just don't look in the corner or on the bookshelves, cause there is probably dust accumulating! My house looks like people live in it, and I am comfortable with that result. Making the home environment self serve and ready for church members: Coffee and Tea. Loved by most who attend. I bought new mugs and created a help yourself tea and coffee station. Attendees brought various teas which I placed in baskets and small drawers to a little table top wood cabinet sitting unused in a bedroom. A little red paint, and voila, a great place to store tea, stevia and sugar. I added an electric tea kettle and coffee maker. This happy designated space is welcoming, and is always set up for use. Very helpful to me cause there is plenty of other things to do before people arrive for Church. I have been exceptionally blessed to find hand towels on clearance, so I have a handy supply of towels which I change out before people arrive. Large serving platters and serving spoons have made a handy addition to my supply of dishes which serve a large number of people, now I store them in a cabinet neighbors we giving away. Thanks God for pointing out that wonderful find! I found a very large paint wood repurposed tool carrier at a boutique, I stocked with paper plates, napkins, plastic silverware. It is easily restocked during the week and handy for everyone to use as they make their way towards the self serve buffet line at meal time. Practical, but a few useful changes that made House Church a little easier.