Why does Fairview Church call Sunday morning a “worship gathering” rather than a “worship service”?
Pastors Tyler, Devin, and Drew open Season 6 by exploring how our language shapes our understanding of the church and its worship. They discuss worship as more than music, the biblical significance of God gathering His people, and the difference between participating in worship and approaching Sunday as a consumer.
The conversation also considers how believers can prepare throughout the week, why Fairview’s gatherings include Scripture, prayer, preaching, singing, the ordinances, creeds, and giving, and what should happen when God’s people genuinely worship together.
Ultimately, the gathering is not merely something we attend or receive from. It is the church assembling to honor God, encourage one another, be formed into the likeness of Christ, and then scatter to live faithfully on mission.