Just Open the Door

How One Invitation Can Change a Generation

By: Jen Schmidt

Narrated by: Sarah Zimmerman

Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins

Publisher's summary

For many of us women, inviting people into our lives and homes feels like inviting judgement of our entertaining skills and stress on our already maxed-out schedules. But what if you knew that opening your front door was a simple and radical way to change the world?

Jen Schmidt is determined to prove it to you. She has set out to reframe how we think about hospitality and to encourage us to walk a road of welcome in our everyday lives. She aims to shatter the image of model homes and model lives, replacing it with relatable, everyday invitations determined to get to know the people around us from more than just a polite distance. When we drop the idea of entertaining, and instead just open the door - just as we are - our guests get to experience the everyday Gospel, our kids grow up in a life lab of generosity, and we trade insecurity for connection.

Just Open the Door is for seasoned hosts, nervous newbies, and everyone in between. It is a personal yes-you-can invitation. Through Jen's hilarious fails, personal tales, and practical tips, you'll start to see your home as the most likely location for changing the world around you.

©2018 eChristian (P)2018 eChristian

Touching the Lives of others by opening your door.

I absolutely loved this book. One of my gifts is hospitality and this book is filled with wonderful stories about how Just Opening your Door can change lives. My husband and I have opened our doors to youth groups, life groups, social events, family events and even a bedroom to people in need of a place to crash all in hopes that God will use our home and family to touch lives to come.

Inspirational

This audiobook challenged me to be more hospitable. Many times, I don't want to invite anyone to do things. I'm an introvert, but the stories in this book encouraged me because I want to plant seeds and encourage others in the Lord. Awesome book!

Inviting!!

This book is so inviting that I want to visit her & her family! Especially Pig Fest! I am putting this book on my to buy hardback.

okay

it does have a lot of ideas but books written about what "I or we" did get pretty old.

Love the content!

I love the heart of this book. Down to earth, relatable, yet it challenged me to go farther. that's what I like and need, and that's why I read books - to grow as a person. This book pushes me, but gives me the tools I need. I enjoyed it very much, and now I have all kinds of ideas I want to try.
The narration was not my favorite. A little too much inflection for a self-help book in my opinion. It was distracting at first, but it got easier to listen to.

Encouraging read

I’ve had this book on my “want to read” for awhile and I’m glad I chose it as an audible book. Ms.Schmidt gives a lot of helpful, practical, and wise advice on hospitality. It has opened my eyes to some ways I can be willing to open my doors to the people around me and how I can do so despite my introverted tendencies, my ADHD and my time limitations. I found useful tidbits in every chapter.

Profound!

This book is amazing! It has really challenged me and the way I think about inviting others into our lives and home.

A Must Read!!

This book has both encouraged and challenged me to pursue opening up my heart and home to others. I have felt God nudging me in this direction recently and this book has taken away all of my excuses! I really enjoyed the reading style of the narrator as well.

Life changing!!

What an encouraging book for a generation! Love this book and am loving applying the principles!♥️

Thoroughly enjoyed!!!

Super encouraging for those that practice hospitality on a regular basis. Tons of practical ideas and encouragement for people just getting started.