fellowshipping

Gathering in faith

Fellowshipping is participating in fellowship—sharing time, activities, or spiritual connection with others, especially within a religious community.

The term is most common in Christian contexts, where it describes socializing with fellow believers: We spent Sunday afternoon fellowshipping with members of our church.

The word can sound awkward to those outside such communities, but it fills a specific need for describing communal religious bonding.

socializing

gathering

Collection of people meeting

hosting · get-together · event · potluck · picnic · barbecue · dinner · luncheon · coffee hour · game night

worship

congregation

Assembled group of worshippers

altar · sermon · pulpit · choir · liturgy · sacrament · prayer · pew · clergy · pastor

bonding

intimacy

Emotional closeness between people

rapport · togetherness · solidarity · harmony · cohesion · attachment · empathy · understanding · trust · accord

Opposites
social togetherness vs. isolation

fellowshippingisolating

Setting apart from contact

withdrawing · alienating · distancing · keeping apart · avoiding

relational warmth vs. hostility

fellowshippingshunning

Deliberately avoiding someone

ostracizing · disfellowshipping · excluding · excommunicating · rejecting

spiritual communion vs. spiritual isolation

fellowshippingprivate devotion

Personal religious observance

backsliding · falling away

Family

fellow, fellowship, fellows, fellowships, fellow traveler, fellow-feeling

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