Just Open the Door, incourage
Just Open the Door, incourage
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Just Open the Door
How One Invitation Can Change a Generation

Author: (in)courage, Jen Schmidt

Narrator: TBD

Unabridged: 6 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/10/2018

Synopsis

For many of us women, inviting people into our lives and homes feels like inviting judgement of our entertaining skills and stress on our already maxed-out schedules. But what if you knew that opening your front door was a simple and radical way to change the world? Jen Schmidt is determined to prove it to you. She has set out to reframe how we think about hospitality and to encourage us to walk a road of welcome in our everyday lives. She aims to shatter the image of model homes and model lives, replacing it with relatable, everyday invitations determined to get to know the people around us from more than just a polite distance. When we drop the idea of entertaining, and instead just open the door--just as we are--our guests get to experience the everyday Gospel, our kids grow up in a life lab of generosity, and we trade insecurity for connection.Just Open the Door is for seasoned hosts, nervous newbies, and everyone in between. It is a personal yes-you-can invitation. Through Jen's hilarious fails, personal tales, and practical tips, you'll start to see your home as the most likely location for changing the world around you.

About (in)Courage

(in)courage welcomes you to a place where authentic, brave women connect deeply with God and others. Founded in 2009 by DaySpring, the Christian products subsidiary of Hallmark Cards, Inc., (in)courage is a vibrant online community that reaches thousands of women every day. Through the power of shared stories and meaningful resources, (in)courage champions women and celebrates the strength Jesus gives to live out our calling as God's daughters. In the middle of your unfine moments and ordinary days, you are invited to become a woman of courage.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Deb on May 09, 2018

I don't know about you guys but when it comes to hospitality and entertaining, I always feel like that's somebody else's niche, not mine. I think about all reasons not to do it and not all of the reasons to do it. Jen Schmidt's new book, Just Open the Door has a completely take on what it means to o......more

Goodreads review by Michele on July 17, 2018

We were new in church and new to the area, and our little three-bedroom fixer-upper was situated in a part of the universe in which it didn’t matter that we had been born and bred in Maine. We had not been born and bred in this part of Maine, and we had the accent (or lack of same) to prove it. We kn......more

Goodreads review by Leah on September 26, 2018

You guys, I loooooved this book! Probably my favorite book of the year so far. I laughed, I cried (good tears), my heart was warmed, I was inspired. If you have any aspirations for hospitality, READ THIS BOOK! This year has been, for all practical purposes, the beginning of my efforts to offer hospit......more

Goodreads review by Darlene on October 01, 2019

Jen highlights the importance of practicing hospitality and how it can shape the guests as well the hosts (children included!). The book was practical and offered simple ways to extend love to the people around us through sharing simple, intentional meals. While some of her ideas made my introvert h......more

Goodreads review by Elisa on January 25, 2020

Like The Gospel Comes With a House Key (which I also read this year), this book is about biblical hospitality. I had the privilege of co-leading a women’s class at our church with a friend of mine this year, and this is the book we used. The book itself didn’t blow me away or anything, and if I was......more

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