"languageArtswords" All Tags Resource Type Academic Article Article Audio Bibliography Book Excerpt Book Signing Conversation Enacted Scripture Feature Story Image News Item Online Discussion Podcast Prayer Reflection Resource Guide Slideshow Topic Showcase Video Website Worship Service Category All Christian Year Daily Prayer/Reflection Dance Drama Grants Interdisciplinary Intergenerational Worship Language Arts/Words Music Preaching Sacraments (Baptism and Lord's Supper) Teaching Technology Visual Arts Worshipers Worship- Leading Worship- Meaning of Worship- Planning Worship- Preparing for Occasion All Funerals Symposium Resources War Lessons and Carols Ascension Hymn Festival Advent Weddings Weekday Services Epiphany Natural Disasters Pentecost Teaching Worship Commissionings Thanksgiving Easter Christ the King Christmas Healing Services Anniversaries Taize Ordination/Installation Heidelberg Catechism Summer Passion Week Lent Dedications Search results 1 - 20 of 103 Sort by: Title | Date Hymns for a Pandemic: A Brief Historical Introduction Centuries before 2020’s novel coronavirus, COVID-19, Christians around the world responded to plagues, pandemics, uncertainty, and sin with faith in God’s presence and care—a faith expressed in many theologically rich hymns that can remind modern believers of God’s faithfulness. Resource Guide | May 05, 2020 Service of the Word: Living Under The God of All Grace 2020 Symposium on Worship | Closing Service Video | Worship Service | February 19, 2020 Angie Hong on Biblical Reconciliation through the Worship Arts God calls all Christians and congregations to the ministry of reconciliation. Sometimes this happens best through the worship arts. Conversation | May 24, 2019 Kevin Adams on the Mission at the Heart of Classic Worship An ancient pattern at the heart of classic Christian worship helps welcome and orient people into life in the body of Christ. Conversation | July 25, 2018 Kevin Adams on Framing Words for Missional Worship Worship can change lives when people understand what they are doing and why. Carefully chosen words help frame classic worship elements so gathered congregants are sent out to embody God’s grace, mercy, and peace. Conversation | July 25, 2018 Hope: A Choral Reading From Romans 5:1-5 This choral reading of Romans 5:1-5 is adapted for up to 9 ensemble members. Enacted Scripture | Video | July 05, 2018 Struggle: A Choral Reading From 2 Corinthians 4:7-12 This choral reading of 2 Corinthians 4:7-12 is adapted for 2 presenters. Enacted Scripture | Video | July 05, 2018 Redemption: A Choral Reading From Luke 15:11-32 This choral reading of Luke 15:11-32 is adapted for 3 ensemble members. Enacted Scripture | Video | July 05, 2018 Praise: A Choral Reading of Psalm 150 This choral reading of Psalm 150 is adapted for up to 20 ensemble members. Enacted Scripture | Video | July 02, 2018 God Is With Us: A Choral Reading of Nehemiah 4:1-15 This choral reading of Nehemiah 4 is adapted for 6 speakers Enacted Scripture | Video | July 02, 2018 Erika Marksbury on Connecting Testimonies to Scripture Sometimes it is easier to use the Bible to look back at what God has done than to see what God is working toward. First Baptist Church of McMinnville, Oregon, includes testimonies in worship so that people can see how their lives are part of a story God is still telling. Conversation | June 26, 2018 Storytelling and Testimony in Christian Worship Celebrating its 150th anniversary led First Baptist Church of McMinnville, Oregon, into a practice of storytelling and testimony in worship. They learned how stories cross boundaries and time and connect people with God’s big story. Feature Story | June 26, 2018 A Choral Reading of Confessions This is a choral reading of Deuteronomy 8:11-20, 11:13-17, Jeremiah 8:4-7, Psalm 51, and Romans 6:2b-8. It is adapted for 5 speakers. Enacted Scripture | July 26, 2017 A Choral Reading of Psalm 104 This choral reading of Psalm 104 is adapted for 4 speakers. Enacted Scripture | July 26, 2017 A Choral Reading of Psalm 126 This choral reading of Psalm 126 is adapted for 2 speakers. Enacted Scripture | July 26, 2017 A Choral Reading of John 11: 28-38a This choral reading of John 11: 28-38a is adapted for 4 speakers. Enacted Scripture | July 26, 2017 A Choral Reading of Psalm 105 This choral reading of Psalm 105 is adapted for 17 speakers. Enacted Scripture | July 26, 2017 Ron Rienstra on the Great Prayer of Thanksgiving Christian traditions refer to the prayer before communion as the eucharistic prayer, the Great Thanksgiving, or the Great Prayer of Thanksgiving. If your Lord’s Suppers don’t include this prayer, then you very well may be missing out on a rich opportunity for faith formation. Conversation | July 21, 2017 Ron Rienstra on Liturgical Performance and Improvisation You might think of performance as totally out of place in Holy Communion. But performance and improvisation can help leaders and worshipers show and tell the gospel with their whole selves. Conversation | July 21, 2017 Jon DeVries on Enacted Revelation Passages Maybe you have been moved by the power of enacted scripture dramas at a Calvin Symposium on Worship. Now you can learn from Jon DeVries how to create them. Conversation | May 04, 2017 1 2 3 ... Next »