Hyphen Church

Because God has spoken his faithful Yes in Christ, we can answer Amen with lives his grace makes trustworthy.

Plant and water the welcome of Jesus for the long haul, and trust God to give the growth.

God’s hospitality does not merely leave the door open; it goes looking for people to bring to the feast.

As we receive God's hospitality, he grows our capacity to make room for the people he welcomes. We can desire a fuller house without asking our neighbors to prove that our church is succeeding.

We are not usually kept from God by wanting terrible things. We are often kept from God because good things have satisfied us enough that we stop hungering for something better. A fuller house doesn't begin with better techniques, but with better appetites.

God has prepared the feast and invited us to receive his life. Our response begins with coming to him and asking him to deepen our hunger. 

Because God's table has room for everyone, God's people should become people who make room for everyone. 

A church on mission learns to see the people God has placed around us, make room for them to belong, and cultivate the conditions where they can flourish.

Abraham welcomes three unexpected visitors and then discovers that God is doing something far greater than he could have imagined. As we begin Room at the Table, we’ll ask what it means to make room for the unexpected.

The people who are far from us may not be far from God. So we move toward them, walk with them, and remove whatever stands in the way.

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