Extraordinary Hospitality for Ordinary Christians: A Radical Approach to Preparing Your Heart & Home for Gospel-Centered Community
Prepare your heart and home to serve not only family and friends, but neighbors and strangers too! Make any space a haven of discipleship, connection, and comfort.
As Christians, we sometimes forget the power of an open door to a lost world. Using our homes to live out our faith in the true model of the Great Commission is challenging in our busy, over-scheduled lives. But having a home that is always open and available is key to living in community with others and being missional in our thinking. In this beautiful and inspiring book, wife, mom, and interior design enthusiast Victoria Duerstock offers simple and inspiring ways to prepare our hearts and homes to be open to friends, neighbors, and strangers.
You don't need an immaculate or professionally decorated home to be hospitable. In fact, there is beauty in being honest with others about our lived-in spaces, and great value in being humble enough to live life together in the midst of imperfection. But it'll be a blessing to you and to your guests to create a space that reflects the beauty, peace, and joy of life in Christ.
Whether you have a tiny apartment or a big old farmhouse, you can learn how to:
- Declutter common areas
- Bring hygge to your guest room (or even just to your couch, if that's all you've got!)
- Create a peaceful, welcoming atmosphere
- Schedule in regular housecleaning
- Prepare freezer meals for no-stress last minute dinners
Reviews (26)
Making Your Home a Haven for Guests
”At the end of the day, it's really about our hearts.” Are you reluctant to have guests in your home? Maybe you feel inadequate, or consider your house a mess. Or perhaps, you think you don't have the time or money. Well, Victoria dispels all those doubts in her latest book, guiding the reader with insight, encouragement, and simple tips and tricks to make you confident and your home ready for visitors. You will be blessed and realise its easier than you think. And best of all, you will be God’s heart and hands to every person who enters your home — and that's what Biblical hospitality is all about!
Beautiful and Inspiring
Are you looking for a special gift for that special gal on your Christmas list? Moms, daughters, daughters-in-law, aunts, and sisters will LOVE this book! You’ll want to buy this in batches to share with them all! Extraordinary Hospitality for Ordinary Christians is bursting with recipes, decorating and decluttering tips, and more! And it all centers our heart on Christ and helps us reflect Him in our home as we extend hospitality to others. I just love looking at the pictures! This is a beautiful, inspiring book. Victoria Duerstock has written another winner for godly women!
This Book Changed me for GOOD!
Have you ever said, “I can’t invite people into my home, not with my life, my food, my people?” “Extraordinary Hospitality for Ordinary People” shows how off-base this thinking is. With wisdom and creativity, this book details doing life together in such a way that brings joy to all and glory to God, not stress and panic. That is radical. This, I want to be a part of. Highly recommend for you, to give as a gift and for your small group. Who knew ordinary Christians could be used in such a powerful way—pizza, rowdy kids and all?
Extraordinary book!
I just received this book in the mail today and I am loving it so far! This book is serving as a great reminder of using what God has blessed us with and letting go of the pressures of a “perfect” home before inviting people into your house. Life is messy and we can ALL relate on that level! I can’t wait to try out the yummy recipes included and incorporate the cleaning tips into my routine. I also love the size of this book and the photos are beautiful - all around great book!
Great Gift Idea
Victoria Duerstock's Extraordinary Hospitality book is a lovely book with a strong message. The book reads like a coffee-table book with beautiful pictures, but is smaller and easier to hold. It is full of helpful tips for decluttering, cleaning, meal planning, and recipes. The message is encouraging: Be yourself and use the gifts God has given you to build relationships with others. It's not about impressing others, but about giving others a place to be heard. I love the line from page 29, "We don't all have stages from which to speak, but we all have homes with doors that can be opened." I plan to bless my friends with a copy for Christmas gifts. I also think it would be a great wedding gift . I need to stock up!
Gave me a new definition of hospitality
Awesome book and loved how she defined out hospitality as not just entertaining. This was an eye opener for me. I cannot wait to try some of the recipes. I will be finding non traditional ways of hospitality after reading this book. I love how Bible verses relating to hospitality is spread out in the book.
Beautiful Resource!
This book is beautiful! I have been eagerly waiting for my copy and it has finally arrived. I’m so excited to dive in and learn about extraordinary hospitality. I’ve already flipped through the book and the photos are gorgeous. My family is looking forward to welcoming more people into our home and making them feel welcome and loved. We now have a wonderful resource to help us do that well.
Pure amazing!!
If you love hosting people in your home or if you are fearful of hosting people in your home, this book is for you! Victoria uses scripture in reference to explain the importance of opening up our homes but she also speaks on the struggles or concerns that come along with it. This book was a wonderful reminder that our homes are not "ours" per se, but they are "His" and they are to be used for His glory!! If you have not purchased this book yet.....do it now!!!
Opening Your Home
I really enjoyed reading this book. Before covid, I hosted a group of sewing friends on Fridays. I was getting burned out and this book really gave me a new perspective as to having people in my home. I'm looking forward to hosting again once this virus ends. It is full of Christian values and scripture to back it up. Also, has good decorating tips and good recipes.
The Everything Book for Hospitality and More !!
This is so amazing! Not only does it have helpful ideas for hosting, decorating, cooking and more, but it substantiates the reason for open doors from Scripture! Beautifully illustrated and top notch quality HB book.
