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Ingredients Willingness – to step out of your comfort zone Being host & guest – not always serving can be hospitable Openness – to our homes, our hearts, and our minds Time – allow others into our daily life even if that is through text or video chat Method   1. Have Food! We may […]

By Charis Fergusson Covid-19 has up-ended a lot of our plans. More so for some than others. Whilst many have remained in largely familiar routines during the pandemic, some have experienced loss of employment, furlough, uncertainty, or have perhaps decided to do something different with their lives. I planned to begin a training contract to

By Miriam Westfall Lydia Hiorns is a local artist in the North East of England. She works with a gallery called Shield Field ArtWorks in Newcastle and has intentionally practiced and researched hospitality over the last few years. Miriam, from Agapé UK, asked Lydia a few questions. M: So Lydia, how would you define hospitality?   Lydia: I guess most people think it’s either inviting someone

By Larry Platner I wonder if you are like me when it comes to motivating yourself to follow Jesus? There was a time when I motivated myself with a list of what I believed I needed to do. It consisted of commands to obey, attitudes to change, disciplines to maintain, sins to overcome and on

By Jonny Potts We all want to belong. To feel included. To have a sense of community in our lives. But many people in our society, even in our churches, feel marginalised, lonely and forgotten. And you might be one of them. As we read the Bible, we see that in God’s Kingdom, people are

By Jack Barraclough I remember visiting a small church of less than twenty people. The welcome was warm and friendly and I was given a seat in the front row. I didn’t feel like a stranger until ‘Testimony Time’, where all the members of the church were expected to shout ‘Testimony Time’ in unison. Personally,

By Jonny Potts I’m not great in an argument. I’m hesitant to speak up, I panic when I’m asked questions, and I think of all my best retorts a week later. Luckily, the subject of this article is not ‘How To Win an Argument.’ It’s ‘How To Disagree Well.’ But what are the key differences?

By Tiffany Atkins If there’s one skill I’ve honed since March 2020 it’s the ability to be flexible!  Living in an ever-changing landscape of normality, we’ve all had to adjust to the different impacts of changing restrictions and freedoms. Six months down the line and once again we have been asked to work from home

By Jack Barraclough When I hear the word adventure, I think of banana boats in the Caribbean, camping on a glacier in Iceland, or the running of the bulls in Pamplona. I don’t tend to think of spreadsheets, word documents or office spaces. But I am learning to. Growing up, I would never have imagined