Is this term being used way too loosely to describe ... hm ... social gatherings? Sure, initially there may be/is the mindset to put aside the time to meet and discuss, however without the direction and motivation to get it started and kept on track, 90% it just ends up as another 'hang out' session.
A couple of weeks ago, I was 'eavesdropping' on a conversation on the way to uni (as you do ... but hey, it was on a bus so kinda hard not to hear two people talking when the rest of the bus was quiet/asleep). The two friends somehow got into talking around the topic of youth and church. Friend A mentioned something along the lines of being attracted to the enthusiasm and so called 'spirit' of having attended youth group sometime and that she was so amazed at the 'richness' that the people seemed to have in their lives. Friend B agreed that there was a certain something about it that made her wonder as well. Conversation continues, don't really remember what else happened other than the fact that Friend A decided to not participate in youth after a while. Don't remember why. I made a sad face after that.
What do people really mean when they drop a line saying, "I love the fellowship"? They like hanging out? Or what? As Christians, when we invite our non-Christian friends to youth or to social events, should we really say "come for a night of fun and fellowship"?
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