The new Youth is out with the theme 'a warm community for young people'.
Church communities do not always feel warm to. They have human edges such as power struggles, political games, partiality and exclusion. In this issue of YOUTH, Marianne Bronsveld shares shocking examples of transgressive behaviour within churches. How can this be changed? Dorine Sommer researched hospitality in church congregations through mystery guests; "Everyone saw me, but no one spoke to me. Nevertheless, Rev Nico Vennik describes warm fellowship in his church with concrete examples. So it is possible, but how? How do you make your community warm?
