Becoming a Community of Disciples

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Becoming a Community of Disciples

Discussion Questions

How could these principles of hospitality apply to those visiting our ministries?

What is Benedict’s definition of hospitality? How does it compare to our definition of hospitality?

How does the idea of receiving guests as if they were Christ challenge you as you practice hospitality (Matt 25)?

The first act when a guest is announced in a monastery is to pray together. Do you welcome guests in this way? How could it set the tone for their visit?

What habits can we begin to develop to assist us in “receiving guests as Christ” instead of seeing them as an inconvenience to our scheduled plans?