I would ask the musicians to play for free at least at first.I figured they would just like the exposure.
Poetry sounds great! Never thought of it. I also thought it would be nice to have the pastors take turns doing teachings. Maybe we could even show videos, if we had a large TV to use.
I would make it homey and ask people to feel free to bring in framed family photos to hang, or pictures of their churches or whatever. I also got an idea from a lunch place I went to where people had their own personalized coffee mugs.

One more thing...the name. Years ago, when I wanted to do a Catholic bookstore, I felt God giving me this from John 14:2 (one of my favorite verses)...My Father's House

[ March 20, 2006, 05:03 PM: Message edited by: Bluebird ]