While I agree with much of what Mr. Tozer writes about worship, I would not call it missing in the church, though it may be missing among many churchgoers. Worship in its essence is intimacy with God. If there is not even a slight hint of a personal and intimate relationship with God, one is not a believer. Christ died so that we could be in a personal relationship with Him. Because of the way the church culture of today has stripped worship of its true meaning, we need to develop an understanding of what it is and how we engage in it.
Worship is central to the Christian faith.
Everything we do flows from worship. Before you object to that statement, let me clarify what I mean. Worship is intimacy with God, and believing in Christ is entering in to a personal, intimate relationship with Him. So, from the beginning of the Christian life, it is all about worship. It is all worship.