S7, Ep. 03 Hospitality: Finding Our Home in Jesus and Becoming a Welcoming Space
How can we create a welcoming space within ourselves so we can invite others into the presence of Christ? In this episode, we’ll explore how John 15 shows us what it means to make our home in Jesus, and how this relates to the practice of hospitality. We also explore this inner “at-home” posture—safe, unhurried, free from performing—using Margaret Guenther’s book Holy Listening, which frames spiritual direction and listening to others as hospitality and emphasizes self-awareness as the first step in becoming a welcoming presence to others.
00:00 Welcome and Season Focus
01:07 Hospitality Starts Within
02:30 John 15 Make Your Home
04:49 What Abiding Feels Like
06:46 Spiritual Direction as Hospitality
08:00 Inner Housecleaning and Self Awareness
10:55 Unhurried Presence and Attention
12:27 Becoming a Safe Presence
14:19 Resources and Closing Prayer
01:07 Hospitality Starts Within
02:30 John 15 Make Your Home
04:49 What Abiding Feels Like
06:46 Spiritual Direction as Hospitality
08:00 Inner Housecleaning and Self Awareness
10:55 Unhurried Presence and Attention
12:27 Becoming a Safe Presence
14:19 Resources and Closing Prayer
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About Teresa McCloy:
Teresa McCloy is the founder and creator of the REALIFE Process®, a framework designed to empower individuals and groups with the tools, training, and community needed for personal and professional growth. Through the REALIFE Process®, Teresa is on a mission to help others grow in self-awareness, establish sustainable rhythms, and enhance their influence and impact by integrating faith and work into their everyday lives.
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Teresa McCloy is the founder and creator of the REALIFE Process®, a framework designed to empower individuals and groups with the tools, training, and community needed for personal and professional growth. Through the REALIFE Process®, Teresa is on a mission to help others grow in self-awareness, establish sustainable rhythms, and enhance their influence and impact by integrating faith and work into their everyday lives.
She lives with her husband of over four decades on their 5th generation family farm in central Illinois and enjoys great coffee, growing beautiful flower gardens, and traveling as much as possible. Connect with Teresa on Facebook or Instagram.
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Lindsay Sterchi is the Spiritual Formation Director at the REALIFE Process®. She also writes about habits and rhythms for the Mind, Body, and Soul for a holistic approach to spiritual growth and formation at lindsaysterchi.substack.com.
Lindsay Sterchi is the Spiritual Formation Director at the REALIFE Process®. She also writes about habits and rhythms for the Mind, Body, and Soul for a holistic approach to spiritual growth and formation at lindsaysterchi.substack.com.
She lives with her husband Tyler and junior high-age twin daughters. She has an M.A. in Transformational Leadership from Bethel Seminary, and her background is in church ministry.