Commission on Evangelization

Beginning with an essay entitled "Why Be Hospitable?," this book and the video provide background and activities for parish groups wanting to assess the hospitality index of their church. The handbook blends information about making church facilities accessible to all people with ideas and activities that assess the attitudes and intangible signals that churches give to visitors. Two chapters are written about subjects that I have not found in other resources: intercultural hospitality and liturgical hospitality.

I have used parts of this book in parish workshops and have found the exercises effective in heightening parishioner awareness of how visitors may perceive their church.

It's a good way to think about evangelization with parish groups!

Order from the Archdiocese of Louisville, Evangelization Ministry Communications Center, 1200 Shelby St., Louisville, KY 40203-2600. Phone (502) 636-0296 or fax (502) 636-2379.
$10.00 book/ $19.00 video

Reviewed by Lorraine Vancamp, Glenmary’s evangelization consultant.

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