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Facilitator: Kirstin Vander-Giessen Reitsma

Topic: Addressing Common Hospitality Obstacles

As retreat center stewards, our vocations are organized around a core belief in the power of hospitality to heal and to transform. Henri Nouwen defines hospitality as space to be who we are, and to change. We can each tell stories of beautiful hospitality moments that glow with a magical light beyond ourselves and our ordinary capabilities. But we can also tell stories about the times people simply “being who they are” set off a small avalanche of unwelcome consequences. In this call, we’ll pool our collective wisdom to expand our thinking about specific hospitality-related challenges.