EP 47 Why We Gather: The Imperative of Worship for us and our Children - Ft. Joey Tomlinson

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of corporate worship for Christians, featuring insights from pastor Joey Tomlinson.

John-Mark and Oliver welcome Joey Tomlinson, pastor of Deer Park Fellowship in Newport News, Virginia, to discuss his children’s board book Why We Gather and its connection to the resource Gathered for Glory. Tomlinson argues that Christians must prioritize gathered worship because Christ is worthy, God commands it, and it is spiritually good for believers, warning against replacing corporate worship with individualized “worship in all of life.” He outlines a biblical-theological case for the...

People in this episode

Hosts: John-Mark, Oliver

Guest: Joey Tomlinson

Topics covered

• worship
• Christianity
• spiritual growth
• family
• corporate worship

Keywords

• worship
• Christianity
• children's book
• gathered worship
• spiritual health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Deer Park Fellowship

Books & works: Why We Gather, Gathered for Glory

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