Making Room for Real Belonging

In a culture where people are constantly hurried, guarded, and uncertain, the Church has a powerful witness in its hands: Hospitality. Not just coffee, chai and cookies after the service, but deep, Gospel-shaped welcome—the kind that invites the confused, the hurt, and the weak to feel seen, safe, and valued.

At NBCC, we’re not just called to build a friendly church—we're called to be a Christlike family. That requires more than good intentions. It means shaping our time, our spaces, and our hearts around the practice of welcome.
Why? Because this is how God welcomed us.

“Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you…” —Romans 15:7

Hospitality is evangelism. It reflects the Gospel better than words can. When you open your circle, your home, or even your Sunday lunch plans to someone who feels out of place, you're making room for Jesus to meet them there.

It’s service in love (Gal. 5:13).
It’s sacred space for encounter (Matt. 18:20).
It’s how strangers become family (Heb. 13:2).
It’s worship (Col. 3:17).

So here’s the challenge:

• What if you rearranged your priorities this week to invite someone new, listen longer, include the awkward one, or visit someone who’s withdrawn?
• What if you stopped looking for a perfect church experience, and started offering it to others through your welcome?
• Let’s not wait for a program. Let’s be the welcome people need.

Let’s show the confused and curious what Jesus is like—by the way we invite, include, and embrace.