Just Open the Door

How One Invitation Can Change a Generation

De: Jen Schmidt

Narrado por: Sarah Zimmerman

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.

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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.

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.

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!

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.

Different from book - Better!

This audiobook has LOTS more in it than the hard copy of the book does. There are many more stories and examples in this version.

Opening Your Heart

This is such a powerful book. What joy comes when we submit our wills to Jesus, opening our hearts, minds, and homes for His kingdom work. I’ve been challenged to expand my thinking and commitment to open wider the door of my heart, mind, and home. Thanks Jen for your obedience to God’s call on your life.