The Leader's Journey Podcast Becoming a Person of Welcome: Hospitality, Boundaries, and Belonging
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Sep 27, 2025 Laura Murray, a minister, spiritual director, and author of *Becoming a Person of Welcome*, joins the conversation to redefine hospitality. She argues that true welcome stems from an internal posture of curiosity and requires firm boundaries to protect community values. Exploring the balance of authenticity and agendas in hospitality, she emphasizes the importance of welcoming one's own humanity. The dialogue highlights how endings and closure can transform relationships, enabling a profound, multiplied effect of genuine welcome within communities.
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Welcome Is An Inner Posture
- Becoming a person of welcome is an inner posture of curiosity and suspending judgment.
- Laura Murray says welcome requires movement toward others, not passive openness.
Curiosity Without Agenda
- Curiosity can be weaponized by hidden agendas and assumptions.
- Laura Murray warns to not hide expectations behind pretend curiosity.
Protect Purpose With Boundaries
- Define and protect the purpose and values of the space you lead.
- Use boundaries to care for both people and the purpose of your community, Laura Murray advises.
