Displaying items 1 - 9 of 9 Symposium 2017 concludes Calvin Worship Institute" | January 30, 2017 Symposium 2017 drew 1,600 people to Calvin's campus. Day-long Conference on Universal Design for Worship Grand Rapids, MI" | September 17, 2016 Some 150 people came to Calvin in September 2016 to learn more about universal design principles for worship: how to include people of all abilities in worship. Symposium 2016 Concludes Grand Rapids, MI" | January 31, 2016 On the final day of the 29th annual Symposium on Worship, at a plenary session titled Improvising New Life: Why Tradition and Innovation Belong Together in Christian Theology and Worship, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship associate director Kathy Smith welcomed those gathered in the Covenant Fine Arts Center Auditorium to a day of learning, conversation and worshiping together. Annual Grants Colloquium Concludes Calvin College Grand Rapids, MI" | June 27, 2015 There was a moment at the end of the 2015 Vital Worship Grants Program colloquium that was an apt and symbolic representation of what the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship's grants program is all about. Symposium 2015 Wraps Grand Rapids, MI" | February 1, 2015 The 2015 Symposium on Worship brought together more than 1,300 people from across the continent and around the globe to Grand Rapids for three days of conversation around topics of reconciliation and worship. Vital Worship Grants Colloquium Wraps Grand Rapids, MI" | June 13, 2014 The 2014 Vital Worship Grants Colloquium was infused with the Holy Spirit and horticulture as more than 100 grant recipients from across the continent made their way to Grand Rapids for three days of conversation and education. Vital Worship: A Grants Program for Worshiping Communities Grand Rapids, MI" | September 3, 2013 The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship is excited to announce the refreshing of its grants program, including a new name, “Vital Worship: A Grants Program for Worshiping Communities,” some new emphases and a new leadership team. Vital Worship Grants Program Celebrates Books Grand Rapids, MI" | May 1, 2012 Our Vital Worship Grants Program, made possible through the generous support of Lilly Endowment Inc., fosters well-grounded vital worship in congregations and worshiping communities throughout North America. Although grants do not fund the creation of books, in some cases, grant projects provide the groundwork for eventual publications. We note with gratitude the following publications. A View from Jamaica Grand Rapids, MI" | February 23, 2012 Mardi Gras is not celebrated in Jamaica. Instead, Ash Wednesday is a national holiday with a long-standing tradition in the Reformed family of churches there. The CICW's Emily Brink reports. View News Archive »