Book Review: Creative Hospitality

Certified home economist Nancy Van Pelt helps you turn home entertaining into a Christian ministry. Includes menu preparation, food presentation, introductions, relating to guests, reaching out to coworkers and neighbors, and quick fixes for an unprepared home. Nancy Van Pelt helps you reach out to others and minister to their needs through warm hospitality by making entertaining easier than ever before. Whether you’re planning a cozy dinner for four or a big bash for 40, you’ll find all the creative ideas and practical suggestions needed to make your occasion extra-special.

Some Chapters You’ll Enjoy:

• Hospitality: A Powerful Witness
• Creating a Special Atmosphere
• On Being a Good Guest
• Shortcuts, Quick Fixes
• Setting Pretty
• Center Pieces
• Buffet Entertaining
• Toasts: Reviving a Grand Tradition
• Creative Church Potlucks

Nancy Van Pelt is a best-selling author, certified life educator, and a certified family and consumer science professional. She is the founder of the Compleat Courtship, the Compleat Marriage, and the Compleat Parent seminars and has conducted hundreds of seminars around the world on family relationships and personalized home organization.

Nancy frequently appears on television and radio programs and is a popular speaker at churches and conventions. Her books include: The Compleat Courtship, The Compleat Marriage, The Compleat Parent, How to Develop Your Child’s Character, and How To Communicate With Your Mate. Her 22 books have been translated into more than 20 languages. She and her husband, Harry, have three grown children.

I think this is a great book for those called to the hospitality ministry. Remember part of being a virtuous woman is being able to minister to the stranger through Christ’s hospitality.

Review by Judy Culbert