Course Description

In this course, we will investigate God’s Word to find that hospitality is woven into every fiber of the narrative of Scripture. We will discover that not only is God a hospitable God, but He wants His Church to reflect that hospitality to the world.

We will study passages in the Old Testament and New Testament that reflect God as the author of hospitality to create a biblical foundation for hospitality in our own lives. Then we’ll examine some practical steps to aligning our rhythms of hospitality to this biblical basis and explore what it looks like to share the Gospel through hospitality.

The course is self-paced. It will open at your enrollment and be available to you for 45 days. Feel free to work through it at your own speed throughout that time.


Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction to Biblical Hospitality

    • Introduction

    • Defining Hospitality

    • Reflection: What Do You Hope to Gain?
  • 2

    Biblical Basis of Hospitality in the Old Testament

    • The Whole Bible is a Story of the Hospitality of God

    • God Creates a World in Which to Display His Glory

    • God Uses Abraham's Family to Bless the Earth

    • Reflection: Blessing and Hospitality

    • God's Chosen Nation - An example of Biblical Hospitality

    • Reflection: God's Hospitality
  • 3

    Biblical Basis of Hospitality in the New Testament

    • God's Hospitality through the Early Church

    • Reflection: Your Neighbors

    • God's Display of Hospitality Today

    • Hospitality and Evangelism

    • Reflection: Developing Habits of a Global Christian
  • 4

    Practical Steps to God's Hospitality

    • Right Motives in Hospitality

    • Creating Margin

    • Reflection: Margins & Time Audit

    • From Stranger to Acquaintance

    • From Acquaintance to Friend

    • The Little Things

    • Reflection: From Acquaintance to Relationship
  • 5

    Sharing the Gospel Through Hospitality

    • Engaging Others through Hospitality

    • Reflection: Responsibility of Sharing the Gospel

    • The Aim of Biblical Hospitality

    • Sharing Your Testimony

    • Reflection: Gospel Conversations

    • The Art of Listening in Biblical Hospitality

    • What Makes a Good Listener?

    • Reflection: Listening
  • 6

    Hospitality 2.0: Taking the Next Step

    • Hospitality 2.0 Introduction

    • Invite Singles into Your Family

    • Care for Widows (and Widowers) and Orphans

    • Open Your Home to Internationals and Refugees

    • Reflection: Hospitality 2.0
  • 7

    Conclusion

    • Conclusion and Wrap Up

    • Reflection: Hospitality as Discipleship

    • Resources for Leaders

    • Additional Hospitality Resources

    • Course Evaluation