What Is A House of Hope?
Becoming a House of Hope starts with discernment–listening for a call to transformation. Then the congregation enters a guided process of practicing gratitude and forgiveness which over time leads to healing and growth through the power of authenticity and hope.
Refresh
Rediscover
Renew
Rediscover
Renew
- Refresh the way you bring gratitude and forgiveness into your daily life and community
- Rediscover what hope looks like in your congregation
- Renew and build toward an engaged future
How is a House of Hope Built?
You need a committed group, dedicated time, willingness to try some new things, and openness to what may emerge. Once you join the Houses of Hope community, you have access to Building Hope, the learning structure that grows to include your neighbors; a coach to accompany you; and a community of other congregations for mutual development. It all starts in our community.
During the initial, one-year program, participants will learn to:
Have genuine love
for who they are
Focus on the present
Ask different questions
Feel less burdened
What does a House of Hope look like?
- A place of joy and fulfillment over one of obligation and responsibility
- A community shaped by different abilities, where people share leadership
- A place known in the community and looked to in times of need or crisis — trusted in those tender moments to give hope to the entire community and not just those who are members
- A place for worship opportunities and community gatherings that happen both inside and outside the church building
- A place of deep listening among the members of the congregation, who are not entrenched in their assumptions and preconceived ideas
- A community of wholeness
- A congregation looking outward
- A place where people know hope for themselves and their communities
- A place of deep listening among the members of the congregation, who are not entrenched in their assumptions and preconceived ideas
- A community of wholeness
- A congregation looking outward
- A place where people know hope for themselves and their communities
- A place of joy and fulfillment over one of obligation and responsibility.
- A community shaped by different abilities, where people share leadership
- A place known in the community and looked to in times of need or crisis — trusted in those tender moments to give hope to the entire community and not just those who are members
- A place for worship opportunities and community gatherings that happen both inside and outside the church building
- A place of deep listening among the members of the congregation, who are not entrenched in their assumptions and preconceived ideas
- A community of wholeness
- A congregation looking outward
- A place where people know hope for themselves and their communities
