Our goal is to establish a vibrant worshiping community in the DC area, where people can gather in response to the summons of God, in order to worship Him in the name of Jesus Christ. Such worship, conducted in Spirit and truth, will be culturally potent—but entirely apart from any conferences, mailing lists, networking, lobbying, influencing, and so forth.
What do we make of the fact that Pete Hegseth and family attended? We are most grateful they came, and they are certainly most welcome. But the most significant thing about it—and this is crucial—is that Pete Hegseth was publicly acknowledging that he answers to God in Heaven. He knows he has a duty to bow down and worship Him. This was not about us meeting him, or of him meeting us. Rather, it was about all of us . . . meeting with God.
That is what a worship service is.