Christian hospitality - What He Said: The Words of Jesus Christ https://whathesaid.com Making the words of Jesus Christ easy to read and explore Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:18:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 The “Third Place” https://whathesaid.com/2009/12/14/the-third-place/ https://whathesaid.com/2009/12/14/the-third-place/#respond Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:18:32 +0000 https://whathesaid.com/?p=238 There’s your home (that’s #1). Then there’s work (#2). What’s your #3? For some people, it’s their gym or the local Starbucks. It’s where they go to go to temporarily escape the stresses of #s 1 and 2 and simply unwind, refresh, and recharge. Increasingly, churches are striving to become the new “third place.” And […]

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]]> There’s your home (that’s #1). Then there’s work (#2). What’s your #3? For some people, it’s their gym or the local Starbucks. It’s where they go to go to temporarily escape the stresses of #s 1 and 2 and simply unwind, refresh, and recharge.

Increasingly, churches are striving to become the new “third place.” And they’re finding new ways to roll out the hospitality carpet to new visitors and long-time members alike. Video games, coffee bars, cafés, and free WI-FI are attracting people outside the normal weekly services and fostering more connections within their communities. Learn more here.

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