A Wyaby Bibleway worship experience creates a place were people can encounter and are invited to believe in Jesus Christ.
Our Sunday morning worship experiences are targeted for those who are “exploring Christ” and “growing in Christ.”Guests and regulars alike will know that God is real and reveals his presence among us.
Worship Services
During Sunday morning worship, we assume a zero to minimal biblical knowledge or Christian worldview. We recognize that basic Christian vocabulary must be explained often and that people do not have familiarity with even the most basic practices of prayer or public worship.
Our worship services will engage challenging content appropriate to both teenagers and adults. The service considers the spiritual life continuum (exploring, growing, close & Christ-centred), and content is intended to engage growth of all by challenging the ‘Growing in Christ’ (the largest part of our community).
Our worship service does not speak of or address God generically, we name the persons of the trinity specifically: Jesus who saves and reconciles us, the Father who forgives and adopts us as children, and Holy Spirit who indwells us and empowers us for mission. Overall our worship focuses on the person of Jesus Christ.
Our aim is to meet people where they are at and move them toward a thriving relationship with Jesus.
Participation and Performance
We encourage and anticipate a strong participation during sung worship at WBC. We value music that is current, singable and expresses a full range of responses to God. Sung worship provides an excellent opportunity to teach how we are able to best relate to our heavenly Father. Performance songs are used to create engagement and help elevate teaching themes.
Un-distracting Excellence
We will sing, play, pray and teach in such a way that people’s attention will be drawn to the beauty and truth of the content. We value excellence as a tribute to God who is the source of creativity, and out of respect for those who have gathered. Bringing our absolute best is what we strive for.
Creative and Consistent
We foster creativity in the arts as an essential part of our worship. The content of scripture is woven through all we do in worship, and our singing, praying, poetry, drama, etc. always conforms to the truth of the Bible. We point out how scripture influences these creative ideas.
“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
Matthew 11:28
Honest and Transparent
WBWC is a community of broken and restored people. This is valued through personal stories of transformation, illustration of truth using first person experience, and candor that values both grace and truth in the application of scripture.
Prayer and Connection
In worship we model and explicitly teach what prayer is and how people can pray. In prayer we direct our concerns about our circumstance and this world to God, and in prayer we become a caring, repenting and renewed community. Worship gatherings both cultivate corporate prayer and provide opportunity for prayer ministry to those who would seek it.
There are many children and students involved and we respect the time constraints of leaders and participants in these environments.