{"id":3955,"date":"2017-10-09T15:33:03","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T15:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/journeyonleadership.brentwoodbaptistonline.com\/?p=3955"},"modified":"2017-10-09T15:33:03","modified_gmt":"2017-10-09T15:33:03","slug":"hospitality-compelled-gospel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadership.brentwoodbaptist.com\/adult-discipleship\/hospitality-compelled-gospel\/","title":{"rendered":"Hospitality: Compelled by the Gospel"},"content":{"rendered":"<address>By Paul Wilkinson<\/address>\n<p>Hospitality in our groups cannot be neglected. 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