What Does It Mean to Gather? According to the dictionary, gather means to bring together, to collect into one place, to draw closer, and to assemble for a purpose. Throughout Scripture, we see this same picture. God gathers His people. Jesus gathers His followers. The Holy Spirit gathers the church. Gathering has always been part of God’s plan to bring His people closer to Himself and to one another. For Always Going, gather means more than meeting. It means creating space for belonging, communi