This is a post I wrote for our churches Leadership Blog about hosting the Leadership Summit back in August which was titled “The Power of Hospitality.”  It’s not just about that event, but the possibility of what church could look like if we were as intentional with our lobby and parking lot as we were with our services…

Last week was a little different around here at River Valley Church.  We had the privilege to host the Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit.  Over 500 business and ministry leaders from all over the south metro came to be inspired by world-class leadership teaching. Though it is something I look forward to every year, this isn’t my first Leadership Summit. The difference this year, for me, started during our early morning prep to meet with our amazing River Valley LifeTeam volunteers…the people who would welcome and host the hundreds of guests about to walk through our church doors. Something significant occurred to me: What would happen – what could happen – if these business leaders were so impacted by simply experiencing our team’s hospitality, that it changed the way they ran their companies? What kind of impact could we make? How far-reaching could that hospitality be? Continue reading “Less Lights, More Lobby; Why Hospitality should be Emphasized” →