Is private worship more important than public worship?
David Murray suggests that public worship is better than private worship.
If you had the choice between private Bible reading and prayer, or going to church, which would you choose?
The Puritans would choose church.
Surprising isn’t it. We all know the Puritans’ welcome emphasis on private devotion and personal godliness. But they actually rated public worship even higher.
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Todd Billings of Western Theological Seminary agrees. In this article in ‘Incarnational Ministry’, he concludes that communal worship should be emphasized over individualism.
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2012/july-august/the-problem-with-incarnational-ministry.html?order=&start=1