Does your congregation have a hospitality team?
Question:
I am seeking to better understand whether certain practices are becoming more common among congregations of the Lord’s church.
Would you please reply to the following question:
Does your congregation currently have an organized ‘Hospitality Team’ (or similar group) that is tasked by the church with planning, coordinating, promoting social and/or entertainment activities?”
If not, are you aware of other churches that do?
Thank you for your response.
Answer:
There is a strong tendency for people to push their responsibilities onto an organization. People feel they are doing something, even though they are paying the institution to do it for them.
Hospitality is a command to Christians. "Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it" (Hebrews 13:2). There is no command to a church (an institution created by God) to do this on behalf of its members.
The congregation here has many social activities, organized by various members, even though we are a small group. We invite our brothers and sisters, but it is not done as a work of the church.
Response:
Brother Hamilton,
