Why The Early Church Didn't Have Worship Services: A Conversation with Dr. Tom Wadsworth

Beyond Sunday Worship Leader Podcast · Aug 27, 2025 · 1h 12m

As a young worship leader, I used to ask myself the question: "Why is worship such a big deal?" Not in the sense of "God isn't worthy of it…" but I realized there were no worship leaders in the Bible. Lots of singing. And our church gatherings are built around worship. And there's a worship industry. And a constant stream of songs and songwriters. It's a big deal in our modern church culture.

I consoled myself with the thought that God is worthy of it. We sing so much because he's worthy. We write so many songs because he's worthy. We have so many services because he's worthy.

And while that…