Using hospitality to reach people

1. The Ministry of
Hospitality
Josh Hunt, presenter

2. “I gotta tell
someone!”

3. After this, Jesus went out
and saw a tax collector
by the name of Levi
sitting at his tax booth.
“Follow me,” Jesus said
to him, and Levi got up,
left everything and
followed him.

4. Then Levi held a
great banquet for
Jesus at his house,
and a large crowd of
tax collectors and
others were eating
with them.
Luke 5:27-39 [NIV]

7. Get into the habit
of inviting guests
home for dinner.
Romans 12:13
[NLT]

13. Offer hospitality
to one another
without
grumbling.
1 Peter 4:9
[NIV]

14. Who to Invite
• Then he told the man who had
invited him, “When you invite
people for lunch or dinner, don’t
invite only your friends.” Luke
14:12 (GW)
• Then Jesus said to his host,
“When you give a luncheon or
dinner, do not invite your
friends.” Luke 14:12 [NIV]

15. We ought therefore
to show hospitality
to such men so
that we may work
together for the
truth.
3 John 1:8 [NIV]

16. We ought therefore
to show hospitality
to such men so
that we may work
together for the
truth.
3 John 1:8 [NIV]

17. There is an
epidemic of
loneliness in
our culture.

18. During the first two-thirds of
the century Americans took
a more and more active
role in the social and
political life of their
communities–in churches
and card tables and dinner
tables.

19. Year by year we gave more
generously to charity, we
pitched in more often on
community projects, and we
behaved in an increasingly
trustworthy way toward one
another.

20. Then, mysteriously
and more or less
simultaneously, we
began to do all
these things less
often.

21. Associations

22. Unions

23. P.T.A.

32. Participation in
Organizations

33. Informal Socializing

34. Clubs

35. Card Playing

36. Bowling Leagues

37. People who are
not in a group are
twice as likely to
die in the next
year as those
who are in a
group.

38. People who have
strong social
connections, but poor
health habits (eating,
exercise, smoking, etc.)
are just as healthy as
those with good health
habits but weak social
connections.

39. “Better to eat
Twinkies with
friends than to eat
broccoli alone.”
-John Ortberg

40. One study injected 270
people with a virus that
causes the common cold.
Those with strong social
connections did not get as
sick, did not stay sick as
long, and produced less
mucus than the less
connected group.

41. The epidemic
of loneliness
creates an
opportunity
for us.

42. If you want to
double your
class every two
years or less,
don’t invite
people to class.

43. Instead,
invite them
to the
party.