Just Open the Door: How One Invitation Can Change a Generation

By Jen Schmidt

Book Overview

Change a generation with something as simple as an invitation.

For many of us, inviting people into our lives and homes feels more like inviting judgment on our entertaining skills and stress on our already maxed-out schedules. But what if you knew that opening your front door had the power to radically change the world? To make an impact and leave a legacy with everyday invitations?

Jen Schmidt has set out to reframe how we think about hospitality and to equip us to walk a road of welcome in our daily lives. Jen knows that every time we choose open-door living--whether in our homes or by taking hospitality on the road just like Jesus--those we invite in get to experience the lived-out Gospel, our kids grow up in a life-lab of generosity, and we trade insecurity for connection.

Just Open the Door is a personal yes-you-can guide to offering the life-changing gift of invitation. Whether you're a seasoned host looking for renewed inspiration or a nervous newbie not sure where to begin, these personal stories, practical ideas, and poignant insights will give you the confidence you need to see your home as the most likely location for changing the world around you, one open door at a time.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433643073
• ISBN13: 9781433643071
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: B&H Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Life changing!

The author does a fabulous job of explaining hospitality. This book was life-changing and made me realize how hospitality is such a lost art!

A Wonderful Read

If you are interested in biblical hospitality and what that looks like in the modern world then this book is for you. I enjoyed this book from cover to cover. There were smiles and tears as Jen pulled me into her world and let me glimpse certain moments in her life. I learned so much about what it means to “just open the door” of hospitality and invite the world in. I highly recommend this book.