So many women made room on their Christmas calendars for their neighbors! They shared their hopes - and, yes, their fears - in our private Facebook group for Neighborhood Cafe Hostesses, where we share encouragement, advice, praises and prayer needs. Here are a few of their best practices and tips on what's working in their neighborhoods to give you ideas and vision for your own community. A Hostess from Minnesota... "I was very encouraged as I talked to one neighbor, who last summer was very...

I made a new friend last weekend - Courtney Joseph, author of Women Living Well: Find Your Joy in God, Your Man, Your Kids and Your Home (tuck a copy in a few stockings this Christmas!) and blogger at Women Living Well and Good Morning Girls. Courtney and I were "neighbors" for a few hours at a Christmas luncheon where she beautifully shared her heart and wisdom about practical ways we can Keep Christ in CHRISTmas. Just as you would invite a neighbor into your home, Courtney kindly invited me...

This Christmas, give a gift to your entire neighborhood! The Neighborhood Cafe Kit includes everything you need to invite your neighbors to an Open House, then invite them back for Bible study. Order by December 20 for Christmas delivery, and receive a free gift! Free Gift While supplies last, you will also receive a free copy A Place to Belong: Out of Your Comfort Zone and Into God's Adventure by my friend, Lisa Troyer. This review perfectly describes Lisa's heart - "Let's quit being afraid...

Don't worry... you don't have to add a neighborhood Open House to your hectic holiday To Do list! Put a Cafe Kit on your Christmas wish list, then relax. You've got plenty of time to make the perfect start to a brand new year in your neighborhood. Before December 20 Order your Cafe Kit before December 20 for Christmas delivery. Priority Flat Rate shipping is just $5.95 anywhere in the US! Between Christmas and New Year Look over your Kit and plan your Cafe. Fill out your invitations between...